Beginner's SPS

reeformadness · 02/01/2007, 08:36 PM

I am about ready to buy my first SPS corals. I have good light, high flow, and I'm about to have DO/RI water. I already know I want Montipora digitata and Porites cylindrica, but I am thinking of starting with three aquacultured frags. What would be a good beginner's SPS out of these:

Pocillopora damicornis (aquacultured)
Pocillopora verrucosa (AC)
Seriatopora stellata (AC)
Stylophora pistillata (AC)

reeformadness · 02/01/2007, 09:30 PM

Anyone? Are none of these good for beginners? Are all of them?

demeyer2 · 02/01/2007, 10:01 PM

Pocillopora
Seriatopora stellata
Personally I haven't had any trouble with these but I don't have experience with stylos. Also digitatas are fairly easily to keep.

drummereef · 02/01/2007, 10:03 PM

Montipora Capricornis are about the easiest sps you can start with. Digitata would be up there with it.

McCrary · 02/01/2007, 10:14 PM

Orange digitata are really easy, grow well and don't need perfectly stable conditions. Elkhorn is another good starter SPS, it also grows very very quickly. Dark Pocilloporas are also really good starters, stay away from the lighter ones as they have a tendency to brown out if your not careful with the lighting.

reeformadness · 02/01/2007, 10:53 PM

Thanks everybody for your input.

supervdl · 02/01/2007, 11:16 PM

Digitata and orange plate are really fast growers.

02/01/2007, 08:36 PM	#1
reeformadness Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gulfport, MS Posts: 650	Beginner's SPS I am about ready to buy my first SPS corals. I have good light, high flow, and I'm about to have DO/RI water. I already know I want Montipora digitata and Porites cylindrica, but I am thinking of starting with three aquacultured frags. What would be a good beginner's SPS out of these: Pocillopora damicornis (aquacultured) Pocillopora verrucosa (AC) Seriatopora stellata (AC) Stylophora pistillata (AC)

02/01/2007, 10:01 PM	#3
demeyer2 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sausalito, CA Posts: 455	Pocillopora Seriatopora stellata Personally I haven't had any trouble with these but I don't have experience with stylos. Also digitatas are fairly easily to keep. Last edited by demeyer2; 02/01/2007 at 10:07 PM.

02/01/2007, 10:03 PM	#4
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Montipora Capricornis are about the easiest sps you can start with. Digitata would be up there with it. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

02/01/2007, 10:14 PM	#5
McCrary Can't Stop Time Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,079	Orange digitata are really easy, grow well and don't need perfectly stable conditions. Elkhorn is another good starter SPS, it also grows very very quickly. Dark Pocilloporas are also really good starters, stay away from the lighter ones as they have a tendency to brown out if your not careful with the lighting. __________________ Matt Patience is the best remedy for every trouble. Titus Maccius Plautus (254 BC - 184 BC), Rudens

02/01/2007, 11:16 PM	#7
supervdl Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NE PA Posts: 1,315	Digitata and orange plate are really fast growers. __________________ My tank thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1167897 Current Tank Info: 135 gal mixed reef with Radions and Zeovit; 210 gal SPS reef being set up

02/01/2007, 09:30 PM	#2
reeformadness Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gulfport, MS Posts: 650	Anyone? Are none of these good for beginners? Are all of them?

02/01/2007, 10:53 PM	#6
reeformadness Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gulfport, MS Posts: 650	Thanks everybody for your input.