would you say it is possible for a first time sps'er to have success in a small tank

[fish lad]

hi

currently i have a 40 gal softy tank

but i want sps so much

so im planning a 18" tank

with MH lighting (70w or 150 if i can get a chiller sorted)
tunze 6000/tunze nano's in september (im in the uk thats the soonest i can get them)
mce 500
and a sump and po4 reactor

is all this equipment suitible, i will have 15kg'ish if LR

so what are the most colourful sps out there, what are the easyest to keep

i read on how stabability is the key rule, so before i buy a sps im going to keep this tank and just see how hard stababilty is to keep in a small tank

also i read about nutrient must be low. is this just done by low feeding, so will a pair of clownfish be ok to keep in my tank with my sps, what about clowns and a bicolor angel (never nipped anything, but knowing my luck will only nip the expensive coral :mad2: :mad2: :mad2: )

so what are your views on this

thank you so much

steve

 

[DaddyJax]

My understanding is that small tanks have very little forgiveness. If something changes in the tank it happens fast and hard. Nutrients control is a combination with filtration and bioload. If you only have a small amount of fish and an oversized good skimmer then you would not need to feed less.
How many gallons are you planning?

 

[fish lad]

no more than 35 total

40 if i can get a couple of surge tanks up and going

 

[duec22]

take a look in my gallery....This is my first run at a tank with SPS in it.

 

[fish lad]

looks great

 

[reefinmike]

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