buddy08
SPS Addict
I want to start keeping sps corals in my tank, i've tried some in the past but i think it was mainly due to my lighting not being strong enough. since then, i have upgraded to led's and with optics, im pushing 600+ par at the top of my tank, mid 400is in the middle and 200s at the bottom. My alk is 10dkh, calcium is 400-440, mag is 1390. 0 nitrats, 0 phosphate and so forth. temp is 81 on average. I bought an ORA Mili sps and 2 caps the other day, caps look fine. the ORA was knocked over and half of it lost some of its color. i have reattached it and hopefully it will color back up but one thing i have noticed is the polyps arent fully extended. theyre about 1/4 of the way out (just enough for me to see them). is this normal? its at the top of my rocks in the 500-600 par range and about 4 inches away from direct stream of one powerhead. could it be to much flow? or not enough? what are the requirements of sps like acros and milis?