Stylophora ?s

[wstem]

My Specs:
Tank:30 g oceanic cube with a 5 gallon sump
Filtration: live rock (30lbs) and live sand. I use an AquaC Urchin as my skimmer
Lighting: 175W MH w/ 20K bulb (13 hours a day)
Flow: Return = Mag 5, Closed Loop = Mag 5
Paras: Cal = 470, kH = 12, temp = 78, salinity = 1.025
Adds: Kent Marine Trace, Coral Accel, Seachem Reefbuilder and others, only use RO/DI water

I've been wanting to add a Stylo for awhile now, but have little experience with SPS (only monti's) and wanted to see if anyone has some advice or personal exp. with the species they could share before I buy one

Thanks

 

[twon8]

your alk and ca are a bit on the elevated side, I have two type of stylo, one frag and one wild colony, they seem to be pretty hardy, esp the frag from someone's tank. if you can find a frag locally go with that.

you also might need some more flow in there, maybe up your closed loop pump.

 

[twon8]

also i don't feel there is a need to add anything besides alk/ and ca, mg if deficient. you would probably be fine topping off with kalk

 

[wstem]

Thanks for the tips,

How much flow do you think I should add?

I have a couple powerheads (MJ 1200 and 600 ) I could add to the tank

 

[twon8]

if you've got them might as well use them,