Plush polyp pool: Have you ever had a softie tank?

[In the sticks]

My tank a while back

 

[Sump Crab]

Soft coral dominant tank for me

 

[Crazydiamond]

How about this 8 feet long x 4 feet tall mixed reef

….. mostly soft corals

 

[steveschuerger]

I’ve got a few zoas and a couple of leathers. Recently added a couple mushrooms.

 

[bsquaredX2]

I’ve got a few zoas and a couple of leathers. Recently added a couple mushrooms.

What leather is this!? I would love to find a frag!

 

[OSFF]

What leather is this!? I would love to find a frag!

Long polyp sarcophyton toadstool

 

[i cant think]

What leather is this!? I would love to find a frag!

Looks to be a neon green sarcophyton.

 

[52728299]

I shared this picture in another thread earlier heh. I do have some lps but it's mostly softies. Really enjoy the Combo of leathers, gonis and euphyllia. Mixed in a few zoas, duncans and mushrooms and its a very lively tank, lots of movement shape and color

 

[ca1ore]

I have recently significantly reduced my gallons-under-management, and the remaining tank is a combination of softies and LPS. Softies were my first love in this hobby (back when you couldn't get SPS), so something of a return-to-roots for me.

 

[srobertb]

Long polyp sarcophyton toadstool

Very prettty! They used to be everywhere; reefers would give them away for free. Now they’re very hard to find- especially versions like the weeping willow. My wife was just asking about more softies (and specifically this one) but it mucks with my SPS. The idea of a softie tank is intoxicating. Drop the trident and the dosing gear. Crank up the carbon. Sit back and watch.

 

[OrchidMiss]

 

[dennis romano]

Here is my 27 year old softy, sponge,

gorg tank. The green mushrooms and hairy mushrooms are about 25 years old. Most of the softies are around 10 years old.

 

[Super Fly]

don't have much success w sps so sticking w softies... 6 yr old tank

 

[rhitee93]

Wow, these are some great looking systems. They are making me even more convinced I should go this direction.

 

[52728299]

don't have much success w sps so sticking w softies... 6 yr old tank

And what camera is this? It's very pretty

 

[Super Fly]

And what camera is this? It's very pretty

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[PensacolaReefKeeper]

Ha ha, I just read a post this morning that said my tank is a true mixed reef since it has softies, LPS, SPS, sponges, feather duster worms and macroalgae. Of those, softies make up the highest percentage. It is my favorite tank that I have had in my 25+ years of reefing.

Tell me about your macroalgae experience? What in this tank is a macro? Any bad experiences with them "going sexual?"

 

[albano]

Tell me about your macroalgae experience? What in this tank is a macro? Any bad experiences with them "going sexual?"

Please don’t ask about the teenagers in my house!

 

[vlangel]

Tell me about your macroalgae experience? What in this tank is a macro? Any bad experiences with them "going sexual?"

I always loved macroalgae but I got more serious with them when I kept seahorses. They were seahorse safe and colorful, plus they took up nutrients which seahorses abundantly contributed to the tank.

I used to regularly prune my feather caulerpa and green grape caulerpa to prevent it from going sexual. That worked well but I think once it did get away from me and went sexual. I had an oversized skimmer for the seahorses and so it was not a problem. The tank cleared quickly.

In my current reef, none of the macroalgae that I have is prone to going sexual, although the ulva grows very very fast and will strip the water of nutrients if I let it go too long. Then it and the other macros will starve out and begin to diminish. I keep it pruned to prevent that and I feed my tank heavily which also helps.
I have ulva, cheato, opuntia, codium and cupressoides caulerpa in green. I have moss ball, red titan, red grape caulerpa in red. Everything bright red in this tank is macroalgae. In the front left corner the green is the caulerpa and cheato, the red is moss ball. In the back left corner is codium and red grape. Up with the nems is ulva (it's green) and red grape and red titan. I really love the color and texture they add to the reef. I use them to cover ugly areas (like where I have putty holding things together) too which is a plus. They grew quicker than coral and have given my reef a mature appearance sooner than coral would a lone. And as long as they are fed they are pretty easy to keep.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that macroalgae is a haven for pods, so that is another benefit.

 

[Steve27]

Mostly softy 83g