Soft Coral Dominated Tanks... Let's See 'em

reefnewbie54321 · 04/28/2006, 07:30 PM

In the process of putting a 120 together, I am definitly not doing an SPS Tank but I still dont know if I want to do a softie dominated tank becuase it kind of lacks color and is pretty bland.

Lets see some pics of your softie dominated tanks and change my mind!

bradleyj · 04/28/2006, 07:40 PM

I have tons of mushrooms and zoa's in my tank, but no leathers. I do have sps also, but I thought you might want to see the mushrooms.

reefnewbie54321 · 04/28/2006, 08:27 PM

Niiice tank, I was leaning towards a zoo/shroom tank aswell but I think Zoo's altough my favorite coral might not do so well in my setup and instead I want some colorful softies to take it place.

hogpark7430 · 04/28/2006, 08:34 PM

Wow that is fantastic gret job.

Reefer Wannabe · 04/28/2006, 08:35 PM

Wow...that looks great.

mfinn · 04/28/2006, 08:35 PM

Nice looking tank bradleyj.
My photography skills aren't very good , but here is a 6month picture of mine.
It's a 180 that's been setup for approx 7 years.

reefnewbie54321 · 04/28/2006, 11:40 PM

Wow great tank ... I love how it doesnt have that crowded look.

vest0830 · 04/28/2006, 11:47 PM

and I plan on getting a few more softies this weekend.

im becomming obscessed with lathers, zoos and shrooms.

Scuba_Dave · 04/29/2006, 12:11 AM

Have a heart

Cody Ray · 04/29/2006, 03:25 AM

Like clowns

vest0830 · 04/29/2006, 05:37 AM

im about to give 2 of them up.

Nagel · 04/29/2006, 06:39 AM

Here's my 300. The pic is a little big, but so is the tank

reefnewbie54321 · 04/29/2006, 06:52 AM

awsome tanks

slave-of-rock · 04/29/2006, 09:52 PM

Here is a crappy picture of my tank, mainly zoas, shrooms and an LPS or two.

Timothy01 · 04/29/2006, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by reefnewbie54321
becuase it kind of lacks color and is pretty bland.

I can't believe you would think softies creat a bland coloring. look at all the colorations of zoo's and shrooms alone. not to metion leathers and trees. i used to think wow ive got 4 diffrent types of shrooms in my tank no more, then i see a ricordia i have to have boom theres another , o think now im up to like 10 diffrent colors of shrooms, no bland in this tank, no cam to take pics but softies are anything but bland and un colorful

slave-of-rock · 04/30/2006, 12:35 AM

So true! I have about 25-30 zoa color morphs (mostly frags as you can tell from my pic) and 10-15 different mushroom color morphs! There are hundreds of zoa color morphs, the same with mushrooms and rics. More beautiful then SPS imo, but don't let any of those guys in the SPS forum read that

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SexiShrimp · 04/30/2006, 01:56 PM

Hey all,
Here's my softy dominated tank.......

SS

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=830147

reefnewbie54321 · 04/30/2006, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Timothy01
I can't believe you would think softies creat a bland coloring. look at all the colorations of zoo's and shrooms alone. not to metion leathers and trees. i used to think wow ive got 4 diffrent types of shrooms in my tank no more, then i see a ricordia i have to have boom theres another , o think now im up to like 10 diffrent colors of shrooms, no bland in this tank, no cam to take pics but softies are anything but bland and un colorful

I dont consider zoos or mushrooms softys, when you go to a coral website to purchase something they have a different section for rics/shrooms and zoos. At first I wanted to stock my tank with just zoo's/rics and shrooms but know I want some more stuff that is kinda "wavy" i guess so I want to add some softys that arent baige or white.

sunfishh · 05/01/2006, 01:10 AM

Bradleyj your tank is awesome

J4Life · 05/01/2006, 01:23 AM

bradleyj,

Did I read your description right? 65 gallon is your tank size? If so how do you keep all of those fish in that tank? I have 5 now in my 75 gallon and I was thinking that with a CBB and YT that was a bit much.

Nice looking tank by the way and I am not the frickin T policia!

Thanks,
Bill

Timothy01 · 05/01/2006, 01:28 AM

it something like 1 inch of fish for every gallon of water, throw in a sump and a fuge increase your water volume. ive seen people run water through a 50 gal rubbermaid trashcan just to add more fish

bradleyj · 05/01/2006, 08:21 AM

Thanks everyone for your nice comments. I do have alot of fish for a 65g. I've had all of them in my tank for over two years now and they have all tripled in size. I do weekly waterchanges and have a nice skimmer and run ozone , all which help tremendously in keeping these fish healthy. I am in the process right now of setting up my new 225 gal and my tangs and rabbitfish can't wait.

finding nemo · 05/01/2006, 10:05 AM

Oh cool, the softies forum, finally

Here is one of two of my tanks, it is a 75 gallon one year old(after a move of over 1000 miles)

reefnewbie54321 · 05/01/2006, 04:35 PM

wow I like the look of that macro in there, does your tang keep it under control or do you have to prune alot?

sunfishh · 05/02/2006, 09:57 AM

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wow I like the look of that macro in there

Me too

04/28/2006, 07:30 PM	#1
reefnewbie54321 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 1,274	softie dominated tanks ... lets see em In the process of putting a 120 together, I am definitly not doing an SPS Tank but I still dont know if I want to do a softie dominated tank becuase it kind of lacks color and is pretty bland. Lets see some pics of your softie dominated tanks and change my mind!

04/28/2006, 07:40 PM	#2
bradleyj Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Murray, Utah Posts: 2,350	I have tons of mushrooms and zoa's in my tank, but no leathers. I do have sps also, but I thought you might want to see the mushrooms. __________________ Murray, Utah 225G reef, 72" Maristar, Deltec AP702, PF601S , 2 Darts 2 Vortech MP40's 12,000 Gph TOTM. http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36010 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon, 300G system

04/28/2006, 08:34 PM	#4
hogpark7430 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Above ground Posts: 1,066	Wow that is fantastic gret job. __________________ Mike __________________________ It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care. "Power. Abuse it or lose it.." BrianD Current Tank Info: I would like to thank: The Hollywood Foreign Press

04/28/2006, 08:35 PM	#5
Reefer Wannabe Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Maryland Heights, MO Posts: 1,902	Wow...that looks great. __________________ "If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world." --C.S. Lewis Current Tank Info: 39 Gallon Cadlights System with LPS and softies

04/28/2006, 11:47 PM	#8
vest0830 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 1,299	and I plan on getting a few more softies this weekend. im becomming obscessed with lathers, zoos and shrooms. __________________ 55g::Tunze::Lifereef::Ice Cap::Euroreef Current Tank Info: 100% all Okinawan life

04/28/2006, 08:27 PM	#3
reefnewbie54321 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 1,274	Niiice tank, I was leaning towards a zoo/shroom tank aswell but I think Zoo's altough my favorite coral might not do so well in my setup and instead I want some colorful softies to take it place.

04/28/2006, 08:35 PM	#6
mfinn Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 4,878	Nice looking tank bradleyj. My photography skills aren't very good , but here is a 6month picture of mine. It's a 180 that's been setup for approx 7 years.

04/28/2006, 11:40 PM	#7
reefnewbie54321 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 1,274	Wow great tank ... I love how it doesnt have that crowded look.

04/29/2006, 12:11 AM	#9
Scuba_Dave Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Asylum, South of Boston, MA Posts: 10,416	Have a heart __________________ 80,000+animated Christmas lights w/96 channel controller $$$$ 35 inflatables $$$ Electric Bill $$ Watching the transformer blow Priceless...... Current Tank Info: Murky

04/29/2006, 03:25 AM	#10
Cody Ray Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 5,034	Like clowns __________________ There are indeed stupid questions. Current Tank Info: 15 gallon: Current Nova Extreme 4x24W T5HO, 2xKoralia 1 pumps, Current subcurrent interna filter, Theo 100w heater

04/29/2006, 05:37 AM	#11
vest0830 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 1,299	im about to give 2 of them up. __________________ 55g::Tunze::Lifereef::Ice Cap::Euroreef Current Tank Info: 100% all Okinawan life

04/29/2006, 06:39 AM	#12
Nagel Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Hopatcong, NJ Posts: 7,164	Here's my 300. The pic is a little big, but so is the tank __________________ "Who ARE you people!?!" "Got Prime Rib?" ..an additional 2 foot extension.. That thing hurt many people.. "Hold your children close." Jim Hobbs Current Tank Info: 300g Show (Softies, LPS, Polyps, Gorgs), 75g Frag, 55g Mystery/Clownfish, 2 x 30g w/ clowns and anemones & 4 x 40g breeders with clowns plus a 75 g refugium, 25g BTA / Black Ocellaris cube, 210g FOWLR (just for an Emperor Angel)

04/29/2006, 06:52 AM	#13
reefnewbie54321 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 1,274	awsome tanks

04/29/2006, 09:52 PM	#14
slave-of-rock Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NW chicago burbs' Posts: 4,098	Here is a crappy picture of my tank, mainly zoas, shrooms and an LPS or two.

04/30/2006, 12:35 AM	#16
slave-of-rock Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NW chicago burbs' Posts: 4,098	So true! I have about 25-30 zoa color morphs (mostly frags as you can tell from my pic) and 10-15 different mushroom color morphs! There are hundreds of zoa color morphs, the same with mushrooms and rics. More beautiful then SPS imo, but don't let any of those guys in the SPS forum read that .

04/30/2006, 01:56 PM	#17
SexiShrimp Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Williamsport, PA Posts: 998	Hey all, Here's my softy dominated tank....... SS http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=830147 __________________ Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. Current Tank Info: Empty 72 gallon Reef until I move...

05/01/2006, 01:10 AM	#19
sunfishh Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: fullerton, Ca Posts: 1,698	Bradleyj your tank is awesome __________________ I miss Bert Langerwerf

05/01/2006, 01:23 AM	#20
J4Life Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 1,437	bradleyj, Did I read your description right? 65 gallon is your tank size? If so how do you keep all of those fish in that tank? I have 5 now in my 75 gallon and I was thinking that with a CBB and YT that was a bit much. Nice looking tank by the way and I am not the frickin T policia! Thanks, Bill __________________ Go Panthers! Got JC? <o)))>< Current Tank Info: 75 gallon, Reef tank

05/01/2006, 01:28 AM	#21
Timothy01 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 292	it something like 1 inch of fish for every gallon of water, throw in a sump and a fuge increase your water volume. ive seen people run water through a 50 gal rubbermaid trashcan just to add more fish

05/01/2006, 08:21 AM	#22
bradleyj Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Murray, Utah Posts: 2,350	Thanks everyone for your nice comments. I do have alot of fish for a 65g. I've had all of them in my tank for over two years now and they have all tripled in size. I do weekly waterchanges and have a nice skimmer and run ozone , all which help tremendously in keeping these fish healthy. I am in the process right now of setting up my new 225 gal and my tangs and rabbitfish can't wait. __________________ Murray, Utah 225G reef, 72" Maristar, Deltec AP702, PF601S , 2 Darts 2 Vortech MP40's 12,000 Gph TOTM. http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36010 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon, 300G system

05/01/2006, 10:05 AM	#23
finding nemo Moved On Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canton Texas Posts: 4,680	Oh cool, the softies forum, finally Here is one of two of my tanks, it is a 75 gallon one year old(after a move of over 1000 miles)

05/01/2006, 04:35 PM	#24
reefnewbie54321 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 1,274	wow I like the look of that macro in there, does your tang keep it under control or do you have to prune alot?