Who’s torn out old corals to make room for new?

[GlassMunky]

Yep, I have a Red Monti as one of the corals that has really been growing like a weed. It’s on my short to go.

I decided that the new tank was No Montipora Allowed Lol

 

[Kellie in CA]

I recently did an overhaul on my tank. 3 things had to go. GSP (the constant maintenance to keep them in check became too much of a chore), ugly freebie Chalice (was stinging everything) and a huge blob of duncans (had a weird shape and flopped all over killing everything around it.

I was totally shocked that after cutting those duncans completely off the rock the tissue grew back and 6 weeks later I have 7 new fully formed baby duncans.

 

[Robert Asbury]

I'm sure that eventually I'll not like some of my corals as much as others; but I couldn't even imagine just throwing out unwanted ones. They're living animals.

 

[sde1500]

I couldn't even imagine just throwing out unwanted ones. They're living animals.

If you mow your lawn, or weed a garden, this is a hypocritical statement.

I've tossed a few. Parts I've cut off that wouldn't do well as a frag, frags that just didn't grow. Or corals that just grow too quickly. Luckily I've been able to trade in far more to the LFS than I have tossed.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Got some more to "fragging" to do. Toadstools next.

 

[Miller535]

Got some more to "fragging" to do. Toadstools next.

WOW. Those toadstools are HUGE!

 

[Flippers4pups]

WOW. Those toadstools are HUGE!

They are big!

 

[Miller535]

They are big!

I have 2 myself, but mine are very small. I have often wondered what those of you do when they get that large. The one looks like it's almost coming out of the water.

 

[xiaoxiy]

I decided that the new tank was No Montipora Allowed Lol

In my future builds, I’m going to go with a no monti, pocillopora or gsp rule.

 

[Ike]

I've had to cut out and remove so many colonies of various SPS and ocasionally LPS, but I now stick to the slower growers there. In the time it takes me to grow out a favia frag to a softball size colony I can grow out a chalice to be the size of a large pizza and most acropora to be basketball size. Right now I'm contending with a chalice in my display that grew from a chunk I didn't chip away fully that is about 16" across and I don't know what to even do with now...

Pocilopora, montis, super fast growing sps in general, and anything that can take up a lot of real estate in a few years time is banned from being added to main rock work in displays.

 

[KenO]

Yep, I have a Red Monti as one of the corals that has really been growing like a weed. It’s on my short to go.

Don’t trash it Ken, I’ll take it off your hands. What else do you want to get rid of?

 

[jeffww]

Hollywood stunner has been banished to the QT tank to make room and stop it from stinging everything.

 

[Stoneys'Reef]

I know the feeling . We have huge colonies of Purple Trumpet and green Trumpets. They grow like mad in our tank and are now taking up huge real estate in our display . Some are the size of basketballs almost.

 

[Arsenix2001]

Blue Cespitularia, its a weed! Growing in two spots and have to chop it back every 3 weeks!

 

[sarcophytonIndy]

It’s a constant battle

 

[Allan3]

I recently overhauled the right side of my Tank. I had a Birdsnest that grew huge & was shading most of the rock work below. I originally put Zoanthids on the rock work (not knowing that I would go SPS Dominant) they grew over EVERYTHING.
I rearranged the Aquascape, got a few new rocks & got all new SPS frags that I been eyeing for a while.

 

[Ricky_Reef]

Just took this whole monti out, almost 14" across and turned into a giant shade tree. I have another piece off of this one that I'll grow out and keep it groomed to stay smaller.

 

[2Wheelsonly]

I recently ripped out enough SPS to fill 2 home depot buckets full. No regrets, replaced with a very colorful assortment this time around. Love looking at my tank right now!

 

[jreece11]

I’m seeing some pretty nice colonies in this thread. Large mature corals are proof of our success and I enjoy seeing a mature tank with big colonies versus 200 tiny nubs.

We should all show restraint in what we put in our tanks to avoid pulling it out and throwing it away down the line. I think there is usually a broke reefer in your area that would love whatever you’re tossing.

I say prune to leave room for diversity but don’t rip out large attractive colonies simply because they got too big.

 

[Eraygunz]

I think of all the creatures in my tank as living things that I am responsible for.
I try not to throw out anything.
I have re-homed a few fish and things.
But, I won’t just throw them away .
Not judging others, just the way I live.