Do i - or dont i - Go marine that is?

[Pufferpunk]

I love the lay out. I really love the flat coral on the left middle side of the tank. Whats thats stuff called. My LFS had some but it was like 1.5 feet wide. Too big for my 55g

Orange Monticap.

[Pufferpunk]

I really like those giant green mushrooms on the right bottom too. Is that pulsing xenia at the top left. Sorry I been just staring at your pic while having some sushi. Fitting huh....Best part about your tank is how there's corals on corals. Theyre all striving to be in front of each other for light. Love that cuz it just looks soo natural. Makes my tank look terrible lol.

Top left are clove polyps. Nothing at all natural about that tank. You'd never see all those corals in one place. It all takes very careful planning not to have constant "warfare" between them all.

[Brandon8521]

Thats what I would be nervous about but it seems as though you handle it beautifully.

[pufferpuggirl]

Now I'm curious .... what you do mean by "warfare" ? I never thought of corals as being aggressive.

[Pufferpunk]

http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/resources.asp?show=65

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/nov2002/cw.htm

http://www.coral.org/node/272

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showt ... genumber=3

[jdak]

I never thought of corals as being aggressive.

Coral is very aggressive. They all have their own tactics. Some are invasive, some use chemicals, some sting.... The reef is a war constantly at battle.

[pufferpuggirl]

Wow, I see what you mean (read the links above)! Funny how it all looks so peaceful, you definitely don't think that they are trying to kill one another when you see them in tanks or at large aquariums.

[Troender]

It reminds you that those are animals, not plants.

[Pufferpunk]

It still amazes me that I can keep all those corals together & as close as they are, all in the same tank.

[pufferpuggirl]

Sounds like it would be very complicated.

[Pufferpunk]

All learned with time...