Artificial corals for FOWLR

littlesilvermax · #1 09-10-2006, 05:36 AM

That was my thinking exactly about 4 years ago. I bought quite a few real nice fake corals, they all looked good for about a week and then started to get covered in algea, it was a royal PITA to keep them looking nice.

In the end I found that I just slowly evolved into a real reef, a lot of work at first and considerable cash outlay, but my 250 SPS tank right now is far easier to care for then my 90 FOWLR.

Not trying to put a downer on this discussion.

I got mine from mops, but the company that made them no longer does, so I doubt that Dan would be able to get anymore, seeing that 4 years ago was the end.

Johnny Reefer · #2 09-10-2006, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by littlesilvermax

.... they all looked good for about a week and then started to get covered in algea, it was a royal PITA to keep them looking nice.

I considered it too when I set up my FOWLR 10 months ago, but decided against it in the end for this very reason. I foresaw it coming and decided to save some cash.
Like the guy with the accent says..."Save your money".

(ING Reference).

Cheers,

eddtango · #3 09-10-2006, 06:26 AM

Well, I can always set it up with just live rocks. I'll just try to arrange the rocks so it will look like a reef. Thanks for your thoughts.

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #4 09-10-2006, 07:15 AM

Check out ebay for artificial corals.

spikehs · #5 09-21-2006, 05:48 PM

Check these one out... look like they are good quality, and cheap.

http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merch...e=Naturesimage

Flusher · #6 09-21-2006, 06:08 PM

I've got a FOWLR mantis shrimp nano tank. I put aipstasia in it, and it looks pretty good. The aipstasia helps keep the water clean, too. I've heard that mojano anemones are similar (another tank nuisance), but they look a lot nicer.

Feather dusters and macro algaes could also help give you a reef look without having to worry about corals. These also help to filter the water.
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Quagmire · #7 09-22-2006, 12:07 AM

Depending on the fish you plan on haveing,you could also put in some Zoas.Most will adapt to lower light higher No3 of a FOWLR tank,and they are easy to maintain.