Name that one thing to get a stunning SPS tank

Aquattro · #1 03-27-2011, 09:10 PM

Even with cash, buying big colonies, unless you have all the right ingredients, you'll have a bunch of big brown colonies within 2 weeks.

chris88 · #2 03-27-2011, 10:23 PM

I see a lot of people have said water changes as the most important thing for sps. I have not ever done a water change on this tank. I do think water quality is the most important thing on the list but its not always achieved by water changes.

I am not saying my reef is a master piece but i do think it looks great for being low maintenance and low tech.

TheMikey · #3 03-27-2011, 10:37 PM

An attention to detail and a desire to never stop learning about the hobby. That way you know exactly what's happening to your tank and you can go out and find your solution.

Usually with cash.

lorenz0 · #4 03-27-2011, 10:43 PM

totally chris, I rarely change the water on the SPS 60 and my growth and color is awesome. After I moved it to my parents and I wasn't there to freak out because of the smallest thing (hand in the tank moving stuff) things started to explode.

I think people complicate SPS tanks to much dosing this and that and I myself am guilty of it. On my 25 I kept changing everything from flow, light intensity and than had this great idea to go full zeo which ended up taking me a month to bounce back.

Dez also said a great comment on sps. My frags have no outgrown my sps colonies. my success rate with frags blows store bought colonies away.