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The trouble with SPS is that most people can't identify one species from another, and are doing good if they can manage to tell one genus from another. So it's tough to try to tell you to go for these ones, and don't go for those. Cultured corals are more predictable than wild colonies that can often be finicky. If you buy "named" frags that have been in the hobby for many years they are likely quite hardy. Generally, the more expensive the "named" frag is the less hardy it is. These are VERY general pointers. As far as actual names go, the genera Pocillopora, Seriatopora, Montipora, Millepora, Stylopora tend to generally be reasonably resilient. When it comes to Acropora, they vary from fairly easy to extremely challenging. So, generally I would suggest you just stay away from Acros until you have some success with above listed genera. What do you currently have for flow in the tank, light, and filtration? Is that a 90-gallon tank? My old 90-gallon that was SPS dominant I had two Tunze 6105 and one 6055 providing flow - in other words, a lot of flow. In my opinion, flow is the number one factor in SPS success as long as light and parameters are reasonably good. |
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My tank actually pushes near 500 gallon capacity. 12+feet long, 24" deep, 30" tall. I have a 250 gallon sump housing 3 large skimmers, phosn Ban reactor, biopellet reactor, and a big ball of chaeto.My return pump is reeflo gold with max flow impeller. Return flow branched and spread to 6- 3/4" "nozzles" spread evenly thru tank for balanced steady flow as well as a 30% thru uv Sterilizer. Lack of " knowledge" during tank build limited number of mounting locations for ICRC pumps, but I have 4 circ pumps set up for cross lateral flow on wave maker. I'm thinking they are doing fine cuz I had to be wary of "sand storms" and tearing flesh off my torches and hammers. |
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