Sps and softies

[Jcj0033]

Hey guys I have a question, right now I have a 80 gallon tank full of zoas mushrooms and star polyps, I also have one large montipora cap and a couple of small digi's I also have 1 small bonsai frag. I want to start adding more sps and eventually make it an sps tank. Is is safe to mix the two or do I need to remove some of my softies

 

[bribo12]

You should be fine it is corals like leathers and Kenya tree that let off chemicals that inhibit other corals growth.

 

[Jcj0033]

Uh oh yeah i forgot I have 2 super small Kenya trees that were hitchhikers on my live rock, they are really small and isolated should I remove them

 

[Jcj0033]

Oh yeah and I also have button polyps

 

[bribo12]

You should be fine

 

[Sniperhank]

The only issues is when they get close to each other. Then you can run carbon to help with the toxic warfare.

 

[Jcj0033]

Cool, so right now I'm running carbon and I use purigen, how often should I change the carbon

 

[Sniperhank]

Monthly, most likely. May I ask why you are running purigen and carbon?

 

[Jcj0033]

I had high nitrates for about 3 weeks so I have been doing water changes and trying to keep my tank water as clean as possible

 

[Sniperhank]

Well, one of the things purigen does is remove impurities...just like carbon does. Purigen is basically a synthetic carbon plus. So you could replace the carbon with something else if wanted.

 

[Jcj0033]

Cool I thought they were 2 different things

 

[Sniperhank]

Well they are...just do it a different way. Purigen is some amazing stuff though.

 

[Jcj0033]

Yeah it is, how long can u use purigen without changing or taking it out

 

[Sniperhank]

I don't remember what they recommend tbh. I replaced mine every 90 days.

 

[Jcj0033]

Oh ok cool thanks, do u have alot of sps in your tank

 

[Sniperhank]

I have a nice mix.