new sps coral

[ashiee2]

iv never had sps corals before so id thought id give it a try my local fish store gave me these for $10 each so why not give it a try

how do i no if there not likeing my tank ??

 

[danbstrong]

iv never had sps corals before so id thought id give it a try my local fish store gave me these for $10 each so why not give it a try

how do i no if there not likeing my tank ??

If they live lol my sps obviously like lighting but another thing is high stable alk i keep alk at 12

 

[ashiee2]

yeah im pretty sure at the moment its a 9 and would it matter about the alk at 12 if i have lps an soft corals aswell

 

[danbstrong]

yeah im pretty sure at the moment its a 9 and would it matter about the alk at 12 if i have lps an soft corals aswell

I have lps in there to high alk dont seem to bother them id say stable alk is more important for sps i just seem to get better color with the high alk see how it goes and adjust if needed good luck

 

[danbstrong]

I have lps in there to high alk dont seem to bother them id say stable alk is more important for sps i just seem to get better color with the high alk see how it goes and adjust if needed good luck

Few of my sps with high alk

 

[ashiee2]

haha i just went through your pictures . they look amazing .
yeah well ill see how the frags go . cheers

 

[Mrc8858]

What sp is the 3rd picture Dan?

 

[danbstrong]

What sp is the 3rd picture Dan?

This one? Its called enchinata or bottlebrush acro

 

[Mrc8858]

This one? Its called enchinata or bottlebrush acro

Haha finally have an ID after six months for my frag

 

[danbstrong]

Haha finally have an ID after six months for my frag

Nice supposedly its deepwater acro but mine does well under metal halide