Beginners sps

[AquaristicA]

What is easyest sps corals to keep?

in case you need imformation on about my tank it has 2x 250 watt MH and 4 tunze pumps with a controller, it is a 150 gallon tank with a sump and Deltec APF skimmer.

 

[Philwd]

Montipora is a good starter. Get digitata(thin branched) or capricornus(plate). If you can keep that for more than a month then graduate up to easy acroporas like green slimer(aka A. yongei) or staghorn like A. formosa. Another easier coral is pocillopora damicornus.

A good rule of thumb is when you get dime sized spots of corraline algae your tank is mature enough for SPS. Read all the sticky threads by JBNY on flow& lighting etc.. Stability is key. Especially alk IME/IMO.

Your setup sounds eerily familiar to mine. Good luck.

 

[Corn]

i would agree with Philwd and i would look into getting a CA reactor if your tank is going to manly sps. you already that a grate setup.

 

[AquaristicA]

Thanks for replies

I have ordered an aquacultured montipora capricornus.

I've heard many people use Rowaphos with exelent results, but when you start using it for a while are the corals gonna be "addicted" to it in results that i cant stop using it?

A CA reactor wouldn't be present for me at the moment, i'm gonna considering buy one later though.

 

[MrPike]

You will need a calcium reactor when you no longer feel like dosing every day. When you are just starting like you are with digies and caps, you will be fine with 2 part and/or kalk for a good long while. Havent heard about corals becomming addicted to rowa. Only thing I could see happening in that regard is natural uptakes such as macro algae in a refugium would die due to a lack of phosphate, then not be around to uptake phosphates when the rowa runs out.

 

[goda]

O_O 150 gallon setup with tunzes and only in middle school geez what do you pan to have when your older and have a job the georgia aquarium


do you have any coral in your tank right now? if not then you may want to try lps first

 

[Ti]

Digitata

 

[tnyr5]

Montipora digitata of most forms,Pocilopora damicornis, Acropora formosa, Montipora capricornis / foliosa if you want something a little more exotic once you get your feet wet try Montipora confusa / spumosa and Montipora hispida

 

[AquaristicA]

goda, I have corals trust me, I wouldnt try sps corals as first attempt! my plan is to keep my tank and aim for success in case u think im stupid

Is it really necessary to dose every day? I have to ask...