Acro difficulty

[Jorgens]

I'm currently using baby bottles. 75ml a day and it takes about an hour to drip in. however over the next 23 hours the alk drops off and that stresses SPS and I believe that's part of my problem. 1/2 don't mind 1/2 died. Even using kalk top-off water on a float valve.

But I'm a rookie at this so take my advice with a grain of salt.

 

[ScubaDiver93]

Does b-ionic work better then a kalkwasser drip?

 

[Ralph ATL]

I just use a cheap aqua medic 2 pump doser. I change the pump lines once a year.

 

[dots]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11475911#post11475911 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ScubaDiver93
Does b-ionic work better then a kalkwasser drip?

Opinions vary in every instance there is more than one way to do something, which is about everything when it comes to this hobby and SPS.

There is now real "cookbook" recipe for SPS, and that is what draws myself and a great many others to this aspect of the hobby.

To get to your original question, tolerance to change is what makes an "easy" SPS compared to a "hard" SPS to keep alive. If you start slow, learn from your mistakes, and are contantly trying to do better than yesterday, in the end, eventually they will ALL be easy to you. However, that takes a while..........

There are people that have been successfull with SPS using countless methods, the best advice I can suggest: Take a look at the tanks you admire, and determine what they do, how they do it and which of these techniques attract you.

 

[mixed_reefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11476395#post11476395 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dots
If you start slow, learn from your mistakes, and are contantly trying to do better than yesterday, in the end, eventually they will ALL be easy to you.

Thats some fantastic advice, very well said.

 

[dots]

Easier said than done.......I am just hoping for SOME to be easy right now.

 

[ScubaDiver93]

I heard that. Is there any easy to keep blue acro? Im in need of blue in the tank.

 

[dots]

The ORA or "Cali" Tort is widly available and distributed these days. It was one of my first SPS and is affordable compared to others like the Becker and Oregon Torts which are a couple of "blue" ones that come to mind as well. It is forgiving compared to others and won't make people cry if you torch it learning the ropes.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1651

Wait, your in L.A........get on the SoCal forum and find a club local to you. You will be able to find local reefers to trade with as we in Cali are a bit spoiled with what is available, and I am thankful for that.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=50