Doing an invasive/aggresive corals tank. What can thrive against Xenia and GSP?

[Saralay]

Hey everyone.

Recently I have taken out the sand of my tank as I have decided to go bare bottom for easier tank mantinience.

So, I had a lot of isolated Xenia and GSP, they grow like crazy. Now that there is no sand, I'm planning to let them grow whenever they want, so I guess they'll reach the main rock structure.

What can survive against those? I guess my euphyllias, BTA and chalices will be fine. What else can thrive in there?

Thanks.

 

[VintageReefer]

Hey everyone.

Recently I have taken out the sand of my tank as I have decided to go bare bottom for easier tank mantinience.

So, I had a lot of isolated Xenia and GSP, they grow like crazy. Now that there is no sand, I'm planning to let them grow whenever they want, so I guess they'll reach the main rock structure.

What can survive against those? I guess my euphyllias, BTA and chalices will be fine. What else can thrive in there?

Thanks.

Palythoa there’s lots of nice ones from various greens to large palythoa grandis

But I suspect while the things you mentioned are aggressive, they might become irritated by other corals attempting to overgrow

 

[Saralay]

Palythoa there’s lots of nice ones from various greens to large palythoa grandis

But I suspect while the things you mentioned are aggressive, they might become irritated by other corals attempting to overgrow

Thanks for the reply.

But, I don't want to put any Palythoa in my tank. Kind of scared of palytoxin with two children around.

 

[VintageReefer]

Really only way palytoxin is released is by removing coral and baking it / vaporizing it, or damaging it then ingesting. It doesn’t make your water saturated with palytoxin

I keep a 50+ polyp grandis colony and have one kid raised and one infant. They would have to reach in the tank and pull it out and eat it, and it’s just unreachable even by my 9 yr old. And by the time they are tall enough to even reach the lid, they are able to understand my tank is hands out / off

Another option would be firework cloves, those are nice looking and safe.

 

[Tamberav]

You could try some aggressive stinging corals such as Galaxea coral or hydonphora coral.