best tips to keep SPS

[cwb_reeftank]

hello I was wondering how to keep SPS, from the best type of lighting to water chemistry, and if anyone has any idea for a good piece of SPS that would be cool to I already have some and they are doing great. green montipora, blue polyp green montipora, and ponape birds nest.

 

[alan.reef]

Welcome to R2R. Go to sticky post, you will find tons of Info there.

 

[Jimbo662]

I had trouble keeping SPS in my last tank. I think the main issues were lighting and water quality. Current tank has the Kessil A360WEs and a Vertex 130 skimmer. It's a 75g tank and I've got 10 smallish fish so the bioload is pretty light. I am having trouble keeping zoa's because they like dirtier water. I've got a bunch of LPS also and they're all thriving and growing in the set up too.

 

[Greenstreet.1]

Keep alk stable Sps do not like alk swing

 

[cwb_reeftank]

would a t5 ho and metal halide combo do good on a sps tank, because I was looking at a odyssea 48" medial halide t5 ho combo but idk if that's a good thing to get?

 

[Greenstreet.1]

I'm not an MH guy but I do use a LED T5 combo over my 75g Sps dominant AI sol blue with ATI 4x54w 48".

 

[Greenstreet.1]

I had trouble keeping SPS in my last tank. I think the main issues were lighting and water quality. Current tank has the Kessil A360WEs and a Vertex 130 skimmer. It's a 75g tank and I've got 10 smallish fish so the bioload is pretty light. I am having trouble keeping zoa's because they like dirtier water. I've got a bunch of LPS also and they're all thriving and growing in the set up too.

Don't think that statement is true. That zoa's like dirtier water I have them in my tank and have no problem with them.

 

[jason g]

Keep your Alk, Calcium and temperature all in line. SPS do not like fluctuations. I myself use a 12 bulb ATI T-5 lightning fixture and my corals grow like crazy.

 

[Electrobes]

As was suggested above, this sticky is a good place to start: https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/general-sps-discussion/70893-how-successfully-keep-sps-corals.html

Honestly I would say be patient and resist too much change/variability within your tank. Corals are slow to adapt, and stress as a result of too much going on at once. If change does come, do it slowly.

 

[SamsReef]

duplicate of the previous post.

 

[mtnrunner]

Keep Stable ca/alk by regular testing schedules. I really like MH/T5 actinics for lighting. Regular water changes are in my routine as well.

 

[cwb_reeftank]

what about flow I feel like I don't have enough flow on my 55 gallon

 

[Greenstreet.1]

what about flow I feel like I don't have enough flow on my 55 gallon

Flow is very important for sps

 

[tdo]

Flow, consistent and stable parameters, good lighting, and the most important thing to remember.... Keep your hands out of the tank! Leave them alone and they will all of a sudden take off