Convince me SPS dominant tanks are prettier than LPS and or softie dominant

[eliaslikesfish]

IMO this is the pinnacle of an SPS tank! Excellent job!!!

Yup that just about convinced me

 

[Tonycass12]

I'm a big fan of the mixture of colors and textures I get from my sps. As well as how challenging they can be.

 

[Naekuh]

Here’s some cool SPS tanks

Thats not cool, thats you totally flexing showing the guys whose boss.

 

[Charlie the Reefer]

IMO this is the pinnacle of an SPS tank! Excellent job!!!

Not my tanks! Its Multiple different ones of ppl that inspire me lol

 

[Northern Flicker]

One fun aspect of SPS coral is how easy they are to frag and trade.

Most LPS grow quite a bit slower and require a saw to properly prop them (not counting branching Euphy).

 

[eliaslikesfish]

well, I’ve been convinced and am going to just try out a mixed reef (just one SPS to start)move some corals around and raise my PAR near the top. I just ordered a small TNT Anacropora, updates to come…

I have never really need d to does Ca that often, I assume that may change with SPS, even just one?

 

[Mschmidt]

I don't anticipate too much chance in ca with just one frag.

 

[eliaslikesfish]

I don't anticipate too much chance in ca with just one frag.

ok cool, thanks!

 

[bobnicaragua]

well, I’ve been convinced and am going to just try out a mixed reef (just one SPS to start)move some corals around and raise my PAR near the top. I just ordered a small TNT Anacropora, updates to come…

I have never really need d to does Ca that often, I assume that may change with SPS, even just one?

Water changes may be enough for now with only one anacropora frag.

As you start adding more SPS, you’ll need to start dosing 2 part, all for reef, or kalkwasser.

Make sure that you have plenty of flow around the top of your rock work.

 

[X-37B]

Sticks in my old 120. There is lots of movement if you have the correct flow, imo.
I had 6 powerheads is that standard 120.
My new ext 170 has 2 on Sea sweeps which gives me all the power and random flow I will need once the system grows in.
120 & 170

 

[i cant think]

I’ve always loved the movement that LPS and some softies provide, post some pics of your SPS dominant tank or just some of your favorite SPS. I want to be convinced to start an SPS dominant tank next!

Here’s a short of my current 40g. softies, LPS, and 2 nems. - don’t mind the nuisance algae-it’s being worked on lol

I’d rather do the opposite… I much prefer LPS and Softies! The SPS dominant/only systems are just not worth the effort to keep them running.

This colony was almost 1/3 the size in March, it’s now June and look at the growth!

 

[Reef Puncher]

It just depends on what you like. I am actually in the process of switching from a very successful SPS tank to a full Euphyllia tank strictly to do something different.

just get a reallllyyy big tank. and put all those acros at top. and have all the euphyllia at bottom. best of both

 

[Waters]

just get a reallllyyy big tank. and put all those acros at top. and have all the euphyllia at bottom. best of both

I had a couple of issues going that route......one the acros blocked out ALL light lol. The areas that LPS would go was getting less than 50 par. Secondly I had two Nero 7s sitting on the bottom to push detritus up into the overflow. They would have gotten blown apart. So they would have incorrect flow and lighting

 

[Ghostbuster]

It just depends on what you like. I am actually in the process of switching from a very successful SPS tank to a full Euphyllia tank strictly to do something different.

Amazing tank; don’t switch. I need you to come up to Gainesville and help fix my reef tanks. I like SPS a lot, but the last few years it’s not liking me

 

[steveschuerger]

Mixed reefer. I’m too much of a Goni and other lps to not have them. But Indo have sps including a small amount of Acros and some of the “easier” sps including a nice chunky Digi and Milka stylos

 

[Waters]

Amazing tank; don’t switch. I need you to come up to Gainesville and help fix my reef tanks. I like SPS a lot, but the last few years it’s not liking me

Yeah, you are a little too far away unfortunately......although Gainesville is probably cooler than Ohio right now....might be worth the trip lol.

 

[Ghostbuster]

Yeah, you are a little too far away unfortunately......although Gainesville is probably cooler than Ohio right now....might be worth the trip lol.

I thought you were somewhere north of Tampa. Sorry about that

 

[Waters]

I thought you were somewhere north of Tampa. Sorry about that

I wish lol

 

[Upstartreefer]

I used only want LPS. For the movement and little worried about starting SPS. Now I am a a stick head.

 

[Troylee]

Mines in its infant stage but I will revisit this at the end of the year as everything is growing great now!