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I think I'll take the plunge and grab a Favia frag once my new tank is up and running.

Considering getting a couple Favia frags, but I've heard they have sweepers - is it worth the hassle? If the sweepers are 3" and the coral just keeps growing, what's the plan? Attach it solo, let it grow, and just let nature take its course - letting it kill off whatever it comes into contact with ...

Those puffer and trigger are real nice additions, and that last pic of them is just too cute. I'm curious, would lyretail wrasse or clown triggerfish make good tankmates for them, or would that be a bad mix?

I've had great success with target feeding my chalice coral. It's made a huge difference in its growth rate. I prepare a mix of dry coral food and Selcon, creating a paste-like consistency. After feeding my fish, I turn off the pumps and carefully apply this paste directly onto the coral's face. I ...

I've had a couple of great experiences with JF - my orders always match the photos. The quality is consistently high, so I'm optimistic about this one. It's always exciting to see the final product, and I'm hoping this lives up to the hype.

For Aussie Acans, I've had good luck with Reef Kingdom.

I'm genuinely curious, what's the longest people have been able to keep their Goniopora alive? Are there any success stories out there, like 5 years or more? Even 2 years would be impressive to me.

I gave Goni a shot, fed it like crazy, every other day. Polyps grew, mouths got bigger, I was on top of the world, thinking I'd cracked the code. But then, out of nowhere, around the one-year mark, the polyps shrunk, stopped eating, and the whole colony started dying off. I'm talking months of ...