Easiest SPS corals to start with??

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After researching a bit on easiest to keep sps corals, here are a few names i came across:

POCILIPORA
SERIATOPORA
STYLOPORA
PORITE
LEPTOSERIS
MONTIPORA CAPRICORNIS PLATING

are they really easy? Or are there any other easy sps corals that can join the above list?

I dont want the stress or frustration of keeping those delicate and exp sps corals.

I have a 1yr old 42g skimmerless system currently,
No3 - 12
Po4 - 0.15 (but no algae what so ever)
Alk - 7.5
Mag - 1250
Cal - 400

Currently growing softies and lps successfully.

Iv been into this hobby for 8yrs, but the only sps iv kept is a brown monti, which grew successfully under conditions worst then above.

Here is the latest update of my tank.

 

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monti caps and pocillopora would by my recommendations. Will almost grow almost everywhere. I have a 25 year old tank at my parents house that has been neglected and still the monti caps and pocillopora get giant size. Water changes every 2-6 months...no supplementation. I don't recommend this, but it just proves to me those two species are almost indestructible. I'd add Montipora digitata to that list as well.
 
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monti caps and pocillopora would by my recommendations. Will almost grow almost everywhere. I have a 25 year old tank at my parents house that has been neglected and still the monti caps and pocillopora get giant size. Water changes every 2-6 months...no supplementation. I don't recommend this, but it just proves to me those two species are almost indestructible. I'd add Montipora digitata to that list as well.
Thank you.. :) i really like monti digi, thought it was diff as saw a few mixed reviews online.
 

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