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Old 12/13/2007, 07:17 PM
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biginers SPS

I have decide to convert my 55g tank in SPS predominant tank starting next year.

So I want to ask you what kind of SPS corals will be a good choise to start, easy to keep and forgive to minimalks fluctuations.

I want to start on the rigth way.

Thank you for your advises
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Old 12/13/2007, 07:19 PM
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Montipora, stylophora, hydnophora are some that are a little less demanding generally.
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Old 12/13/2007, 07:22 PM
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I could not agree more with the abve post
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Old 12/13/2007, 07:52 PM
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any pics? that will help a lot
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Old 12/13/2007, 08:43 PM
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Yes, I agree withthe above. A Montipora digitata is relatively easy. Green and orange seem to hold their colors well. Al
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Old 12/13/2007, 11:48 PM
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I agree with what has been said except for the stylophora. IME depending on the colour and variety they can be very fussy to pretty easy. I find the really bright stylos need just the right flow and light and I still struggle with a few of them in my tank. Birdnest is another that I would class as good starter sps (seriatopora hystrix). Hydnophora rigida is very easy but very aggressive so give it some room as it can send out sweepers several inches long. Pavona's are another easy to keep sps but also aggresive. Montipora capricornis & M.digitata & M.samarensis are also good starters. As far as acro's go there are a few that aren't too finiky.
IME A.prolifera & A.microphthalma are among the easier acro's but not usually among the most colourful, they are both often referred to as blue tip stags. I can't speak for others but this has been my experience. I hope you find it helpful, good luck.
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Old 12/14/2007, 02:14 AM
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Thank you for the info.

Like I would like to restart on the SPS but on the rigth way.

When I set up the tank I bougth some frags (acropora horrida, cats pawn and a green acro) later on I discovered than I did a mistake , my tank was too green and some of the equipment wasn´t working the way it should as my firts skimmer (remora pro, suck by the way), the result was than the green acro bleach I tougth it was dead so I sent it to the sump (another mistake), horrida turns brown still lives but is kind of brown, and the cats pawn is not as pick as it shouls is kind of brown too. I hopoe them to recover time will tell.

Now I have improve my equipment ligths PFO´s (ballast and pendents) 250W HQI with reeflux 12K bulb, my skimmer a deltec AP600, have a refiguim and I looking close the parameters. I bougth a RODI unit to get a beter quality of water. and im seting up a calcium reactor (that will be the next year equipment proyect)

I dont want to make the same mistakes. the softies and the LPS are ok and the tank is maturing, no nauseus algae and the coraline is covering the LR.

Thank you and plase keep the coments caming
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Old 12/14/2007, 11:02 AM
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Looks like you have a good start with equipment. Try to read up on the different species before you get them assuring they get the proper requirements and that you can provide them what they need to thrive. Also get a good test kit to assure parameters are up to par.
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Old 12/14/2007, 11:15 AM
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Im trying to get some test kits (salifert) but I cannot find Magnesium test kit, salifert is aout of stock it was with defective regeants coming from the factory so they pull it out. The LFS dont have a time frame (maybe next month). So rigth now dont know what test or brand should I buy. Any coment on this?
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Old 12/14/2007, 11:43 AM
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wild stylophoras can be very hard to keep. I have found tank raised to do very well though.
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Old 12/14/2007, 05:06 PM
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My first was a porites and is did great, but it was an ugly brown $7 frags.
 

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