Mebbid
Aquarium Advice Addict
I completely disagree with the reasoning behind keeping something like this. I have tossed kenya tree branches in a sump and it lived for years under just a curly-q energy saver bulb. I've also sat pieces in a container of water and left it there for a week with no flow, light, or heat, and it remained alive.
I would say it's the poorest gauge for water quality you can use.
Keeping this is no guarantee you can keep less hardy corals, which is what you will want anyway.
Brilliant barbs said "Keep it in the sand (as far away from rocks as possible!!!!!!)" because it's terribly invasive. It also kills most corals that come in contact with it.
Keeping this in your tank is no different than keeping aptasia anemones.
Wow, soo much hatred towards them. I've had mine for approximately 7 months now and like it more than I did the day I bought it. It grows quickly but hasn't come close to killing anything (my palythoas have tried eating it when it blew into their grip) and it's the very first thing I have that shows any deficiencies in my water parameters and was even an alert during the summer when the temperature was getting too high for the tank. Granted, I haven't had it for years but I don't see my views on it changing anytime soon.