"Easy" sps?

[Neurotech]

I hear that montipora digitata is a fairly tolerant sps coral in terms of light requirement - any others? Opinions on mixed reefs?

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

Mixer reefs, Hard & Soft corals can be a problem because of chemicals released into the water by the softies i believe.

 

[MIKE NY]

I have a little bit of everything in my tank and IMO coral placement in a mixed reef is very important for lighting, flow and growing needs to limit fighting and competition. I run carbon, phosban, purigen 24/7 along with weekly 10-15% water changes and skim wet to help combat nutriant, toxin and chemical build up.
Monti digi are fairly tolerant to lighting, but I find that the purple need stronger light to maintain that color.

 

[Neurotech]

OK, I do all that now, except for purigen, what is that? Any other sps you would recommend?

 

[MIKE NY]

Purigen is a synthetic adsorbent which helps remove harmful compounds and changes color as it does. It also can be regenerated. It seems to work for me. Every little bit helps..LOL. There are a few threads in other forums about it. As far as an easy sps I find pocilipora damacornis( except the pink needs strong light) to be a weed..even easier than montis and very forgiven to light and flow. I have colonies of pink, green and a brown green. The brown/green even has reproduced for me spreading little ones all over the tank. Here is my green which was partily shaded and turned brown in the back....

 

[onegreenray]

most monti caps are easier to keep as well. all the other acros need high light. (metal halides.)

 

[Neurotech]

Thanks folks, that gives me plenty to obsess about for a while as I get my phosphates down. It will be pretty cool if I can get digis and caps and pocillopora going in time.

 

[ebelz]

I have also heard Monti's are some of the easier sps. I cant say I have had that much success with the digitata type. I actually have had better success with table acro's than Monti digitata's the cap's seem to do well but I only have 2 diditata's still with me that I have been able to maintain.