The List Of Easy SPS

[stevenchia]

This new topic will give sps newbie, a list of easy sps to start with.

please include a picture best..

[stevenchia]

This purple and green acro which is the easiest to keep even when pink birdnest show signs of stress. This fellow is still tough and low lighting is needed. If there's anyone out there know its specific name?

[honkit]

Bali green slimer @ green acropora yongei.

Fast grower and holds colour well.

[stevenchia]

Great input! Thanks for your support.

[MadScientist]

Should have a list of hardest sps to keep too for beginners to avoid

[Admiraltian]

This is great for reefers wanting to go to the dark side, ha ha!

[honkit]

Red and green monti caps are good starter SPS corals as well.

[chickyduck]

I have just bought a piece of birdnest to try keeping sps. But how do I tell if it is doing well in my tank or not? Thanks.

[honkit]

I have just bought a piece of birdnest to try keeping sps. But how do I tell if it is doing well in my tank or not? Thanks.

I find the pointy bird's nest coral @ seriatopora hystrix is not as easy as claimed by many reefers. Too often, the central part of the coral experiences STN as it grows and water flow may be insufficient to reach the inner parts of the colony.

Brid's nest coral grow fairly quickly hence if it has good growth and maintain its pink/green/yellow/red colouration, then it's good.

[honkit]

Montipora digitata is also a suggested SPS starter coral. The orange ones are the easiest. Here is a pic of my blue one (called german blue).

[yellowtang]

Bicoloured Bird Nest is Easy and Forgiving, just like when you first started dating.

Pink if it's happy. Blue if it's satisfied.Green of it requires more of your attention.

Never brown and seldom White.

Cheers,

[lawchan77]

i think true optic fiber is also a relatively sps to keep.

so is the radioactive birdnest.

[dnsfpl]

if level of "easy" is determine by growth/color

monti - orange, red, green

birdnest - radioactive, point tip pink, yellow

pocci - radioactive, optic fiber