Dirty water compliant - Reef-Geeks

Variko · Big-Geek

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branching montipora
plating montipora
zoas
frogspawn
tubastra
fungia
heliofungia
favia
xenia
discosoma mushrooms
blue sponge
tridacnas

estanoche · I <3 the LEFT COAST!

all seem compliant to me - but what do you define as "dirty water"??

anything will die if its too dirty

Variko · Big-Geek

Not sps water lol.

chris&barb · Lost

Thats kind of a hard question to answer. All of what you listed will do well in clean water and i think saying dirty water is kind of confusing. I would build my stock list around water flow and lighting and still shoot for clean water

Variko · Big-Geek

"Dirty water" is a term Ive seen applied to lps,and softies. Most of what Ive read states that softies dont thrive in sps water/conditions. Hence the dirty water notation. Ive read several articles about softies, specifically mushrooms and xenia, thriving with nitrate levels that sps wouldnt do well in. Im trying to make my stocking plan with like condition corals. I can always play with flow and lighting, to suite invidual corals, but this isnt going to be a zero nitrate, heavily skimmed, or algae srubbed pristine tank.

Variko · Big-Geek

So other than the night time feeding of the tubastra and chili coral, and the xenia taking over my tank, anyone have any other suggestions for corals I should be looking into?

rgrking · Spawning

ricordia and zoanthids really make a tank look good too.

Variko · Big-Geek

Zoas are on the list. I dont like the ricordia for some reason. Not sure why, I like the discosoma alot better. Frickin 5 million color options on the zoas.

rgrking · Spawning

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Tizzo · ♥...I'm justa girl...♫ ♪

Candy canes!! Neon ones like the ones in steedy's pic in this months contest! They add an incredible brightness and they like "dirty water" Oh and pocillopora! It's a very recessive coral so it won't take over your tank, but it fills in bald spots nicely when it spawns... which is pretty common! My 90 was a dirty water tank, no sump, a HOT skimmer and live rock and crushed coral. It was a beautiful tank!! And it did very well considering...

Here are some of the corals I kept...

Heres that pocillopora I mentioned...

candy canes as a baby

Tizzo · ♥...I'm justa girl...♫ ♪

But I also had a blue tort and an efflorescence that did great! Contrary to what everybody said was gonna happen! You can see them, the tort is the top right coral (looks purple) and the efflo is the top left, looks bowl-ish...

Tizzo · ♥...I'm justa girl...♫ ♪

Oh, here we go... Here's my efflo when I bought it,

and here's what it grew into in my dirty tank...
(even though everyone said it needed pristine water)

Variko · Big-Geek

Thanx Tizzo! Ill add pocillipora to my list of things to attempt.

[1 (permalink)] Posted by Variko 07-26-2011, 07:54 PM	Big-Geek
Dirty water compliant Add to or delete from the following list branching montipora plating montipora zoas frogspawn tubastra fungia heliofungia favia xenia discosoma mushrooms blue sponge tridacnas	Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Posts: 1,427 Gameroom cash: $358075 Rep Power: 36
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[2 (permalink)] Posted by estanoche 07-26-2011, 10:44 PM	I <3 the LEFT COAST!
all seem compliant to me - but what do you define as "dirty water"?? anything will die if its too dirty __________________ SAY NO TO FISH STICKS!! Put screened and vented lids on your tanks! My 80 Gal. Reef Tank Build: So this is where all my money goes My 25 Gal. QT/Angler Cube: A place for my money to QT/grow out Member/VP of Spokane Coeur d Alene Reef Society Friend me up on FB too!	Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,799 Gameroom cash: $1235065 Rep Power: 116
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[3 (permalink)] Posted by Variko 07-27-2011, 08:35 AM	Big-Geek
Not sps water lol.	Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Posts: 1,427 Gameroom cash: $358075 Rep Power: 36
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[4 (permalink)] Posted by chris&barb 07-27-2011, 02:06 PM	Lost
Thats kind of a hard question to answer. All of what you listed will do well in clean water and i think saying dirty water is kind of confusing. I would build my stock list around water flow and lighting and still shoot for clean water	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: De Posts: 12,272 Gameroom cash: $3501040 Rep Power: 100
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[5 (permalink)] Posted by Variko 07-27-2011, 07:16 PM	Big-Geek
"Dirty water" is a term Ive seen applied to lps,and softies. Most of what Ive read states that softies dont thrive in sps water/conditions. Hence the dirty water notation. Ive read several articles about softies, specifically mushrooms and xenia, thriving with nitrate levels that sps wouldnt do well in. Im trying to make my stocking plan with like condition corals. I can always play with flow and lighting, to suite invidual corals, but this isnt going to be a zero nitrate, heavily skimmed, or algae srubbed pristine tank.	Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Posts: 1,427 Gameroom cash: $358075 Rep Power: 36
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[6 (permalink)] Posted by Variko 07-28-2011, 01:53 PM	Big-Geek
So other than the night time feeding of the tubastra and chili coral, and the xenia taking over my tank, anyone have any other suggestions for corals I should be looking into?	Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Posts: 1,427 Gameroom cash: $358075 Rep Power: 36
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[7 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 07-28-2011, 03:32 PM	Spawning
ricordia and zoanthids really make a tank look good too. __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[8 (permalink)] Posted by Variko 07-28-2011, 03:50 PM	Big-Geek
Zoas are on the list. I dont like the ricordia for some reason. Not sure why, I like the discosoma alot better. Frickin 5 million color options on the zoas.	Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Posts: 1,427 Gameroom cash: $358075 Rep Power: 36
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[9 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 07-28-2011, 08:08 PM	Spawning
check out this place when you get ready. AWESOME is all I can say. SaltCritters Live Coral and More. Are You Salty? __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[10 (permalink)] Posted by Tizzo 08-27-2011, 10:12 PM	♥...I'm justa girl...♫ ♪
Candy canes!! Neon ones like the ones in steedy's pic in this months contest! They add an incredible brightness and they like "dirty water" Oh and pocillopora! It's a very recessive coral so it won't take over your tank, but it fills in bald spots nicely when it spawns... which is pretty common! My 90 was a dirty water tank, no sump, a HOT skimmer and live rock and crushed coral. It was a beautiful tank!! And it did very well considering... Here are some of the corals I kept... Heres that pocillopora I mentioned... candy canes as a baby	Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Land O' lakes, Florida Posts: 938 Gameroom cash: $296850 Rep Power: 38
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[11 (permalink)] Posted by Tizzo 08-27-2011, 10:13 PM	♥...I'm justa girl...♫ ♪
But I also had a blue tort and an efflorescence that did great! Contrary to what everybody said was gonna happen! You can see them, the tort is the top right coral (looks purple) and the efflo is the top left, looks bowl-ish...	Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Land O' lakes, Florida Posts: 938 Gameroom cash: $296850 Rep Power: 38
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[12 (permalink)] Posted by Tizzo 08-27-2011, 10:17 PM	♥...I'm justa girl...♫ ♪
Oh, here we go... Here's my efflo when I bought it, and here's what it grew into in my dirty tank... (even though everyone said it needed pristine water)	Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Land O' lakes, Florida Posts: 938 Gameroom cash: $296850 Rep Power: 38
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[13 (permalink)] Posted by Variko 08-29-2011, 01:28 PM	Big-Geek
Thanx Tizzo! Ill add pocillipora to my list of things to attempt.	Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Posts: 1,427 Gameroom cash: $358075 Rep Power: 36
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