starter sps??

[TRe]

well since my lighting is finally getting a little better what would be some good sps' to start of with??

 

[Joe Fish]

I have had good luck with acropora. I have 2 pieces of neon geen, not sure the actual name. I did have one piece of brown acropora, but a crab I thought was harmless ate it before I could see what he was doing. I think I recall Lorna saying montipora is on the easier side.

 

[ram man]

Montipora digita is a great beggining sps, colorful and hardy as far as sps go.

 

[TRe]

im looking for a pic of Montipora digita but i cant find a good one

 

[Mushroomman]

Monti digitata comes in a few colours- purple, green, red, yellowish for example.

Another would be monti capricornis (red or green), or poccilopora. Those are the first to come to mind. Birds nest isnt too bad either.

Acros are generally harder to keep, but they really arent too difficult, with high lighting and ample trace elements, flow, and stable mature water.

 

[Cumminz]

Sorry, i dont wanna sound like a noob, but i m, what is sps?

 

[Mushroomman]

Small Polyp Stony corals

 

[Cumminz]

ok then thanks im gonna be asking a lot of questions u think are dumb because i dont know

 

[shift_9k]

Monti's are the easiest to take care of. I've heard the green ones require less light than the orange or other colors. But then again, i'm usually wrong.

 

[Lorna]

This is a pic of my purple montipora digitata.......it took over my tank almost....then mysteriously crashed to rtn and I lost it all......

 

[TRe]

Another would be monti capricornis (red or green), or poccilopora. Those are the first to come to mind. Birds nest isnt too bad either.

ive got the opportunity to pick up a "pink-green ORA looking Pocillapora Damicornis frag" for $5 i guess ill start with that

 

[1979camaro]

Should be a good starter SPS...one of the easier Pocillopora

 

[TRe]

well my local reef club is holding a frag swap this weekend is there any other good starter pieces i should look out for??

 

[1979camaro]

Montipora digitata is probably generally regarded as the easiest SPS.