Do I have good enough light to support some sps???

I am currently running a coralife aqualight high output t5 fixture 2 bulb. 1 actinic, 1 daylight 10,000k lights. I set up my aquascape to have corals mostly on the top of my tank. (as you can see in the picture) Am I good to go for some sps coral?

 

I'd think you could get away with a couple species, a monti cap or something like that... Honestly i am just getting into the SPS world myself so others will be able to help more. I have a monti cap that was growing under 2 VHO bulbs... Recently just switched to LED so... we shall see.

 

How established is your tank? What do oyu dose for ca and alk, and do you have a current ca and alk reading?

 

Yes, the light is enough.

 

You have plenty of light to sustain SPS.

I would start with easier, hardier ones first, like monti caps, for example. They are inexpensive, and come in a large variety of colors, purple, green, and orange being the most common. I would place it toward the top of your aquascape in moderate flow.

On a side note, you may need an additional powerhead depending on how much flow you have in the tank. That looks like a Koralia 425? Whatever you do, you will want random water movement (no direct flow on corals) with no dead spots.

 

I'm keeping 2 types of Montis in my tank with a 2 bulb fixture and they're about halfway up the tank. Are there any other SPS corals that would work for KDtrey5 and I?

 

I am 2 months into it. This pic was taken 1 month ago. Once I get my nitrates at 0 I will be looking to get another frag. I currently have a colony of zoanthids by the sandbed and they are doing perfect. What do you guys think? What is the cheapest way to dose for calcium and stuff like that. I am using regular instant ocean salt right now but will be switching to red sea coral pro salt once it runs out in a week or 2.

 

If you are doing monthly or bi-monthly routine water changes you will not need to dose for many months.

Once you get some significant Coralline algae growth that is when I would consider thinking about dosing.

With no stony corals or clams you should be good for sometime without worrying about dosing.

JM2C

 

Thanks guys, helped alot!

 

Oh wait one more question! Do I have to worry about corals growing out of my water? My rocks are pretty high.