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agreeive?fish
06/12/2016, 06:37 AM
recommend a fast growing coral that will cover the back glass of the tank. low to med light, med to high water flow and EASY to care for
Dogshowgrl
06/12/2016, 06:47 AM
GSP. There are some color variations and if you want to get fancy you could scape lines or polka dots with the difference colors. Briareum is pretty neat for those kind of things.
billdogg
06/12/2016, 06:50 AM
The only thing to keep in mind is that anything that will grow that easily will also try to take over the rest of the tank as well.

Be careful what you ask for!
Fitz19d
06/12/2016, 07:13 AM
Gsp, don't want huge waving Xenia. If you could get it to stay short a wall of pocilipora might be cool
agreeive?fish
06/12/2016, 07:13 AM
The only thing to keep in mind is that anything that will grow that easily will also try to take over the rest of the tank as well.

Be careful what you ask for!


thats A OK...because this tank will be a "weedy/forest/vacant lot" tank anyhow
Animagus
06/12/2016, 12:02 PM
Certain Montiporas can be done this way.. I just got a Jedi Mind Trick that I glued to the back glass. It doesn't look like much now, (dime size) but hopefully that back panel will become turquoise and red given time. ;)
SNAKEMANVET
06/12/2016, 12:17 PM
Gsp would be your best bet for a fast growing coral.Just make sure it can't reach your live rock.
Animagus
06/12/2016, 12:31 PM
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w16/jAb83_2007/back%20glass_zpsbb6s6j1d.jpg (http://s172.photobucket.com/user/jAb83_2007/media/back%20glass_zpsbb6s6j1d.jpg.html)
ReefCowboy
06/12/2016, 07:37 PM
GSP makes a beautiful tank background
sepulvd
06/12/2016, 08:23 PM
I use gsp so far this is only a few weeks http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160613/b269cc215380383bfa3a1f7037729f8f.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160613/4343d6c3ab62fc0bbfe957d9819120c3.jpg

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Animagus
06/13/2016, 04:08 PM
With so many horror stories regarding GSP, I don't know why you would want to dedicate a whole panel to this invasive coral. I hope it works out for you though. GL.
agreeive?fish
06/13/2016, 04:51 PM
With so many horror stories regarding GSP, I don't know why you would want to dedicate a whole panel to this invasive coral. I hope it works out for you though. GL.


one persons "junk" is another persons prized processions..honestly i never seen any use for a sterile tank dotted with colored sticks but some think thats the ultimate tank
Psychomantix
06/13/2016, 05:22 PM
I love gsp. I grow it like grass on the bottom glass of my bare-bottom tank. It adds amazing color and movement.
agreeive?fish
06/13/2016, 05:48 PM
pic of the beginnings of a weedy reef..the rock was dead dry rock..the mollies are slowing being converted to full marine(brackish at the moment shutting down the brackish tank as the mollies are all thats in the 20g brackish)
C.Eymann
06/13/2016, 05:53 PM
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w16/jAb83_2007/back%20glass_zpsbb6s6j1d.jpg (http://s172.photobucket.com/user/jAb83_2007/media/back%20glass_zpsbb6s6j1d.jpg.html)

Curious, what species of Montipora do you reckon that to be friend?? Which google answer seems to fit?
leviburns89
06/13/2016, 08:56 PM
Haha sw converted mollies and guppies are amazing. Haven't seen too many success stories, but I know it's possible.

My delta tank had an ich outbreak, and I cured it by converting it to brackish.

If I didn't have such aggressive clowns, I would convert a trio of them in a heartbeat. They look insane under t5s.

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