Poll: What is that one coral that just won't grow in your tank for no good reason?

FoD · May 19, 2015

You guys with the Red Dragon issues...I have the same problem with Red Planet. I'm not buying anymore.

Gunner2012 · May 19, 2015

ritter6788 said:
Red Dragon Acro....I'm not buying another. Lol

I have 5 colonies in my tank. It grows like crazy. One of my best growing acros.

dmjr1201 · May 19, 2015

Favia is my kryptonite. Can't seem to keep them. Then again I haven't tried since I reset my tank.

kas · May 19, 2015

torch coral

oceanparadise1 · May 19, 2015

Xenia, can never get it to grow, thank god! haha

that Reef Guy · May 19, 2015

ritter6788 said:
Red Dragon Acro....I'm not buying another. Lol

Really my Red Dragon grows very very fast.

Anything that is thin branched like that should grow fast since they don't need as much to grow their branches since they are so thin.

P.S. Where is the Poll?

It said this is a Poll but I see nowhere to Vote.

that Reef Guy · May 19, 2015

that Reef Guy said:
Really my Red Dragon grows very very fast.

Anything that is thin branched like that should grow fast since they don't need as much to grow their branches since they are so thin.

P.S. Where is the Poll?

It said this is a Poll but I see nowhere to Vote.

For me Any LPS are super Slow especially Acans and Chalices.

hart24601 · May 19, 2015

Never could grow Xenia either. Although it was probably a blessing.

I have not had luck with hawkins echinata despite trying twice. A shame, I love that coral. Maybe if I find some room I will try again...

luke33 · May 19, 2015

Elegance and Plate corals. No matter how many times I try, they just slowly die. After 12+yrs of trying, I'm done. Only luck I ever had with a plate is when I ran a "dirtier" zoa tank. It thrived in there.

Other than that I can grow any zoa or sps I try.

glb · May 19, 2015

that Reef Guy said:
Really my Red Dragon grows very very fast.

Anything that is thin branched like that should grow fast since they don't need as much to grow their branches since they are so thin.

P.S. Where is the Poll?

It said this is a Poll but I see nowhere to Vote.

I figured everyone's response was their vote. Red dragons seem to be in the lead right now.

glb · May 19, 2015

dmjr1201 said:
Favia is my kryptonite. Can't seem to keep them. Then again I haven't tried since I reset my tank.

Tell me about it.

64Ivy · May 19, 2015

M.digitata. No kidding.

Birddog · May 19, 2015

Blastos, what's the trick with them? I have learned how to be successful with many different LPS and SPS, but blastomussa just melts away and have tried several times.

haleyf1024 · May 19, 2015

Any type on chalice. I have tried 2 frags, both turned white and bleached until they did no matter what I did.

glb · May 19, 2015

Wow. Great response to this thread. I guess it shows that none of us are alone!

ritter6788 · May 20, 2015

FoD said:
You guys with the Red Dragon issues...I have the same problem with Red Planet. I'm not buying anymore.

I can grow red planet like bahiagrass and it's hardy for me. Red dragon not so much.

that Reef Guy said:
Really my Red Dragon grows very very fast.

Anything that is thin branched like that should grow fast since they don't need as much to grow their branches since they are so thin.

Mine grows fast as well....then craps out on me.

64Ivy said:
M.digitata. No kidding.

Those are very sensitive for me as well.

glb said:
Wow. Great response to this thread. I guess it shows that none of us are alone!

Agreed! Everyone has trouble with something.

kchapmanjr · May 20, 2015

For some reason my issue seems to be pearlberry. It stays quite obviously dormant for 6-9 months then just withers away. Red planet grows great, red dragon in my tank is too new to give an opinion on, acans reproduce like they're on a drunken weekend at hedonism, favia and chalice do relatively good, and zoas do more than hold their own. And don't even get me started on millis... I could be a milli god based on the way they grow and hold (and develop new) color in my tank. However, for some reason I have never had any freakin luck with pearlberry. I guess everyone has is like Achilles when it comes to "that" coral.