First SPS!

ScubaDiver93 · 12/18/2007, 11:04 PM

Im so excited to say i'm hunting for the first sps coral that doesn't require a lot more care than intense lights (and don't worry thats taken care of).

Mattmcf · 12/18/2007, 11:25 PM

try a montipora, staghorn, or a nice cap. Good luck, dont forget pictures!

ScubaDiver93 · 12/18/2007, 11:28 PM

Will do. I like the monti idea. What kind of monti is easiest. I like the encrusting montis but is a cap easier?

ScubaDiver93 · 12/19/2007, 12:10 AM

And how long before you add the easiest acro (what is the easiest acro?)

LockeOak · 12/19/2007, 12:20 AM

Montipora capricornis is pretty easy to keep. I've seen them kept under regular fluorescents(!). Green slimers are pretty easy Acropora. Montipora digitata are also pretty easy.

BangkokMatt · 12/19/2007, 12:35 AM

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Originally posted by LockeOak
Green slimers are pretty easy

I agree IME - and they're a good looking acro

mudskipper1 · 12/19/2007, 04:31 PM

Monti Digi are pretty easy, im keeping it under PC, and it is growing pretty good.

Craig Lambert · 12/19/2007, 04:39 PM

I'll third the green slimer. It's also a very fast grower.Maybe a Tenuis, they're really nice. Montipora capricornus are pretty easy also. Be sure to start them off low in the tank, and then raise them higher up over a period of a couple of weeks so they acclimate to your light.

650-IS350 · 12/19/2007, 04:54 PM

Monti Caps are pretty much bullet proof...

UrbanSage · 12/19/2007, 05:08 PM

Doesn't come much "easier" than Pocillopora damicornis.

12/18/2007, 11:04 PM	#1
ScubaDiver93 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angles, CA Posts: 566	First SPS! Im so excited to say i'm hunting for the first sps coral that doesn't require a lot more care than intense lights (and don't worry thats taken care of).

12/19/2007, 04:31 PM	#7
mudskipper1 Trust Me I'm an Engineer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posts: 1,085	Monti Digi are pretty easy, im keeping it under PC, and it is growing pretty good. __________________ -Eric kazyakphoto.zenfolio.com Current Tank Info: 11 gallon DIY acrylic cube and 20L displays plumbed to a single sump, Kessil, Onyx, MP10, RKL

12/19/2007, 04:39 PM	#8
Craig Lambert Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,897	I'll third the green slimer. It's also a very fast grower.Maybe a Tenuis, they're really nice. Montipora capricornus are pretty easy also. Be sure to start them off low in the tank, and then raise them higher up over a period of a couple of weeks so they acclimate to your light. __________________ "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all day in a boat drinking beer." Current Tank Info: 75G Tank, 29G Sump, 100lbs LR, AquaC EV-180, Iwaki MD-20RT return Tunze nano streams 4X54 t-5/Icecap Ballast & SLR's 2x110 vho actinic

12/19/2007, 04:54 PM	#9
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	Monti Caps are pretty much bullet proof... __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar

12/19/2007, 05:08 PM	#10
UrbanSage Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tea, SD Posts: 1,657	Doesn't come much "easier" than Pocillopora damicornis. __________________ You can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails. Current Tank Info: 270 gallon reef.

12/18/2007, 11:25 PM	#2
Mattmcf Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando Posts: 299	try a montipora, staghorn, or a nice cap. Good luck, dont forget pictures!

12/18/2007, 11:28 PM	#3
ScubaDiver93 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angles, CA Posts: 566	Will do. I like the monti idea. What kind of monti is easiest. I like the encrusting montis but is a cap easier?

12/19/2007, 12:10 AM	#4
ScubaDiver93 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angles, CA Posts: 566	And how long before you add the easiest acro (what is the easiest acro?)

12/19/2007, 12:20 AM	#5
LockeOak Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 839	Montipora capricornis is pretty easy to keep. I've seen them kept under regular fluorescents(!). Green slimers are pretty easy Acropora. Montipora digitata are also pretty easy.