The SPS Bug Has Bit

[Craig Lambert]

Hi,

I'm looking for some suggestions of some appropriate SPS
corals for my tank. The tank has been up for 1 year now. It's a 75G w/100 lbs LR, DSB, AquaC EV-180 Skimmer, 29G sump, and fuge w/Cheato. I run passive carbon 24/7, and do weekly 10% water changes. My lighting is VHO, but I have a ton of it. A 6 bulb configuration running on two ballasts for a total of 630 watts.

I have mainly lps that are all doing well. I added two monticaps 3 months ago that have shown good growth. My water parameters are very stable an read as follows:

ALK 9.3 dKH
Calcium 430
Magnesium 1320
pH 8.08-8.23 (pinpoint)
A,N,N all undetectable
Flow consists of 1-seio 1100, 1-seio 820, plus return pump for a total of 34-35X times turnover.

Which SPS would be appropriate to add next. Particularly interested in any that are colorful, that would do well under my lighting.

Thanks.

 

[Amphiprion]

Try digitate species of Montipora, odd and end 'sps' like Pavona, Porites, Pocillopora, Seriatopora, a 'green slimer' Acropora spp. or one of the Acropora spp. 'millepora' look alikes (one of several similar species). Those all seem like natural next choices, IMHO. If you can, I would look into increasing flow relatively soon--you will definitely need it as things grow in.