Do you leave prefer a natural reef tank or the super clean look?

[Holst]

I am somewhere in between. I like it natural. Don’t mind the seaweed growing, don’t mind the Aiptasia growing, don’t mind a bit of cyano, because I think it is all part of the natural look. But I don’t let it get out of hand! I do vacuum, remove some seaweed and the BBC eats the Aiptasia.
So I’m not strict about it and I think everything is a part of a natural coral reef

 

[legionofdoon]

I prefer natural. My last tank was started using dry rock and I still managed to get bubble algae and aptasia. When I started my new tank the old dry rock had already matured and looks like natural live rock so when I transferred them to the new one I didn't have nearly the same ugly stage or problems with stability. I beat the bubble algae with pitho crabs and the the aptasia with a Klein's butterfly fish before moving the rock.

 

[Reefering1]

I am somewhere in between. I like it natural. Don’t mind the seaweed growing, don’t mind the Aiptasia growing, don’t mind a bit of cyano, because I think it is all part of the natural look. But I don’t let it get out of hand! I do vacuum, remove some seaweed and the BBC eats the Aiptasia.
So I’m not strict about it and I think everything is a part of a natural coral reef

The what eats your aptasia???

 

[GlassMunky]

The what eats your aptasia???

I have to assume that’s a typo and he meant CBB (CopperBand Butterfly)

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I don't want it to look like nothing is growing in there, but I'm not too fond of it covered with algae. I guess both haha.

 

[Waters]

Clean....the more sterile looking the better lol.