Help Worried about new coral order

[joekool]

I'm trying to decide if I made the right decision to buy some SPS with my LPS order. Having never cared for SPS I'm worried. Should I exchange them for more SPS. Look over my order and tell me if I'm going to have easy ones to raise or not. I keep all my numbers low and do 10% water changes per week.
I will test water and post shortly
Also I bought small frags so if it didn't go well I wasn't out a lot of money.
Products
1x Red Planet Acropora WYSIWYG (c-sps-wysiwyg-rp-1) $38.50 1x Blastomussa Merletti (c-LPS-BM-1) $17.50
-Polyp Count 5 Polyps
1x Bali Green Slimer (c-SPS-BGS-1) $6.25
-Frag Size 1 Inch
1x C-Quarium Unknown Acropora (c-SPS-CQU-1) $8.75
-Frag Size 1 Inch
1x Tubs Blue Zoanthids (c-TUBS-BZ-1) $9.00
-Polyp Count 3 Polyps
1x Eagle Eyes Zoanthids (c-ZOAS-EE-1) $14.99
-Polyp Count 20 Polyps
1x Glimmer Pink Palys (c-zoa-gpp-1) $12.50 2x Red Montipora Capricornis (c-SPS-MC115) $7.50 1x YR Iron Man Unknown (c-SPS-IM120) $18.75 1x Purple Passion Favia (c-LPS-PPF-1) $16.00
-Frag Size 1 Inch
1x Eye of Rah Zoanthids (c-ZOAS-EOR-1) $20.00
-Polyp Count 5 Polyps
1x Paletta Baby Blue Stag (c-sps-wysiwyg-bt-1) $21.00 1x Grapes of Wrath Acropora WYSIWYG N6 (c-WYS-N6) $31.50 1x Acan Lordhowensis WYSIWYG C31 (c-WYS-C31) $29.99

 

[joekool]

stats update nitrate 0.00ppm phosphate 0.09 first reading second reading same test tubes 0.07 hanna checker
Ca435 KH 11.5dKH Mg 1365
Water change due tomorrow

 

[joekool]

ph 8.2

 

[TJ's Reef]

Joe, I think that you are fine with the order above. Its a nice varied list of mostly hardy corals of different growth forms and definitely my preference to a Mixed Reef system. Best advice I can give you is to research each type of Coral and place appropriately in aquarium to fulfill its needs light/water flow/growth. Some like the Red Planet are tabeling Acroporas that can provide a shaded zone underneath for LPS like Acans and Favias others like the Green Slimer are more upright sticks that let you see through to corals placed behind or allow enough light to pass for many Zoanthids or Montipora species.
Good luck, have fun and looking forward to see what you come up with.

Cheers, Todd

 

[joekool]

thank you for your reply her is a photo of my reef contemplating placement. Any idea of the best site to read about the corals

 

[TJ's Reef]

Well, your local boy Julian Sprung has a great introduction to Coral book 'Corals A Quick reference Guide' inexpensive and very informative. Beyond this Eric Borneman's 'Aquarium Corals' and of course Corals of the World for the ultimate books. You will need to be careful of any Coral placement around Anemone and down current of your Euphylias (Frogspawn/Hammers/Torches) because of sweepers.

Cheers, Todd

 

[Scoly]

I'm a little curious as to what type of lighting and flow your running?sps are a little more demanding in these areas.

 

[Scoly]

Also, I'm thinking your sky is a little high. My acros like it around 9ish.

 

[joekool]

what do you mean by sky,

I have 3 150watt HQI MH and 4 brand new pc 96watt 50/50 420nm/450nm. I feel I may have shocked my corals a little because I was running an old actinic 03 on back of unit only two bulbs and definitely not as bright. I do have the pc bulbs running two an hour before the other two turn on and two off an hour before the opisite bulbs shut off. Total run time for MH 6 hours and 12 hrs total for pc running 11hours each set of two.

 

[joekool]

also I have some pumps I can put inside tank but right now I have only the returns coming out of the overflow boxes you can see them in the photo. I have a maxijet 1200 and 800 I can use. can't afford the 400+ $ ecotechs

 

[Scoly]

Just acclimate the corals to your water slowly. When they are in your tank, keep them mid to lower level for a few days. I don't think you have to much light, but be on the safe side. Also, look into getting more flow, sps love flow, doesn't have to be vortec's! But for a 210g tank, you are going to want more than just return pump flow

 

[TJ's Reef]

I think that he meant Alk ??? On water flow for SPS "The more the merrier" look into a couple Hydor Evo 1400's and set at opposite ends apposing each other or in a Gyre (my preference) as example one in back bottom left-side facing back top right and one in top front right-side aiming downwards towards your LT Anemone. This will give you offset clockwise gyre that will push water up to the right overflow box and also roll the water towards front of tank. This IME has been the best for circulation and detritus export.

Cheers, Todd

 

[TJ's Reef]

I run (4) Evo 1400's in this fashion, though counter clockwise. I have a pair of the WP-40's coming next week to up the flow with as my Corals have negated much of the flow.

Cheers, Todd

 

[joekool]

Does this look like to much flow to you
[video=youtube_share;qFTMFVCS7iM]http://youtu.be/qFTMFVCS7iM[/video]

 

[TJ's Reef]

Joe, not at all and your fish and corals could easily handle twice that. I would suggest placing at least one additional PH down low aimed slightly upwards towards a overflow, this will help in removing suspended detritus.

Cheers, Todd

 

[joekool]

okay will do. I'm going to order two jebao pw40 monday because those maxi-jets are garbage. Should I turn them off aat night