my tank has been stocked with mainly softies and lps. i would like to keep just a few frags of sps towards the top of my rock work. please give me some inputs about my setup and whether it's appropriate to keep sps. i will be moving up to a 100gal next month but for now...
tank: 55gal long. 60lbs lr, 50-60lbs ls
sump/fuge: 20gal/chaetomorpha/LS/rubble
return: eheim 1060
skimmer: MRC MR-1 in sump/mag 5
calc react: coralife, 20lbs CO2 tank, solenoid/gauge
aqua jr controller.
heater: 150watt in sump.
lights: 2 175watt SE hamilton 14k bulbs/ballast
flow: 3 powerheads and the return.
tank parameters
ph: 8.0-8.29
temp: 78-80 F
amm: 0
NO4: 0
NO3: 5
livestock:
1 chromis
1 2" blue tang
1 pajama cardinal
1 clown goby
1 cleaner shrimp
1 large fighting conch
various and numerous hermit crabs, nas., and astrea snails.
softies & lps: gsp, kenya trees, mushrooms, frogspawn, pulsing xenia, zoo's, open brain, pipe organ, that's about it.
so what do you think? i apologize for the long post but i'm really interested in keep sps and i don't want to cause any uneventful death to these creatures. thanks.
peter
tank: 55gal long. 60lbs lr, 50-60lbs ls
sump/fuge: 20gal/chaetomorpha/LS/rubble
return: eheim 1060
skimmer: MRC MR-1 in sump/mag 5
calc react: coralife, 20lbs CO2 tank, solenoid/gauge
aqua jr controller.
heater: 150watt in sump.
lights: 2 175watt SE hamilton 14k bulbs/ballast
flow: 3 powerheads and the return.
tank parameters
ph: 8.0-8.29
temp: 78-80 F
amm: 0
NO4: 0
NO3: 5
livestock:
1 chromis
1 2" blue tang
1 pajama cardinal
1 clown goby
1 cleaner shrimp
1 large fighting conch
various and numerous hermit crabs, nas., and astrea snails.
softies & lps: gsp, kenya trees, mushrooms, frogspawn, pulsing xenia, zoo's, open brain, pipe organ, that's about it.
so what do you think? i apologize for the long post but i'm really interested in keep sps and i don't want to cause any uneventful death to these creatures. thanks.
peter