first sps?

[NickP123]

any recommendations for a first sps? I have a 55g reef and a 20g plumbed together into a 29g sump. the sps would go in the 20g it has 150w mh. the main tank has been up for about 2 years without the sump and the 20g and about another 2 years or so with everything together. I currently have a crocea(I think, I honestly forget I've had it for a while),a yellow watchmen goby, and a few peppermint shrimp in the 20g. I want to try some sps for christmas and I'll be ordering from dfs so please give me some ideas. thanx

[flycut]

montipora digitata

[Zestay]

ive been reading a handful of these threads in the past few days and green slimers are pretty good first SPS

[Jester]

My first SPS were montiporas... the digitatas grow like crazy and I also like watching the monti caps, too... they shelf out and grow pretty quickly too...

[Mike778922]

I started off with a millepora.

[jeffbrig]

Started with a red monti cap. First acro was a tenuis. Still have both of them.

[em805]

Procilliopora's are extremely hardy and low maintenance, I'm starting to think they would survive a nuclear attack .

[NickP123]

wow thanx for all the suggestions!

[LISound]

I just started mine a month ago and am already getting some crazy growth.
My tri color acro is growing really fast--I think it's an ORA tort.
my Procilliopora isn't doing much but I'm having trouble with a good current and finding a spot for all these corals. Since I'm starting with frags, I have about 20 pinky size corals sticking out all over...it's not the best.
Also, find out what lighting and flow the coral had before going to your tank.

I also only take frags from friends, try not to buy online. Not that the online stuff isn't good, i just know if it's growing well in a friends tank, it should do good in mine.

[snyder2050]

Monti caps and digis are great.

[InvaderJim]

My first SPS was a Monti Cap. I love watching them grow.

[XRay Guy]

My first was a Pink Birds Nest. Growing very well.

Eric