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BMahura
06-23-2011, 04:10 AM
Im starting to get into SPS coral now that i have upgraded my lights to some T5 HO. i was wondering what are some easy to keep SPS of SPS for beginners.
lorenz0
06-23-2011, 05:34 AM
Its a hit and miss depending on the tank. For months I had problems keeping monti's but successfully kept acro's. IMO birds nest has always been the easiest for me, give that a try and than maybe a stag or milli next.
Also buy frags off of other people from established tanks. Maricultured colonies can be a bit tricky and once your feeling a bit more comfortable than move to them. I have had some which barely grew while small frags turned into large colonies 4x the size before I started seeing growth out of them
I'll second all of that. Birdsnest are really easy. Monti's are supposed to be easy, but never liked my tank. Stylo's and Pocci's also seem pretty hardy.
daniella3d
06-24-2011, 02:08 AM
My easiest coral ever are my sps. My toughest ones are zoanthids, especially the rare and expensive ones! I have all sort of SPS and they grow like weeds. I have metal halide 14k.
I don't know why people think they are hard to keep. I do a water change once a month, keep my alkalinity between 6 to 7, calcium is not that hight usualy at 380 to 400, yet they all grow fast.
Only problem I had once with a pocillio was a bit of brown jelly. I did a few frags and some survived. Now it's back to the size of a tennis ball in just 1 month and half. Personally I don't have super good result with my T5HO in my nano, but great results with my MH.
Im starting to get into SPS coral now that i have upgraded my lights to some T5 HO. i was wondering what are some easy to keep SPS of SPS for beginners.
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