wanna put some sps

[reeffanatic247]

hey guys. well i have a 36 bow set up for bout 7 months now and i wanted to add some sps easy corals espcially one like a monta cap i know u needa set it up for a year or so but i wanna start now . i have some lps and soft and wanna put some sps any ideas of some small ones and easy to take care of? also are they agrresive or dodnt produce sting cells and can they get really hurt with there hard skeleton by lps thnx

[scoop]

What kind of lighting do you have on your tank? All corals will compete w/ each other and most can kill another. LPS can frequently sting and kill sps quite a distance away because many have sweeper tentacles that can reach out 3 or 4 inches (or more) at night. Also, some softies release toxins that are harmful to sps, but some can controlled through the use of carbon. All that said, you still might be able to put in some sps if there is enough space away from the others, but first tell us what lights and what current lps and softies you have, so we can make sure it is safe before making recommendations.

[reeffanatic247]

i have t5 lights about 244 wats for a 36 bow so enough lightin all my corals are well spaced and i jus wanted to put maybe 1 or 2 sps like a capricornus or w.e its call thats grow like flat plates i have fox coral,galexea,clove polyyps mushroom. coltcorals plat coral bubble coral frogspawn hamemrs 2brains. and a 1 stalk candy cane but i will be moving the colt and mushrooms shortly when my seahorse tank finishes cycling

[cronamator]

well meesa thngs you should do a montepora capricornus

[Neuticle]

Most of the more common montipora's (capricornis and digitata) and bird's nests are pretty easy for sps. You still need a rock steady pH and clean water though.

[Fat Tony]

Originally Posted by Neuticle

Most of the more common montipora's (capricornis and digitata) and bird's nests are pretty easy for sps. You still need a rock steady pH and clean water though.

+1 for the recommended species
-1 on the pH though.. pH is never rock steady, it fluctuates throughout the day

You will want steady levels of Calcium, Alk and Mag. as well as stable salinity. Also, you will want your nitrates to read really low, 0 is best, but really anything less than 5-10 would be ok.

[Neuticle]

Yeah, I guess I mean to say, figure out a dosing that works and stay with it.

[reeffanatic247]

thnx guys i order 2 from live aqauria b4 u posted so dunno if they r easy here is the link i oprder a green apple cap http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...98&pcatid=2498 and a phil granulosa http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...06&pcatid=2806 will recieve them tommrow and will post pics but i dunno if its hard .. thnx

[reeffanatic247]

also my levels are steady but my alk is a bit high with a 5.44 meql also Ive never heard of magnesium ill buy a kit to test for it and do i dose it or what also What bout po4 should i really be worried becuase my po4 is a bit high no matter wat i do ro water buffers nothing works.. and i dunno how much flow on them i have a bit but not to much. thnx again

[Fat Tony]

phosphate... you need to have a 0 reading as well as no visible algae in your tank... if you have algae, you have excess phosphates. You need to skim wetter and possibly feed less or add more flow to more effectively get excess food into the sump where it can be taken out by the skimmer. as far as cal and alk go, you want to shoot for 8-10dKh alk and 38-440 calcium.

as far as magnesium, you want 1250-1350 ppm reading. Maintaining that level of mag will also help keep your alk and cal in equilibrium.

[reeffanatic247]

thnx yea i do have algae all over rofl some bubble algae some is green on the walls and hair algae all over the rocks i tried everything but i noticed it seems to get where there is no flow
ill try increasing this
and also wanted to know if the algae would really kill my coral or if i can do anything quickly b4 they arrive tomorrow
thnx tony

[reeffanatic247]

how can i honestly control this the fastest and easiest way cuz every time i ask ther is some bs shortcuts and i need it quick and fast. for the hair algae is the clean up crew just gonna do that? or how do i honestly get rid of the algae i try not to feed as much and i think my skim is workin will more flow jus get rid of it thnx again tony

[reeffanatic247]

one more also those corals i posted are they gonna survivve are they pretty easy

[wbyoung]

how long do you leave your lights on? Are they on a timer?

[reeffanatic247]

no and i think they are on too long i gotto shorten it i guess where can i get a cheap timer any sites ugot
thnx