Easy to keep sps for sps newby

[jordan banks]

I have a 24 gallon nano with a 150 watt mh. Please tell me all the easy to keep sps.

 

[Pete polyp]

seriatopora,
montipora digitata, montipora capricornis, lots of other montipora
Acrpora youngei, acropora valida

 

[Tahoe61]

Hydnophora is an easy one, more of a LPS.

 

[Pete polyp]

Hydnophora is an easy one, more of a LPS.

I always forget about that one.... And for that reason in particular

 

[Tahoe61]

I always forget about that one.... And for that reason in particular

Yup me too!!!!! In my book the only thing sps about is the appearance when totally extended. Scroll/Turbinaria should not be listed as an sps either, but sigh I digress!

I'll add Pocilliopora as well.

 

[jordan banks]

I've read hydrophora has a powerful sting I'm looking into communal sps that can grow together with no problems.

 

[Tahoe61]

You are correct in that Hydnophora is pretty aggressive. If you want the sps to grow close in proximity you should probably stick with the Montipora and the Seriatopora.

 

[jordan banks]

Anything else besides monti and birds nest?

 

[TJ's Reef]

I'd definitely agree that both Montipora and Seriatopora species will be great intro SPS to start out with. Both species have a long history in the hobby with many color and growth variations. Bonus is that they mostly get along very well with one another and be kept in mixed colonies, which looks great and saves valuable tank real estate.

My mixed Birdsnests (Seriatopora caliendrum and S. hystrix combined) colony

​Cheers, Todd

 

[Pete polyp]

After seeing how pocci will polyp bail out I got rid of mine.

 

[Pete polyp]

Anything else besides monti and birds nest?

Stags are usually fairly hardy. A. Youngei, A. Formosa

I have found A. Valida to be a hardy sps (purple bonsai)

 

[Maikoa02]

Monti's and if you wanna try acros then green slimer.