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    What secrets do I need for keeping sps's? Every sps I put in my tank always dies. Their polpys don't come out and slowly turn white and die. I've also had trouble with plate and brain corals. I have one sps growing well, polyps fully coming out. Its some kind of montipora, I think. My tank is very established, with a lot of fish and other corals. I have several big frogspawns that do very well and grow, and zoanthids that do great (big surprise)
    What do you guys feed? Keep you chemicals at? What chemicals do you use? Lighting? That sort of things, Thanks All!

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    davejnz - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Low nutrients,lots and lots of current,bright halide lighting,and aquacultured frags seem to be the hardiest IMO.I use a 250w halide and the tank turnover is around 35x per hr.

    It might be hard to achieve that kind of flow and still keep your frogspawns.Heavy fish loads are hard to keep with SPS type corals as well unless you have means to export all those nutrients.

    Foods fed are fine particulates like goldenPearls,Cyclopeeze,and pureed fresh seafood.2 times a week,used to feed more but that led to nutrient buildup and growth stopped.The only thing i add is kalkwasser and sometimes Calcium chloride and baking soda.

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    davejnz - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    SPS type corals that might fare well in lower currents/lower lighting

    Montipora digitata,caps
    Seriatopora(birdsnest)
    Stylophora
    Pavona(very hardy)

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    Thanks for the help guys, any other advice would be welcomed.

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    Good info Dave the only thing i can add is water quality i thank if you do not
    have one a good RODI is almost a most for long term SPS success.
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    davejnz - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    RODI=reverse osmosis/deionizer water purifier

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    I only use RO from my local Fish Store. I live in a 1 bed appartment, so having my own unit isn't really much of an opintion. Plus then I'd have to convice the wife to spend more money on the fish stuff. Won't go there!

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    ereefic - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    1.) What lighting do you have?
    2.) What are your Alk. and Cal. at?
    3.) What are your Nitrate and Phosphate at?
    4.) What is your Magnesium at?

    IMO, those are your critical things for SPS to do well. Flow, while important, is not as critical as those listed above.

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    250 w HQI's
    Alk--@11 dKh Cal--590 ppm
    0's for nitrate and Phosphate
    ??? for Mag

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