Trying out sps

[mgoesma]

I am looking for some good starter sps ideas. I have 2 birdsnest one green and one purple. I put them in about a month ago and they seam to do doing well. I'm looking for some new opptions/ideas. I would like to try one of each of the following. A plaiting coral, a shelfing coral and a branching coral. I am looking for take rent corals that don't cost a fortune.

 

[Neil Fox]

Sounds like your birdsnest are doing good. What are your parameters? I would suggest a Monti Cap, a Green Slimer and Maybe a Red Planet. That would cover all three. Montipora Digitata is also a nice branching coral that grows fast, some are quite colorful.

 

[mgoesma]

Water

 

[mgoesma]

Which is the problem plaiting coral?

 

[Neil Fox]

Not sure which one is a problem. Red Planet plates and it's not too demanding and grows well. Maybe too well, the can grow fast and quite large.

 

[mgoesma]

Sorry that was auto correct on my phone. No problem.

 

[mgoesma]

Sorry I mean encrusting not plaiting.

 

[stevo01]

I am looking for some good starter sps ideas. I have 2 birdsnest one green and one purple. I put them in about a month ago and they seam to do doing well. I'm looking for some new opptions/ideas. I would like to try one of each of the following. A plaiting coral, a shelfing coral and a branching coral. I am looking for take rent corals that don't cost a fortune.

Try Cyphastrea as its an in between LPS and SPS, Montipora, and green pavona.

 

[stevo01]

Water

Nice, what are you using for salt?

 

[mgoesma]

Red sea. Black bucket.

 

[mgoesma]

Nice, what are you using for salt?

Thank you I really try. Things seam to be going well so far.

 

[Ghxst]

Update? I have similar water and been growing lots of garf bonzi out with only a few branches up

 

[mgoesma]

I got some mantis and they are doing great. Growing like crazy I had a bad cyano bacteria bloom and it took out my business but I finally got it under control a couple months ago.