New to SPS

[raswank1]

Have a staghorn greenish blue near the top of the water. It is under a 6 bulb t-5 Aquaticlife system. Was a small branch 6 months ago, now has like 30 branches. Grows incredible. Have done great with that, can anyone recommend another sps for me to try under that lighting. Have also had a clam in there for over a year, and it just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Thanks for your time.

 

[CMcNeil]

You should be able to keep just about any sps under your lighting.I would try an ORA coral since they have a great track record in captivity.I suggest an ORA red planet or pink milli.both are beautiful corals with nice growth and color.

 

[JustinM]

+1^^^^^

 

[Alex T.]

Staghorn corals predominate the upper regions of most reefs in the wild. The fact that yours is growing well is proof that you've got enough lighting. I would second some of the ORA pieces as well. They tend to be very hardy and good in captive environments.

When I first got into SPS I wasn't quite ready for the calcium and alkalinity demand they require. My advice is to have a plan set up for when these beautiful colorful sticks start pulling your parameters down.

Congratulations and welcome to the club. It's a shame you couldn't run and get away while you still had the chance....

 

[njhcnwk]

ORA or if you can get some tank raised frags locally that might be a good idea as well. at this point you should probably stay away from any wild colonies fragged up as they're more tempermental