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iamacloud

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  1. Hi Nathan, I'm moving to Austin from Chicago in May, and just stumbled upon this club while looking for the closest saltwater store to my new house. Signed up, and thought I'd give my first piece of advice out, in hope that I may receive advice from this club in the future. I've been experimenting with reef systems since January, and if I learned anything these past 5 months, it is to completely avoid the 'flowerpot coral' you have mentioned. Otherwise known as goniopora, this species has almost no chance of survival in tanks for extended periods of time. I fell into the trap of seeing one at the local store here, found it beautiful, and did an impulse buy. The first 2 weeks it was indeed beautiful, but after that, day by day, the polyps slowly closed up and started retracting, and I could tell it was dying. I did extensive research on this, and it seems these have a very small chance of living in home aquariums. I now have an ornamental skeleton to remind me to never impulse buy again. Nobody likes killing something beautiful nor supporting the collection of something that has a low chance of surviving. I've had the best luck with zoanthids, sometimes called zoos or zoas, and these are indeed the easiest to work with for beginners. They are available in unlimited colors and various shapes, will reproduce and spread over time, and look amazing under good lighting. I would also suggest any of the 'leather' corals, such as toadstool or mushrooms, as these will live under moderate lighting and don't require much maintenance. Green star polyps have been hardy in my experience, however, and I wish you best of luck! Just read up. This club is already impressing me. -Rob (currently in chilly Indiana)
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