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SPS Corals

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Fat starfish
, 08-08-2010 at 08:03 AM (2179 Views)
Hey guy's,

I'm new to keeping SPS corals. A few day's ago I picked up a couple of Acro's and Milli's, I live in Sydney Australia, you wouldn't believe how hard it is for us to buy SPS, all our collectors prefer to ship them to you guy's, rather than to sell to local people, must be better money? Any way, my question is, would I be correct in saying that if my SPS are showing polyp extension then they are happy? I currently have them sitting at the bottom of the tank. I can see that the one's that are Not in strong water flow are showing polyp's, the one's in strong water flow are not. Is it way too early for all of them to be showing polyp's? Or should I reduce my flow? I'm running two MP40WES Vortech's on long pulse mode, so it wouldn't be hard for me to reduce flow. Also how long should I wait till I move them to higher level's in the tank?

Thank's guy's, and keep up the good work Mark, oh by the way when is the next podcast going up?

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Updated 08-09-2010 at 12:45 AM by melev

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  1. melev's Avatar
    It comes out on the 10th. Thanks for asking.

    SPS corals vary in response - most tend to really open up after the lights turn off and the fish go to sleep, as they don't need to worry about being nipped at. As they settle in, and if the water parameters are stable, you'll see polyps in the daytime as well. With your pumps you should have plenty of flow.

    Generally speaking, the best choice is usually to put the corals low in the tank at first, then after a week or so, bring them up higher, and a week later to their final position. That way they get acclimated to your lighting. If you own a PAR meter, you can eliminate some of the guesswork, like if you bought some that are doing well at the LFS -- measure the lighting level, then find a matching spot in your system. Same for getting corals from a local hobbyist.
  2. Fat starfish's Avatar
    Great ! Thanks for the info. Can't wait for the podcast.