Your go to corals for MOVEMENT in a saltwater reef tank are...

[Sink_or_Swim]

My school of 10 yellow tangs bring the tank to life more so than anything else in the tank.

Beautiful! We had a group of 5 yellows when I was a kid and agreed - they add SO much movement. Also damsels are great for that as well (I don't have either currently though, tank not large enough).

 

[i cant think]

My fav are my pulsing xenia and woody clove polyps (they've grown a ton in 3 months - from about a 3-4" frag to this huge, fluffy swaying colony).

I have never looked at a photo of Xenia and enjoyed them until this appeared.

Beautiful! We had a group of 5 yellows when I was a kid and agreed - they add SO much movement. Also damsels are great for that as well (I don't have either currently though, tank not large enough).

I have had a group of about 7 yellows and definitely agree! Then some how we were successful in adding 2 Yellow scopas’ to the bunch.

 

[Sink_or_Swim]

I have never looked at a photo of Xenia and enjoyed them until this appeared.

I have had a group of about 7 yellows and definitely agree! Then some how we were successful in adding 2 Yellow scopas’ to the bunch.

Oh I should've been more clear - the pic is of the clove polyps, not the xenia (my xenia are purple, still pretty though!) If you like these I'd highly recommend picking some up from Aquacorals online (where I got mine - she seems to often have them on sale and I just love them!) They don't pulse, but they are so feathery and sway so beautifully in the current - very calming.

 

[Sink_or_Swim]

I want a lot but need everything to be peaceful in my tiny 5g so I just have a Corky Sea Finger gorg that looks like it sways a lot because of its long polyps. My other gorgs don't move. I have a xenia type coral but it doesn't move much. Can folks recommend any other peaceful corals that sway? If the corky's came in a multitude of colours I would have a whole tank just full of those.

These woody clove polyps I got from Aquacorals - my fav. Most peaceful coral in my tank too (they're touching purple xenia and also my kenya tree sometimes with zero problems). In a 5 gal I'd just get the smallest frag of these that Aquacorals has (only $19 btw!) - they grow fast but aren't invasive like xenia. Just kinda stay clumped together.

 

[i cant think]

Oh I should've been more clear - the pic is of the clove polyps, not the xenia (my xenia are purple, still pretty though!) If you like these I'd highly recommend picking some up from Aquacorals online (where I got mine - she seems to often have them on sale and I just love them!) They don't pulse, but they are so feathery and sway so beautifully in the current - very calming.

They’re beautiful for sure! I also love looking at the firework cloves but have never been able to get my hands on even just one polyp.

 

[Sink_or_Swim]

They’re beautiful for sure! I also love looking at the firework cloves but have never been able to get my hands on even just one polyp.

Same here - eyeing some different cloves recently, like these from Cultivated Reef. I don't see these locally much so I'd have to order online. I see you're in the UK - I wonder if any US stores would ship overseas... Maybe not very cost effective, not sure.

 

[M Stein]

Torches, torches, and torches.

 

[goldfish423]

I will probably catch some slack for this ... But I have always been a fan of swaying, electric green looking GSP.

Where can I get the Greeeenest GSP?!
I totally agree

 

[Solga]

Where can I get the Greeeenest GSP?!
I totally agree

That's actually a kinda tricky question to answer. What looks good in my tank, with my lights, and my parameters, in eastern central Indiana, may not (and probably won't) look the same as your tank, your lights and your parameters in Minnesota. Every tank is different.
When you buy online, you should get reviews from others to see if what they got is what they wanted.
Me personally, if there is something really specific that I am wanting, I will buy it in person.

 

[goldfish423]

That's actually a kinda tricky question to answer. What looks good in my tank, with my lights, and my parameters, in eastern central Indiana, may not (and probably won't) look the same as your tank, your lights and your parameters in Minnesota. Every tank is different.
When you buy online, you should get reviews from others to see if what they got is what they wanted.
Me personally, if there is something really specific that I am wanting, I will buy it in person.

Yeah I agree with you on all of that.
I have two types of it both with different colors and length of extension of polyps
I saw WWC was selling a blue centered GSP has me very interested

 

[Karen00]

These woody clove polyps I got from Aquacorals - my fav. Most peaceful coral in my tank too (they're touching purple xenia and also my kenya tree sometimes with zero problems). In a 5 gal I'd just get the smallest frag of these that Aquacorals has (only $19 btw!) - they grow fast but aren't invasive like xenia. Just kinda stay clumped together.

Very nice. Thanks for the suggestion!! I need more movement.

 

[Sink_or_Swim]

Very nice. Thanks for the suggestion!! I need more movement.

Sure thing!

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

Torches, firework clove polyps, anthelia, anemones, sinularia, nephthea, etc.