My first sps

[Vorog]

Kind of excited to see how my first SPS does. I bought a birdsnest cheap at a LFS. It does have some bleaching on it, which is why I got it so cheap. Hoping it snaps back to life or the other non bleached parts grow. Anyway I did dip the coral in treatment before putting in tank, also made a frag rack for him so I can adjust height and flow for it. Here's a quick pic.

 

[CrazyEyes]

You might be better off fragging it a little and separating the dead parts from the alive parts.

 

[Vorog]

I was thinking about doing that. In the picture you can't see it, but there is a healthy part I can cut off with bone cutters. However I need to get a frag plug.

 

[bpcardona]

Wher you located, we could set you up with a plug. Or just put it on some rubble rock.

 

[rogergolf66]

Sps are hard enough starting with healthy coral makes it a lot easier. Good luck I'm rooting for u.

Roger

 

[Vorog]

Sps are hard enough starting with healthy coral makes it a lot easier. Good luck I'm rooting for u.

Roger

I hear ya man! I knew what I was getting myself into with an sps. But because the price was so cheap I figured why not. This isn't going to ruin me of sps if it does not workout. I will still buy a healthy small frag and try it out. My tank has been holding solid parameters for about a year now. With my water changes, and dosing. Also I have been keeping a log, which I must say Aquaticlog is very nice, but I like Aquarimate for the graphs. Makes it easy to keep track of parameters that's for sure.

 

[rogergolf66]

Where r u located?

 

[Vorog]

Where r u located?

South Tampa, Also I work out near the lutz area. I was going to see about getting some Rastas from you maybe at the reef meet next Saturday, if I can get the time off work.

 

[BryanS4]

Pink Birdsnest is going to be my first SPS as well in the coming weeks. Good luck, I'll be checking back to see how things are going.