what is e easiest SPS to keep

[ambystoma82]

any advice for sps tht is easy to keep ?

cus my t5 too strong liaoz..

some area cant b LPS will kanna bleach by e strong lighting...

wanted to put clams.. but clams bit off angle as i wan to put it sumwhere high...

[damienkee]

u can try on pavona!

[ambystoma82]

any pics ?

[Dorado]

You can try pocillopora, digitata and birdnest or even A.nana.

But the easiest is the brown SPS, no matter how it will not die.

If you want some, you can come to my place.........

[jamomatt]

Hijack: When does one know if one can introduce simple SPS?

[shoelevy]

montipora cap quite easy in my opinion

recognised by its plating nature

jamomatt, i think your tank must be stable and mature lor...like more than 9mths old perhaps?

most important is lightings, current flow and stable water parameters...fluctuating parameters can cause rtn or stn.

if u wanna try can always kapo some frags from friends like the man i am still very grateful for giving me so much support in sps

[jamomatt]

montipora cap quite easy in my opinion

recognised by its plating nature

jamomatt, i think your tank must be stable and mature lor...like more than 9mths old perhaps?

most important is lightings, current flow and stable water parameters...fluctuating parameters can cause rtn or stn.

if u wanna try can always kapo some frags from friends like the man i am still very grateful for giving me so much support in sps

Mine into 3rd month only la

I have an area under my 150W Mh abt 1 feet down for SPS in the future, must control... must not buy yet...

I still got long way man... the 'brownies' are only starting to clear up in my tank Guess just 'see no touch' for now and keep to LPS for the next few months...

[barnacle]

if u wanna try can always kapo some frags from friends like the man i am still very grateful for giving me so much support in sps

so thats how u got your frag...kapo from frens...

[shoelevy]

so thats how u got your frag...kapo from frens...

eh no la!

i got buy also lA!

1 of which still waiting to be fragged for u leh: the green slimer!

when u free abang!

[ike]

Hi bro, I have a couple of listed IMO hardly Acro., don't know exactly the name, but it pass a few flutuation phenomenon like ORP drop, high humic acid, inadequate CA, and sudden change in Ph, Sality and so on. (This count after acclimiation ofcause

[ike]

This A. Milipora is also the one quite easy. And as other reefers said, it's much better to try frags from friend where they already come from established tank w/o much transport problem like the wild collected.

[lyz77]

I hv a 400W MH, will it be an overkill? Will SPS especially those that is near to the surface be able to take it?

[damienkee]

I hv a 400W MH, will it be an overkill? Will SPS especially those that is near to the surface be able to take it?

depends on type! IMO

[zorden]

is a monti is slightly bleach will it be able to recover???

[regal angel]

what T5 so strong? isnt 24w is all 24w, 39w is all 39w? BLUR!

[ike]

I hv a 400W MH, will it be an overkill? Will SPS especially those that is near to the surface be able to take it?

Depend on acclaimation period, I used to try to bash the speciement which stay under 150W MH for 4-5 month with 400W. Bleaching in a WEEK!

not hardly recommended! Lol

[lyz77]

Depend on acclaimation period, I used to try to bash the speciement which stay under 150W MH for 4-5 month with 400W. Bleaching in a WEEK!

not hardly recommended! Lol

Wht's the depth of your tank and how high u place your MH able the tank?

[jervismun]

I hv a 400W MH, will it be an overkill? Will SPS especially those that is near to the surface be able to take it?

So fast planning for SPS?

[lyz77]

So fast planning for SPS?

Juz wanna try on one 1st before going full swing with SPS! However, I consider myself still very inexperience and hope that bro & sis fr this forum can enlightened me with their precious experience!

[Reefaholic]

Montipora is quite difficult in my view. Certainly there is 1 or 2 species that are easy which you can commonly find them in LFS like those reddish brown type or greenish plates. You can find them even in Singapore water. Tonga and fiji are best to avoid and need good water parameters, strong lighting and dependable flow.

However, millipora, pocci and digitata are easier IMO. At least they would not easily RTN but sometimes they lost thier colours too.

[subxero]

Juz wanna try on one 1st before going full swing with SPS! However, I consider myself still very inexperience and hope that bro & sis fr this forum can enlightened me with their precious experience!

As bro Reefaholic mentioned orange monti plate is easier to start with. If you are interested, I can frag a piece for you to try

[lyz77]

As bro Reefaholic mentioned orange monti plate is easier to start with. If you are interested, I can frag a piece for you to try

Thks a million!

[lyz77]

Montipora is quite difficult in my view. Certainly there is 1 or 2 species that are easy which you can commonly find them in LFS like those reddish brown type or greenish plates. You can find them even in Singapore water. Tonga and fiji are best to avoid and need good water parameters, strong lighting and dependable flow.

However, millipora, pocci and digitata are easier IMO. At least they would not easily RTN but sometimes they lost thier colours too.

Thks for the info!

[lyz77]

Btw, is there any recommended webpage with pics to show the names/ type of SPS?

[subxero]

Btw, is there any recommended webpage with pics to show the names/ type of SPS?

I'm not good at IDing too.. don't even know what are the names of some corals in my tank. These are some of the places where I take reference from..

http://www.orafarm.com/corals.html

http://www.aquacon.com/sps.html

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/categ.cfm?pcatid=597