Anyone do a "single coral" tank?

sneeyatch · 09/05/2015, 08:33 PM

I have always considered doing this, boring to probably most folks but it intrigues me. I have a dry 25 gallon cube collecting dust and want to put one coral in there to let it grow large, almost like a showcase. At first I was thinking of a slimer, getting a large drag or small colony and letting it do it's thing. Now I'm considering something like a branching hammer or frogspawn.

Had anyone done this? I'd love to see pics of you have them.

MARINECRITTERS · 09/05/2015, 08:46 PM

This is a similar idea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOwut9cSwMU

oseymour · 09/05/2015, 08:46 PM

I have a 50 gallon breeder and my wife is finally into the hobby with me. Problem is she likes euphyllia corals. So my tank is slowly becoming euphyllia dominant with different color hammers, torches, frogspaws ect.

Good thing is she will actually visit stores and look for interesting color euphyllia.

TangingOut · 09/06/2015, 03:37 AM

I've thought of doing an all green reef and only bright green. GSP, green slimer, kryptonite candy cane, toxic hammer, torches, frogs, seasons greetings monti, etc.

Dkuhlmann · 09/06/2015, 04:17 AM

I've seen a few of them and they are somewhere here on RC

One was a HUGE Elegance
One was a Monster Frogspawn.

Those two really stand out but there are others.

shifty51008 · 09/06/2015, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by oseymour

I have a 50 gallon breeder and my wife is finally into the hobby with me. Problem is she likes euphyllia corals. So my tank is slowly becoming euphyllia dominant with different color hammers, torches, frogspaws ect.

Good thing is she will actually visit stores and look for interesting color euphyllia.

This would actually be a cool looking tank, any chance on some pics of the tank now?

sneeyatch · 09/06/2015, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by MARINECRITTERS

This is a similar idea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOwut9cSwMU

This is pretty much what I was thinking. I remember seeing this a while back, it's probably what inspired me. Now I have the itch to do it.

greaps · 09/06/2015, 07:46 AM

I like this idea, seen it with Xenia for sure, perhaps not intended haha.

Thought about doing this with pocillopora, it seems feasible.

SoloGarth · 09/06/2015, 07:55 AM

One of my favorite exhibits at the New England Aquarium is an all giant green anemone tank. They are cold water but it is such an awesome system.

KafudaFish · 09/06/2015, 08:05 AM

I did a 5.5 gallon zoa tank.

I started with a 5 polyp frag and had over 2800 polyps at the end.

I would have needed 7500 to fill the tank.

k4ndyk1ng · 09/06/2015, 11:54 AM

someone in my local are has a 150g which is full of green bubbletip nems

CStrickland · 09/06/2015, 12:16 PM

I think one big sps would be cool like bonsai-style.
It wouldn't have the same movement, but it'd be fun to play around with the flow and fragging to get a good shape and you could really fine-tune the parameters of the water in a 25.

sneeyatch · 09/06/2015, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SoloGarth

One of my favorite exhibits at the New England Aquarium is an all giant green anemone tank. They are cold water but it is such an awesome system.

I saw this too. Love the surge in that display.

sneeyatch · 09/06/2015, 01:24 PM

A staghorn only type tank with a bunch of the same type of damsels would be sweet.

tlc · 09/06/2015, 02:28 PM

this is the biggest lps coral I have ever scene. Its in a fish shop in Colorado. probably been growing there for 17 plus years

Sk8r · 09/06/2015, 02:34 PM

Had one sort of like that. Euphyllia can just take over. 50 gallon tank.

outssider · 09/06/2015, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by KafudaFish

I did a 5.5 gallon zoa tank.

I started with a 5 polyp frag and had over 2800 polyps at the end.

I would have needed 7500 to fill the tank.

how do you go about counting 2800 polyps ..

Allentown · 09/06/2015, 03:03 PM

Don't forget the clown harem thread with tanks full of bta.

saf1 · 09/06/2015, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by outssider

how do you go about counting 2800 polyps ..

Same way people count the Penguin's in the artic. Honestly not trying to sound like a wise @ss but...

KafudaFish · 09/06/2015, 04:53 PM

Honestly one at a time.

09/05/2015, 08:33 PM	#1
sneeyatch Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 1,312	Anyone do a "single coral" tank? I have always considered doing this, boring to probably most folks but it intrigues me. I have a dry 25 gallon cube collecting dust and want to put one coral in there to let it grow large, almost like a showcase. At first I was thinking of a slimer, getting a large drag or small colony and letting it do it's thing. Now I'm considering something like a branching hammer or frogspawn. Had anyone done this? I'd love to see pics of you have them. __________________ - Todd It's often the saddest of us working our hardest to make everyone laugh Current Tank Info: Tankless

09/05/2015, 08:46 PM	#2
MARINECRITTERS Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,525	This is a similar idea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOwut9cSwMU __________________ MarineCritters, life in the sea is superb Current Tank Info: 91 Gallon Reef

09/05/2015, 08:46 PM	#3
oseymour Euphyllia Addict Join Date: May 2012 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,424	I have a 50 gallon breeder and my wife is finally into the hobby with me. Problem is she likes euphyllia corals. So my tank is slowly becoming euphyllia dominant with different color hammers, torches, frogspaws ect. Good thing is she will actually visit stores and look for interesting color euphyllia. __________________ Just started Red Sea Reefer 350 (75 Gallon) Build Thread - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2555495 Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 350

09/06/2015, 04:17 AM	#5
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	I've seen a few of them and they are somewhere here on RC One was a HUGE Elegance One was a Monster Frogspawn. Those two really stand out but there are others. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

09/06/2015, 07:46 AM	#8
greaps Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 500	I like this idea, seen it with Xenia for sure, perhaps not intended haha. Thought about doing this with pocillopora, it seems feasible. __________________ 50g SCA Aquarium, build in progress.

09/06/2015, 03:37 AM	#4
TangingOut Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,511	I've thought of doing an all green reef and only bright green. GSP, green slimer, kryptonite candy cane, toxic hammer, torches, frogs, seasons greetings monti, etc.

09/06/2015, 07:55 AM	#9
SoloGarth Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Otis, MA Posts: 1,126	One of my favorite exhibits at the New England Aquarium is an all giant green anemone tank. They are cold water but it is such an awesome system. __________________ 120G Miracles Starfire SPS system Calcium Rx, Bio Pellets, Radions and Gyres My Build Thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2549420

09/06/2015, 08:05 AM	#10
KafudaFish Cyprinius carpio Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,496	I did a 5.5 gallon zoa tank. I started with a 5 polyp frag and had over 2800 polyps at the end. I would have needed 7500 to fill the tank.

09/06/2015, 11:54 AM	#11
k4ndyk1ng Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: UK Posts: 349	someone in my local are has a 150g which is full of green bubbletip nems __________________ I have acropora disease :) Current Tank Info: The Plate Garden 60g http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2474978

09/06/2015, 12:16 PM	#12
CStrickland Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New England, U.S. Posts: 4,595	I think one big sps would be cool like bonsai-style. It wouldn't have the same movement, but it'd be fun to play around with the flow and fragging to get a good shape and you could really fine-tune the parameters of the water in a 25. __________________ If you're havin tank problems I feel bad for you, son. I got 99 problems but a fish ain't one Current Tank Info: 3/2016 upgrade to 120g. Chalk bass, melanurus, firefish, starry blenny, canary blenny, lyretail anthias, engineer gobys, kole tang. Softies / LPS / NPS. <3 noob4life <3

09/06/2015, 01:24 PM	#14
sneeyatch Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 1,312	A staghorn only type tank with a bunch of the same type of damsels would be sweet. __________________ - Todd It's often the saddest of us working our hardest to make everyone laugh Current Tank Info: Tankless

09/06/2015, 02:28 PM	#15
tlc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 918	this is the biggest lps coral I have ever scene. Its in a fish shop in Colorado. probably been growing there for 17 plus years

09/06/2015, 02:34 PM	#16
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Had one sort of like that. Euphyllia can just take over. 50 gallon tank. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

09/06/2015, 03:03 PM	#18
Allentown Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Augusta, Ga Posts: 975	Don't forget the clown harem thread with tanks full of bta. __________________ NEW Build: 225g 72x27x27 Tigger Emerald 39 Sump, ConeS CO-3, 3xHydra 52, BRS 2 part dosers, Vortech MP-40 QD Gyre XF150, Neptune Wav x2, 2x Jaebo RW-4, SMR-1, MR-1

09/06/2015, 04:53 PM	#20
KafudaFish Cyprinius carpio Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,496	Honestly one at a time.