My First SPS in a LPS tank

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Out of the 3 "easiest" SPS corals my lfs picked out for me I picked the hardest one... of course lol.

Hopefully I can keep this piece.

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Keeping sps corals is really not as hard as one might think. Both LPS corals and sps corals seem to prefer the same parameters and after that it's just a matter of finding a place where both the lighting and flow needs are met. GL.
 
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My acros and montis really took off after i stopped moving them around in the tank. Undisturbed for about a month to two and now they r growing rapidly
 
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Can sps do well without dosing anything other than keeping mag, ca and mag levels in check?
 

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All of them need to be within a range. I dose alk daily calc few times a week mag never since its in the salt
 
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All of them need to be within a range. I dose alk daily calc few times a week mag never since its in the salt
I meant are other additives like potassium and and kits like red sea colors, amino acids necessary?
 

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A lot of those r in ur salt depending on the brand u use so if u do ur weekly water change ur already adding those
 

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Some people will add things to bring out certain colors in their acros. I use instant ocean reef crystals and my acros r full of color
 
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Some people will add things to bring out certain colors in their acros. I use instant ocean reef crystals and my acros r full of color
Ok yea I use the same salt. Ok cool thanks.
 

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