First SPS!

ScubaDiver93 · #1 12/19/2007, 12:04 AM

Im so excited to say i'm hunting for the first sps coral that doesn't require a lot more care than intense lights (and don't worry thats taken care of).

Mattmcf · #2 12/19/2007, 12:25 AM

try a montipora, staghorn, or a nice cap. Good luck, dont forget pictures!

ScubaDiver93 · #3 12/19/2007, 12:28 AM

Will do. I like the monti idea. What kind of monti is easiest. I like the encrusting montis but is a cap easier?

ScubaDiver93 · #4 12/19/2007, 01:10 AM

And how long before you add the easiest acro (what is the easiest acro?)

LockeOak · #5 12/19/2007, 01:20 AM

Montipora capricornis is pretty easy to keep. I've seen them kept under regular fluorescents(!). Green slimers are pretty easy Acropora. Montipora digitata are also pretty easy.

BangkokMatt · #6 12/19/2007, 01:35 AM

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Originally posted by LockeOak
Green slimers are pretty easy

I agree IME - and they're a good looking acro

mudskipper1 · #7 12/19/2007, 05:31 PM

Monti Digi are pretty easy, im keeping it under PC, and it is growing pretty good.

Craig Lambert · #8 12/19/2007, 05:39 PM

I'll third the green slimer. It's also a very fast grower.Maybe a Tenuis, they're really nice. Montipora capricornus are pretty easy also. Be sure to start them off low in the tank, and then raise them higher up over a period of a couple of weeks so they acclimate to your light.

delsol650 · #9 12/19/2007, 05:54 PM

Monti Caps are pretty much bullet proof...

UrbanSage · #10 12/19/2007, 06:08 PM

Doesn't come much "easier" than Pocillopora damicornis.