Soft Corals

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  Colt Coral - Cladiella sp.

  When first added to the tank this coral refused to open up and slumped over. As a trial, it was moved dead center of the tank under direct metal halide lighting and quickly began to open up. It grew so large it could no longer balance on its rock and had to be moved to the sand bed.

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  Xenia

  Xenia is known for being hard and easy to keep at the same time. It can be hard to get a colony established, but once established it is very easy to keep -- to the point it will take over the entire display. The author found it spread like wildfire and had to remove it completely.