Acropora Question

[AquaMan91]

Hey all i have an 8gallon biocube that i simply love...i recently went barebottom and love it!!!well i have a bunch of ricordias(5 or 6) that have all are in the process of splitting...i simply love the look of LPS particularly Acropora..i have found an excellent dealer of Acropora and was wondering if i could purchase a frag...im askin y'all cause you people are prolly the smartest reef keepers i know. well these aree my water parameters if it helps to aid your awnsering;
SG; 1.025
pH; 8.2
'Trite; 0 ppm
'Trate; 10 ppm
Ammonia; 0 ppm
Calcium; 450 ppm

i am using iodide but i cant find a darn tester for it so to be on the safe side i only add two drops a day because one tablespoon can dose 50 gallons.

i just want some info cause i love those corals, i am willing to go to the store and purchase strontium and trace elements if neccesary.

thanks!!!and sorry for the long post

[Hop]

Acros are SPS, not LPS

What lights do you have, how steady is your temp, what is you mag and alk levels and how long has the tank been up and running. personally I wouldn't add any SPS until your tank balances back out from going BB

And no, don't add iodide, you can OD the stuff very easily and no you don't need anything other than a balanced Ca and alk routine

[AquaMan91]

lol sorry but the mix up..ummm i really dont know mag and alk levels cause i havent dosed mg and i simply dont know my alk levels(horrible i know)..um my temp stays consistently 75 degrees and my lighting is i think 10k flourescents(its the stock biocube lighting)

[Hop]

Well understanding ca, alk and mag are probably the step after obtaining stability and before getting sps. There are tons of different types of acros, some easier than others, but probably not well suited for a biocube with stock light. 75 is a little low for sps, probably want to shoot for 78-81.

[AquaMan91]

you know ive always wanted my water temp warmer but could never get it...do you know how i could achieve this??the heater i have is automatically set to 75

[ckusnierek]

Originally Posted by AquaMan91

you know ive always wanted my water temp warmer but could never get it...do you know how i could achieve this??the heater i have is automatically set to 75

Buy a new heater ;(

Go to nanotunners.com they have t5 and halide retro hood for the biocubes but I don't kno wabout a 8g. maintaning the stability for SPS will be very hard in a 8g tank. and if you add halide you will have trouble keeping the temp down.

with the stock lighting you may be able to keep low light SPS like montipora but those will very quickly outgorw a 8g tank.

[Hop]

Sorry I meant to post this but something else came up...

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-04/totm/index.php