SPS Coral placement

[nfa]

Team,
Looking for suggestions to introduce SPS corals to my current tank.

8gallon starfire
AI prime
Tunze ATO nano
Chemipure blue
Purigen
Cheato in 2 chamber
Skimmerless

1gallon WC


Will the hammer coral harm SPS if it placed little above it..

Or move GSP colony above orange hammer coral and place SPS frags in that place

Throw some of your ideas..

 

[themcnertney]

Everything in there would be a threat to any sps you try to add.

Beautiful tank.

 

[nfa]

Thanks for reply. You mean hammer will harm any SPS

 

[themcnertney]

The hammer as well as the frogspawn, blasto, acan, goni, gsp, and maybe even the zoas depending on the size of the sps. I'd consider most if not all of your coral to be a threat to any sps you add.

 

[Willz]

The hammer as well as the frogspawn, blasto, acan, goni, gsp, and maybe even the zoas depending on the size of the sps. I'd consider most if not all of your coral to be a threat to any sps you add.

Agreed, it is a small tank, but if he is running GAC he could probably put a monti away from the other stuff. I'd glue a cool one to the back glass and watch it go.

 

[nfa]

You mean chemical released from each of these coral will harm SPS?

 

[Highgrade]

I've never had any issues with SPS (Acros/Montis) and LPS in any smaller tanks I've had. Just make sure the Euphyllia doesn't come in contact with the SPS. Understand they may eventually come in contact due to them extending sweepers. As for Chemical warfare run carbon and you should be good. Just change it out more often.

 

[Willz]

You mean chemical released from each of these coral will harm SPS?

Yeah, it is generally harder and not recommended to keep softies, LPS and SPS together in a tank. Most people try to limit the tank to softies/LPS or SPS. The corals will put off toxins to attack the others, especially harmful in a small tank. I think you may be able to keep a monti with what you have if you keep it out of reach of the others and you keep on top of replacing the chemi-pure, water changes and perhaps run some GAC. Remember that LPS put off very long sweeper tentacles to attack coral. My hammer can put out 6" sweepers easily.

 

[Highgrade]

It does appear you're limited on room and as Will stated you might be able to pull off a monti on the back wall. Otherwise you may have to rearrange things a bit to fit in SPS where it would be out of harms way. Nice LPS tank by the way!

 

[Willz]

I've never had any issues with SPS (Acros/Montis) and LPS in any smaller tanks I've had. Just make sure the Euphyllia doesn't come in contact with the SPS. Understand they may eventually come in contact due to them extending sweepers. As for Chemical warfare run carbon and you should be good. Just change it out more often.

True statement. I think most of the really nasty chemical warfare I have seen is between softies and SPS. Other than the mentioned sweeper tentacles of LPS attacking nearby SPS. And Jesus God don't get a Hydnophora in that tank. Haha...

 

[nfa]

Thanks for your inputs. Am planning to remove the centre GSP rock and make home for SPS frags. Since power head is just in front
I hope hammer /frogspawn sweeper tentacles may able to reach SPS against water current

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Really nice reef! I think the real threats are the euphyllia. The others may pose mild threats, but will probably do ok especially if the SPS is a hearty species.

 

[nfa]

Am planning for montipora digita just behind the GSP to add branching look to tank

 

[Willz]

Am planning for montipora digita just behind the GSP to add branching look to tank

Good call. Stylophora would be a hardy branching SPS too.

 

[nfa]

Thanks wills. I ll update you guys