New to sps corals

[Donttouchthebutt]

So I have some established soft corals in my tank (mushrooms,frogspawn,gsp,and zoas) but I love the look of the sps corals and would like to add a frag to my tank. I've heard from many people that water changes are enough, I shouldn't have to dose anything. I have a 25 gallon tank with plenty of rock work and space available for new corals, does anyone have any tips or suggestions that would be helpful for keeping them? I could really suggestions for what coral to get too. Thank you anything helps!

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

I keep a couple with no dosing

 

[ndrwater]

You can indeed be successful doing water changes alone. But... As the corals grow, so does the amount of CA and ALK required to keep everything happy and growing.
Dosing isn't scary at all, and in a relatively small tank like yours, would take only a few minutes once or twice a week.
I would strongly suggest getting a Hanna DKH ALK tester. Takes about 30 seconds to run a test and will give you a clear number as to where you are ALK wise. Stability is key with SPS.
Good luck!!

 

[Mal11224]

With a 25gal I'm sure you will be able to get away with just doing water changes. Most important thing with sps corals, especially acroporas is stability. You should be fine.