Pickle010 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Alright ladies and gentleman, I BELIEVE I am ready to take the SPS plunge. I've tested my water last night and everything checked out great and I've just upgraded my tank: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...117929&st=0 with the Sunpod 150 HQI. It's been running since December and has been doing great. I've done most of the standard BC29 mods and have gone back to running a Remora Aqua C skimmer. My bio load is pretty light occupants still include my Royal Gramma, a Six Line Wrasse and a Fire Fish. So later this afternoon I will be going by my favorite LFS - Coral Oasis in Irvine and checking out the SPS selections they have. My question is - What is a good SPS to start out with? any recommendations? Link to comment
TR3XX Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 how about monti or digi? those were what was recommended to me. i ended getting a few montis and so far they're doing really well. pretty hardy. Link to comment
ENraged Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 just received a monti yesterday and I am hooked Those are on my collection list now Link to comment
Pickle010 Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 well, whats your turnover? I'm not sure what you mean. Turnover? Thanks... I'll look into to the monti and digi. Any reason why I would stay away from anything in particular? What about Acropora? Link to comment
TR3XX Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 perhaps acros are more finicky? i'm going to wait about a month to see how well my montis do before getting a acro. Link to comment
ezcompany Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 perhaps acros are more finicky? i'm going to wait about a month to see how well my montis do before getting a acro. as long as your ca and alk are in check, good water movement, and decently low nutrients, you should be fine with most sps pieces. turnover is the total gph in your display over the total volume of your tank. Link to comment
Pickle010 Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 as long as your ca and alk are in check, good water movement, and decently low nutrients, you should be fine with most sps pieces. turnover is the total gph in your display over the total volume of your tank. Right on.. thanks... My flow is great I'm running the stock pump on my BC29 - I have an mj1200 on the skimmer - but added a hydor koralia 2 (600 gph) in my display. Link to comment
ezcompany Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Right on.. thanks... My flow is great I'm running the stock pump on my BC29 - I have an mj1200 on the skimmer - but added a hydor koralia 2 (600 gph) in my display. the mj1200 doesn't count towards the turnover rate. the hydor koralia would. Link to comment
Pickle010 Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 the mj1200 doesn't count towards the turnover rate. the hydor koralia would. Yeah.. I figured... But between the hydor and my stock pump - my turn over should be about 42x per hour. Link to comment
proraptor2 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I have plenty of easy to keep SPS for good prices in Anaheim.... I have green, red, and orange monticap. I have green stag and neon green slimer....I sell these cheap for beginners like yourself There is no point in buying from a store when you can get a nice frag of green stag from me for $5! LOL Link to comment
Pickle010 Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 I have plenty of easy to keep SPS for good prices in Anaheim.... I have green, red, and orange monticap. I have green stag and neon green slimer....I sell these cheap for beginners like yourself There is no point in buying from a store when you can get a nice frag of green stag from me for $5! LOL Hey Prop... I'm free this afternoon. I'd deffinately like to check out what you have. Prop.. PM Sent. Link to comment
patrickross Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Hey proraptor I want to buy a frag of slimer! Will you ship? I'm in San Diego, I suppose I could drive up to anaheim, maybe I'll buy a few things. Link to comment
Withers Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I'm not sure what you mean. Turnover? Thanks... I'll look into to the monti and digi. Any reason why I would stay away from anything in particular? What about Acropora? Well, first, digi's are montis. There's tons of different flavors of montipora to choose from, all of which should do well in your tank. You've got digitata that gives nice vertical growth, capricornis thats a nice plating coral and a lot of different types of encrusting montipora, the most popular of which is danae. Feel free to try some acros too, but they can be more finicky. Green slimers and staghorns are always good to start with. I'd stay away from tabling acros for a while till you're ready. OH, and always, ALWAYS, start with frags as a beginner. Wild colonies will most likely not do well. Link to comment
Pickle010 Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 No shipping sorry Thanks for the info everyone - I'm going to check out what the Proraptor has and go from there. Link to comment
ezcompany Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Thanks for the info everyone - I'm going to check out what the Proraptor has and go from there. he's a ghetto white dude, becareful Link to comment
proraptor2 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 he's a ghetto white dude, becareful Stupid EZ.....At least I make it to frag swaps on time! LOL Link to comment
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