Giving up on SPS!

[Zoaelite]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

What's nada?

I just run a AC110 refugium at the back to keep my nitrate undetectable. My space doesn't permit anything more

I think he means ZERO softies in the tank. Not talking about water parameters.

[daniella3d]

I have a 75 gallons full of SPS. My tric...no sump and lots of softies.

I have a 15 gallons full of SPS. I do have a sump but lots of softies still.

What's with the softies and SPS? I never had any problem mixing both.

High alkalinity with low nutrient and fluctuation in parameters are probable the problem here, not the softies.

Originally Posted by Titus99

I have a 26 gallon tank with 35 sps

My trick. Is a sump is a must and no zero nada. Softies

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

I have a 75 gallons full of SPS. My tric...no sump and lots of softies.

I have a 15 gallons full of SPS. I do have a sump but lots of softies still.

What's with the softies and SPS? I never had any problem mixing both.

High alkalinity with low nutrient and fluctuation in parameters are probable the problem here, not the softies.

Isin't 9-10 dkH like sweet spot? None of the params fluctuate other than dKh falling from 10 to 9 in 2 weeks. Not sure about other traces like iodide and stuffs.

And I thought low nutrient is preferred by SPS :|

Its so confusing!!!!

[Zoaelite]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

I am stuck with 20gallon for two particular reasons:
1. Living in a rented room (dorm-like)
2. Maintaining a big tank would be too much upkeep till I graduate and get a job :P

And I didn't really buy any of the acros, they were all free. I just bought the the milli and the montis which are actually doing great :P

I can see that you already know how impatient I am

So I guess I am not doing it wrong, they are just too finicky

Cant even bump that up to like a 40g with sump eh . I would argue maintaining a larger tank is easier than a nano because of small water volume fluctuations. Again the mixed reef is really your biggest contender here, in such a small water volume alopathy is happening out of the ying yang and the softies will win practically 100% of the time.

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by Zoaelite

Cant even bump that up to like a 40g with sump eh . I would argue maintaining a larger tank is easier than a nano because of small water volume fluctuations. Again the mixed reef is really your biggest contender here, in such a small water volume alopathy is happening out of the ying yang and the softies will win practically 100% of the time.

Yap I do 100% agree that larger tanks are easier to maintain but likewise, space should permit too :P

The first month when I set up this tank, my landlord was asking me how much water do I use for the tank since the bill was high (luckily it was not my fault since they found out an old washing machine was the criminal). Plus I really don't have space in the room other than my reading table which I am using as the stand and left all the books and notes in university :P And to make things more spicy, the table doesn't have space for a sump underneath and I can't modify it since its landlord's table :P Sweet charm of rented dorm-like place

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

I can see that you already know how impatient I am

This alone will kill you before you even get started!

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

This alone will kill you before you even get started!

Damn you caught me

[Tristan]

I disagree to the sps/zoa combo in tanks. Its just a fine balance is all.

I think your best bet is to just put more digitata and millepora in the tank.

[Proteus]

You could house zoas. But if you house to many softies then you need to run a reactor with "good" carbon. To absorb the chemicals that the softies put out. Even some lps like chalices can play chemical warfare.

I alway put it like this softies kill all. Lol and yes as Levi said nana means none

Find another table something you can put a small sump under. Get a return pump. Drill your tank. ( which u can do with all inhabitants still in tank)
Consider carbon dosing of some kind. Prodibio will cost you $100 bucks a year in your small tank. If you don't already.