Keeping SPS (1 Viewer)

[Guest]

Hi, is it hard to raise SPS? Do I need to take special care when introducing SPS into the tank to make sure that they will survive and thrive? Do you feed the same stuff you feed to other corals? Any information is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Hi, is it hard to raise SPS? Do I need to take special care when introducing SPS into the tank to make sure that they will survive and thrive? Do you feed the same stuff you feed to other corals? Any information is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

The answer to your questions can be very long. I can give you some basis info about sps. Sps is more difficult than softies and require more equipments and experience in reef keeper to support it. Some sps like Montipora is hardier than like Acroporiid. It is not that hard once you understand it.

Lights (prefer MH)
water flow
Alkalinity
Calcium
stable system

 

[Guest]

They need strong light (MH) is the best and good source of water movement. As far as acclamation comes, I"ve simply acclimanted the majority of my coral by floating the bag in the sump for 15 to 20 minutes and dripping 3 drops per second, via air line tubing ,into the bag containg the corals After 20 r so of dripping, I take out the coral and perform a quick 15 minute iodine dip. before the coral is put into the tank. Make sure you slowly acclimate the coral to your lighting, especially if the coral came from an area where it was under low amounts of light . You can put the coral at the bottom of the tank for few days, and then slowly move the corals to it final location.
Iodine dip ( 20-40 drops of iodine per gallon ) , which would kill off any harmfull diseases or parasites that may have hitchhiked onto the coral. Doing an iodine dip will prevent these harmful parasites and diseases from spreading to the corals in the main tank.
As for feeding... I like to feed them with CORALPLANTON (by Liquid Life )
mix with CYCLOP-EEZE .

 

[BrianPlankis]

John,

When you do the Iodine dip do you just take a gallon of tank water out into a separate container and place the coral in it? Don't worry about temp for just 15 mins?

B.

 

[Guest]

Is there a special kind of Iodine? or I need to get specialty Iodine for aquarium use?

 

[Guest]

A lot of people use Lugol's to dip their corals. You can get it at the LFS.

 

[Guest]

B.
1. Float the coral bag in the sump for 15-20 minutes and dripping 3 drops per secon with a air line tubing,into the bag containing the corals.After 15-20 minutes of dripping,
2. Then take a gal of your tankput in a clean container and water mix with iodine. ( 20-40 drop of lugols iodine per gal )
3. Then take coral out from the bag that was in the sump and do a quick 15 minute iodne dip.