my first sps questions

[jquailus]

ok so i bought my first sps a few days ago, and i have two questions first i have a frogspawn near it how close can they be without any danger of them fighting, and also does mine look healthy here are a few pics to see how close they are. these pics were taken under atinics, and the frogspawn when fully expanded is about 5-6 inches away from the monti cap thank you for looking and for any advice, and I just found a full light pic, so that shows about how close the two are
day time pic http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc201/jquailus/fishtank509.jpg

atinic pic http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc201/jquailus/fishtank536.jpg

monti pic http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc201/jquailus/fishtank564.jpg

another monti pic http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc201/jquailus/fishtank538.jpg

[acrodave]

You want to keep the frog at least 6in away.And under they right conditions that cap will go very fast so you may want to move it .

[jquailus]

what conditions will accelerate the caps growth? i have mh and t5 atinics my params are stable and correct alk 12-14 ph 8.1-8.3 no am no trate or trite no phos i feed rotifers and cyclopleeze spelled wrong i think temp stable at 78-79.5 cal 420-440 is this good enough for sps

[jquailus]

also i have at about halfway down my 24' tall tank should the cap be moved up???

[acrodave]

alk is a bit on the high side i keep mine about 9-10

[cilyjr]

14 alk is a bit high most people try to keep the alk in the 8-12 range. that is using german degrees of hardness (dkh)

[ahullsb]

I think you have enough room between them now, but in a few months you will probably have to move one of them.