Lebowski Posted March 10, 2003 Share Posted March 10, 2003 Could I keep any sps corals in a 29 gal with 110 watts of PC lighting? If not, what type of lighting would you suggest me buying. I'm going to get mh but was wondering if any sps would do under pc.... Link to comment
mini me Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 Hi I have a frogspawn coral in my 20 gallon with 55 watt PC, it has doubled size in 8 months, and I would consider it thriving. (I think this is considered a SPS) if not, my mistake. Link to comment
Lebowski Posted March 11, 2003 Author Share Posted March 11, 2003 No, sorry. Frogspawns are LPS, not sps.. thanks though.....I'll buy a frag of that frogspawn tough. Is there any other guesses? Any SPS I CAN keep??? Link to comment
masterfuji01 Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 try some montipora capricornis. that is the plating kind. i have some that is brown with a white rim that grows really well. i dont even mount it. i just wedge it in between my liverock adn let it grow. i grow mine in a 25 gallon with 96 watts of PC. it does really well. i dont ever have that great of luck with acropora sp. because i can never mount them well. but try the montipora...its awesome. Link to comment
Lebowski Posted March 11, 2003 Author Share Posted March 11, 2003 Thanks, I'll try that! Anyone else know if I can keep something else? Link to comment
OscarBeast Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 You can probably keep hydnophora. Don't expect it to say electric green though. Link to comment
Crakeur Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 montipora digi. branching and hearty as hell. Link to comment
Lebowski Posted March 11, 2003 Author Share Posted March 11, 2003 Oscar, did you mean " don't expect it to stay electric green" or just what you said..... Link to comment
sjpresley Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 Porites would probably make it as well, especially encrusting forms. A 29 is deep, so just position them up in the middle or higher and they should be fine. Link to comment
LiQuiD Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 I'm with Crak, Montipora Digitata. They are extremely hearty. I through a frag in a 2.5 gallon with 26 watts pc, it has been knocked over a total of probably 100 times and 50 of which it ended up falling on corals that stung it until I picked it up. Granted, it is not as healthy as it was right now but the polyps are still out and if I can keep it from falling over or getting stung anymore, it will continue to grow. These suckers are hearty. Link to comment
OscarBeast Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 Yes I meant "stay" not "say"... LOL Link to comment
Lebowski Posted March 11, 2003 Author Share Posted March 11, 2003 Thanks guys, Would a skimmer help out with SPS? I'm not using a mechanical skimmer, but a refugium, with caulerpa, feather caulerpa, macro algae.... Would that be good enough of a skimmer? Link to comment
Spudds Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 You shouldn't expect your corals to say "electric green" either. Spudds. Link to comment
masterfuji01 Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 ive never used a skimmer on my reef, just a lot of liverock. your refugium should be plenty. Link to comment
Lebowski Posted March 11, 2003 Author Share Posted March 11, 2003 Why's that spudds?: Link to comment
Spudds Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 Holy Jesus, How much you want for a frag that says "electric green"?? Spudds. Link to comment
Lebowski Posted March 12, 2003 Author Share Posted March 12, 2003 oh, I thought you were reffering to my corals in my tank...: Link to comment
Cypress Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 no he wasnt dumb butt, ahah wuts up elvis Link to comment
Xwhite Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Montipora Digi is the SPS I will keep if all of the other corals I plan to throw in my tank do well. I'm just running PC lighting. I'm not expecting blue or purple tipped SPS corals with my lighting but I'd like to have a few sps corals in my tank eventually. I think in order to get the really colorful sps to thrive you need alot of VERY intense light. And, I don't want to travel down the path of MH lighting again until I'm willing to deal with chillers on my tank. John Link to comment
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