I just put in my first two SPS frags. Flow, Placement, & ID questions.

Here is a small video of my flow right now. I put in a Nano and pointed it to the SPS but lower than what the SPS is. Is this bad for the SPS? Also I have them very high in the tank. The highest I can have them. This will be perfect for the acropora right? The LFS had them under two MH 150w with 4 T-5 HO bulbs.

Here are some pictures of the SPS! If I could get IDs on them I would really appreciate it! The purple small acro. was $10 and the bigger green acro. was $25. I drip acclimated them for an hour poured out half the water and then dripped again for 30 minutes.

Green Acropora: It's polyps came out after about 15 minutes once put into the tank. Is this a good sign or happens normally?





Purple Acropora: I didn't see any polyp extension at the LFS but was told some acroporas do not have large polyp extension?




Placement from light.

 

polyp extension is normal, some polyps are small.

 

Nice additions.

The first one kinda looks like a slimer. Very cool.

Some acropora have good polyp extension, some minimal, and some only at night or when feeding.

The flow looks good, better to have a little too much than too little when it comes to sps. It's a koralia nano so I do not think you are going to have too much flow. I run a koralia 4 and 3 on a 28 gal.

 

Placement is good, they will need high flow so again your placement is good. Avoid direct flow from up close.

The first one is either Acropora millepora of Acropora prostrata. I can't help on the second put it looks like it is mounted on an ORA plug. I would go to their site and see if you can find it there.

 

Thank you very much. Yeah it is ORA and my LFS drilled a rock specifically so their plugs could fit in the rock! I'll look into and post here when I think I have an ID. Is a Green Slimer Milepora or Prostrata?

Oh dang! That's a lot of flow! Thanks for the help.

 

No slimers are Acropora yongei

 

Nice SPS frags Claic

you seem to have good water movement in that area, judging by the decent ripple on water surface

Steve

 

The purple one is the Tri-Color Valida Staghorn. I think...lol