Corals, etc to stock my tank

As you can see by my signature, I'm upgrading to a 55g. I have just a few things listed. I would like to have soft corals, a sponge, polyps, & anemonies. Would this light be good for these things?

Nova Extreme SLR T-5 Fixture
--> This is the 216w, 48"x8" with fan & 3 cords <--


Aquarium Lighting for Freshwater and Reef Systems: Nova Extreme Compact SLR T-5 Fixtures

Any tips about caring for these or anything special I should know? All comments are appreciated. Thanks.

 

One more thing. I am unfamiliar with the meaning of LPS & SPS. What are these exactly?

 

The light should work fine.

LPS = Large Polyp Stony
SPS = Small Polyp Stony

LPS are corals like favia, torch, chalice and open brains
SPS are acropora, montipora and the like

 

Ah, finally. Montipora is the coral I've been trying to find forever! I saw it referred to as 'plate coral',but could never find the better term for it I guess the correct term would be montipora plate coral? Are these difficult to keep?

I do like the torch corals too.

 

Monti's are fairly easy because you do not as intense light as acros and other SPS.

 

I almost forgot, if you can afford it change out the stock bulbs as soon as you can for ATI, Giesemann, KZ, GE and/or UVL brand bulbs.

 

About how much would this cost; do you know?

 

About $80 to $100 plus shipping. Buy from reefgeeks they have the best service and shipping protection.

 

there good... I order some bulbs from bulkreefsupply recently they packaged well too. I think the 54w ati blue+ was 18.95.. and I got 3 days priority shipping for $9 bucks.. came in a long cardboard tube with bubble wrap.

 

The correct name for that particular species of Montipora you are reffering to is Montipora capricornis. Comes in a range of colours from Apple green, to orange, to purple! My favourite kind of coral
Easy to keep, I would say keep them in the top part of the tank with those lights and make sure there is moderate flow around them so that no detrius settles on the corals!