Too many information of keeping SPS

[kamkam1999]

Recently i have keeping my SPS for 3months but seems not colorful as they in coral store. So i google "How to keep my SPS in a long term" and i have some conclusion, Please tell me if i have any misunderstanding..

1. Keep Stability
KH,CA,MG,NP,weekly water change20%

2. Lighting
Mine Xr30 G5 Blue for 2ft tank(any Light schedule for me?)

3. water wave
Mp10 for 2ft tank

 

[kamkam1999]

May i ask what is this?

 

[billyocean]

There are a ton of methods to keep acropora successfully. For starters, tell us more information about your tank

How long have you had the tank?
How big is it?
Water parameters
What type of acropora do you want to keep?

 

[Mikeltee]

I highly suggest renting a light meter or just buying the Bluetooth model. It's the same price as 2 decent frags. I probably lost 10k in acros due to too much light. I thought it was nutrients and got dinos as well. I wish someone would have told me this a few years ago.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

May i ask what is this?

That looks to b a fresh cut millepora. Could b wrong on species but fresh cut sps. Not something u want to add right away

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

I'm about to enter the Acro world as well and something just tells me encrusted bases are really preferred most of the time. Regardless, maybe a par meter would help?

 

[MoshJosh]

Color is going to be very dependent on your light and light setting. If you and the store are using different lights you may never really get the same coloration they were getting. There are about a billion other factors as well but I think the lighting is one of the more important and more obvious causes of different coloration.

As long as the coral is not bleaching, I tend to think of polyp extension as a better barometer of the corals "happiness" than comparing it's coloration to the stores coloration (obviously your parameters should be on point etc. . . )

As mentioned above the coral in your picture does look freshly cut (does look like a mili to me), which isn't necessarily the way you want to get them (knowing the have survived the fragging process and are growing not receding is better obviously) that said that coral looks fairly content to me with good poly extension.

 

[kamkam1999]

I highly suggest renting a light meter or just buying the Bluetooth model. It's the same price as 2 decent frags. I probably lost 10k in acros due to too much light. I thought it was nutrients and got dinos as well. I wish someone would have told me this a few years ago.

omg, is light meter checking something call PAR?

 

[kamkam1999]

That looks to b a fresh cut millepora. Could b wrong on species but fresh cut sps. Not something u want to add right away

Thanks!! i just trying to keep some like digi

I'm about to enter the Acro world as well and something just tells me encrusted bases are really preferred most of the time. Regardless, maybe a par meter would help?

I dont know anything about par.. is it any standard for acro?

Color is going to be very dependent on your light and light setting. If you and the store are using different lights you may never really get the same coloration they were getting. There are about a billion other factors as well but I think the lighting is one of the more important and more obvious causes of different coloration.

As long as the coral is not bleaching, I tend to think of polyp extension as a better barometer of the corals "happiness" than comparing it's coloration to the stores coloration (obviously your parameters should be on point etc. . . )

As mentioned above the coral in your picture does look freshly cut (does look like a mili to me), which isn't necessarily the way you want to get them (knowing the have survived the fragging process and are growing not receding is better obviously) that said that coral looks fairly content to me with good poly extension.

Thanks for your advise, i am still have many things to learn.

Any good youtube channel to learn by video?

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Thanks!! i just trying to keep some like digi

I dont know anything about par.. is it any standard for acro?

Thanks for your advise, i am still have many things to learn.

Any good youtube channel to learn by video?

Par refers to the light intensity the coral receives. The deeper the water, the lower the par because of the scattered wavelengths. Corals can vary in color depending on environmental factors such as light.

 

[kamkam1999]

There are a ton of methods to keep acropora successfully. For starters, tell us more information about your tank

How long have you had the tank?
How big is it?
Water parameters
What type of acropora do you want to keep?

How long have you had the tank?
11months
How big is it?
2 feet back filter tank
Water parameters
Don't know yet, will rent one later
What type of acropora do you want to keep?
Like different color Millepora
Acropora Carduus
and

 

[kamkam1999]

Par refers to the light intensity the coral receives. The deeper the water, the lower the par because of the scattered wavelengths. Corals can vary in color depending on environmental factors such as light.

luckily i found a local fish store which can rent a parmeter, but i have to wait one month later