HotRocks Takes the SPS Plunge...

HotRocks · Mar 26, 2019

Calling all SPS nerds.

I am a fish disease nerd. I do not venture outside of the fish disease and treatment forum very often, but I figured I would for once.

I have recently been struck by the itch (not ich

) and took the plunge... So any tips tricks Etc that anyone has to offer I would greatly appreciate.

I understand the fundamentals and since I'm a disease freak all corals have been dipped with Bayer and are in a fallow QT for now. I am working on tuning my DT in hopes to get it to where it will support SPS once the corals are finished up with QT.

What I have:
Ghl 2.1 Four head doser
Reef octo 152s on QT
Hanna checkers for Alk and calcium
Hanna PH probe
Corals are in a nano with a single prime HD running AB+ for now (Been up and running for two years)

DT is 750XXL with Hydra 26 x 4.

So any other recommendations or tools that make life easier let me know!

@Crabs McJones has been coaching me along so far. I got some new corals in today as well from a good friend of mine. Pics tomorrow! Here is a little teaser pic of some of the battle corals I got last week!

@4FordFamily has no faith in me so please, help me prove him wrong!!!!

norfolkgarden · Mar 26, 2019

Following to learn.

Beautiful frags!

SDK · Mar 26, 2019

Congrats and following. Just entered the SPS world myself....

4FordFamily · Mar 26, 2019

I don’t have faith that your tank with that many fish can keep SPS.

I definitely have faith that you can keep SPS and learn it. Just not in that tank. Just to clarify

All jokes aside I too am ready to read! Go Kyle, I am rooting for you (and running my mouth)!

Billldg · Mar 26, 2019

Congrats @HotRocks!!! Wish I could help you out, but just entered the sps world myself.

Crabs McJones · Mar 26, 2019

Woo! I'm glad they made it to you ok

This is going to be a fun thread. Not because of the coral but because whenever you Jason and I mix it's always mischief!

HotRocks · Mar 26, 2019

Crabs McJones said:
Woo! I'm glad they made it to you ok
This is going to be a fun thread. Not because of the coral but because whenever you Jason and I mix it's always mischief!

Very true. It can get very very dangerous!

Acro maniac · Mar 27, 2019

Your going to want to keep track of po4 also, so a hanna checker or test kit of your liking would be valuable

HotRocks · Mar 27, 2019

Acro maniac said:
Your going to want to keep track of po4 also, so a hanna checker or test kit of your liking would be valuable

Thank you, I will add it to my list. Which model do you recommend when speaking of the Hanna checker? I love the checkers. Is it necessary to have both the high and low range? Or just one or the other?

siggy · Mar 27, 2019

those are Dandy frags you got there. good luck and lots of epoxy

homer1475 · Mar 27, 2019

Get the hanna low range. The high range doesn't go low enough for the lows we want in our tanks.

Following also as I just got into the SPS game myself.

Flippers4pups · Mar 27, 2019

Following you guys! It's not as hard as it seems.

maroun.c · Mar 27, 2019

Welcome to the dark side, pretty sure ull work it out

hdsoftail1065 · Mar 27, 2019

Following!

Dsnakes · Mar 27, 2019

I should probably follow for some advice as well

I’ve just been winging it.

Acro maniac · Mar 27, 2019

HotRocks said:
Thank you, I will add it to my list. Which model do you recommend when speaking of the Hanna checker? I love the checkers. Is it necessary to have both the high and low range? Or just one or the other?

You will probably want the ultra low phosphorus checker and you can convert to phosphate from that reading.
Its easily done with instructions in that kit.
Everyone has different numbers they try to maintain. I would not look for a specific as much maintaining a stable number.
I ve seen anywhere from 0.03 to 0.2 seem to work for most.