sps can i keep?

[nissan577]

i have the 29g with the stock light of 72w. but i wanna get a low light sps. which one can i get?

 

[spanko]

Start off with a red or brown Montipora Capricornis, put it high in your tank and see how it goes. A monti that is healthy and flourishing with have a white edge all around it that is the growth ring. Keep it for a couple of months and take pics each month. Then compare the "I just put it in the tank" with a picture 2 months later to see if you are getting any growth. If not that is probably your answer. You will not be able to keep the more demanding SPS for sure, they may live but will lose their color and become brown coral. The other thing is to ensure you are doing regular water changes of 10% per week or so to keep your calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium levels up. You will not have to dose anything with a monti cap in your tank.
Just my opinion.

 

[nissan577]

oh ok. how high do i put the monti? like 1" or 2" off form the light? and were can i get a frag of a red or brown monti capricornis?

 

[spanko]

You want the monti at the top of the rocks. Most LFS that carry coral will have frags of monti caps pretty inexpensively.

 

[nissan577]

can i put any of these under the 72w light thats for my 29g?
Lime Green Capricornis or Purple Polyp Capricornis

 

[nissan577]

Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/2773932
You want the monti at the top of the rocks. Most LFS that carry coral will have frags of monti caps pretty inexpensively.
i know ontop of the rocks. but the highest rock i have is 5" off from the light

 

[spanko]

I would start with #3 and see how it goes before trying any of the others. My bet would be that the others would lose their color over time. Let's see what some others say.

 

[nissan577]

you mean this one?

 

[spanko]

Yup

 

[nissan577]

ok. i found that one for $14. pretty big to. so that one will got atleast 5" from the light. hopefully that will be really good. thanks spanko. will update when i get it

 

[nycbob]

another corals u can consider r chalice. they come in some different colors, and dont require much light and flow.

 

[saltn00b]

how much flow do you have nissan? flow is almost as important as lighting for SPS.
you are running NO flourescents? i highly doubt they will provide enough light energry to sustain photosynthesis.

 

[nissan577]

well im running the stock lights the 29g bio cube brings.
36w daylight
36w actinics.
and for now i have the first power sweep. but ima but the K1 or k nano.

 

[nissan577]

chalice are expensive. i think i would go for the monti. much cheaper

 

[rebelprettyboy]

Not all chalice are expensive

 

[nissan577]

yea i know but i dont like how they look. lol. im sorry guys. my mind is still set on the monti

 

[rebelprettyboy]

Wat? Chalice over monti caps anyday!

 

[nissan577]

well can you put pics of some beautiful chalice?

 

[nycbob]

chalice is fairly new in this hobby. they do come in many different colors. u wont get the color u desire anyway with birdsnest or cap with stock pc.

 

[nissan577]

so you think the chalice is better?