What are some of the easy SPS corals to keep?

[jesses89]

I know blue German digi is pretty easy to keep.. as it doesnt necessarily need MH ...
What are other easy SPS corals? I want to put some sps in my softy/lps dominated tank... but dont want MH.. i have T5s...
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[matt b]

You cant go wrong with a orange or green monti cap.

 

[reefkprz]

just about any montipora capricornis or digita are fairly forgiving SPS in the category of lighting.

 

[mx#28]

I agree. Most any of the montiporas are pretty tough and less light demanding. I would also add that many of the aquacultured SPS corals are much tougher and less demanding than wild caught specimens.

 

[jesses89]

what about placement? like infront of a powerhead... the most waterflow one can provide?

 

[namas05]

ORA corals are fairly strong and healthy type corals.
But yes Monti's are probably your best bet for starters. And pocillipora's are fairly strong also.

 

[paintballer768]

For placement and flow, medium to high in the tank, with a ton of indirect flow. I.e. Dont aim a powerhead right at it, theyre used to waves breaking and such in the wild.

 

[coachklm]

any digitata would be o.k. that was my first sps,, I have frags of it all over my tank including in the sand bed and they are still growing like weeds... (very slow growing weeds)

 

[ags]

lighting is important, obviously, but water quality and flow are equally important. I have several different SPS in my tank over 660 watts VHO and all have done extremely well. None have lost their coloration and all grow, albeit at different rates. I currently have several acros, montipora cap. and pavona.