am I ready to start SPS?

ok so ive been reaserching on acropora and all that it needs and how to aclimate it and needs high flow and needs to be fed. i have 4x54 watt T5s and i was gonna do a koralia 2 4s. my phosphates are at like 6or7 that is my only problem. i dont know what to feed them if u can post on how and what to feed. i was just wondering cause after chritsmas i was going to pick up some frags. I have mushrooms and ricordeas a toadstool and 2 BTAs for coral. Thanks!

 

I have two acropora growing under 4x 39W T5 and they are growing very well. I suggest you put them as high in the tank as you can.. Mine sit literally 6" under my lights. Oh, and keep that calcium, mg, and alk up..

 

yea my calcium is at 420ppm so it good and should i take my glass lids off for light diffusion cause there thick?

 

Don't need to feed a thing.

However, I wouldn't attempt it until you get those phosphates down and holding at 0ppm. I found that it doesn't take much at all for SPS to suffer.

 

i was looking at a phosban reactor

 

ant what about the diffusion?

 

take the glass top off, it serves no purpose. also, get a phosban reactor and get some Granulated ferric oxide.. Why dont you try a small frag first, and if you can keep it happy for a month and see growth, then get more.. Its what I did.. It helped me learn how they react and what to look for.. Trust me, you wont regret it.

 

Unless you need the lid on for some reason (AKA diamond goby), I would remove it.
Not only for the light, but oxygen exchange.

 

that was my plan start out with one $5 frag and see where it takes me and what increases the growth rate?

 

good water quality, stable calcium, mg, and alk.. good flow, and good lighting are also important..