[clown shrimp]

How much evaporation occurs on a 24gal. aquapod with MH ligting? Thank you in advanced!

[pogodzib]

That will depend upon how warm your tank and room temp are, the humidity levels in the room, how long the lights are ran, etc... so it can really vary. I'd guess on average about 1/2 gal per day.

[e_baer]

yeah, i would say around 1/2g as well. in my 55, i lose about 1g a day.

[clown shrimp]

ok thank you very much! also do you guys have any expirence with xenia and sps corals?

[e_baer]

my xenia faded away to nothing for some reason.

[clown shrimp]

o that sucks lol. mine is kinda growing out of hand and ive been selling a ton of it, but it grows faster than i can sell it!

[pogodzib]

What do you want to know about Xenia or SPS corals?

[clown shrimp]

are they very difficult to keep and which are the best sps for a starter sps?

[pogodzib]

Most types of SPS corals are tougher to keep than softies and LPS, but there are some good beginner type of SPS corals such as Montipora (both Caps and Digi), Hydrophora (very aggressive coral), Seriatopora (birds nest), acropora yongei (green slimer). You'll want to stay away from most Acros until you get some experience with other types of SPS corals first as they are generally the most difficult to keep.

[thelastmucci]

Hey Brian I know the usual answer to this question is either hammer or frogspawn but how long in your opinion should you wait to get these beautiful LPS...my LFS says he has trouble keeping LPS and SPS and he's been doing this for 25 years. Either he really sucks or it's a lot harder then it looks/sounds.

[ksreefbuilder]

Originally Posted by thelastmucci

Hey Brian I know the usual answer to this question is either hammer or frogspawn but how long in your opinion should you wait to get these beautiful LPS...my LFS says he has trouble keeping LPS and SPS and he's been doing this for 25 years. Either he really sucks or it's a lot harder then it looks/sounds.

Yes, how hard are the hammer or frogspawn to keep. I was told they were beginner, but that came from my LFS who has a tank full of each.

[thelastmucci]

That doesn't make me feel any better about him...this was also the guy who said Cadlights sucks.

[clown shrimp]

cadlights are good systems but if you do get it get new lights and pumpp

[thelastmucci]

Originally Posted by clown shrimp

cadlights are good systems but if you do get it get new lights and pumpp

You really think it's necessary to replace the pump and lights on them...I mean I know they're stock and all but how bad can they be at 700 bucks.

[poochi487]

i lose about 24 to 32 ounces a day i have the same set up

[clown shrimp]

they are decent the cadlight pumps but the become hot than fail after a while 2-3 months

[pogodzib]

Sorry I didn't see your question as to how long before adding LPS or SPS corals. As long as your tank is cycled and stable, 4 months should be plenty before adding LPS corals. This will give your tank a chance to go through the cycle process and then after adding your first fish or two, allow the tank to go through a second, smaller mini-cycle. With the easier to keep SPS corals, 4-6 months should be plenty. Many people recommend at least 6-12 months for SPS corals, but the ones that I previously listed are more hardy.

[wesley6610]

Originally Posted by thelastmucci

Hey Brian I know the usual answer to this question is either hammer or frogspawn but how long in your opinion should you wait to get these beautiful LPS...my LFS says he has trouble keeping LPS and SPS and he's been doing this for 25 years. Either he really sucks or it's a lot harder then it looks/sounds.

Originally Posted by parsonsc

Yes, how hard are the hammer or frogspawn to keep. I was told they were beginner, but that came from my LFS who has a tank full of each.

When you say hard, how so? Keeping your levels in the right range and maintaining good maintenance along with proper current, temperature and lightening should eliminate most problems. One thing I can think of is are you housing the wrong types of corals together, like soft corals too close to LPS corals and your seeing chemical warfare. Other than that, I can't imagine what makes them hard to keep...

[wesley6610]

Originally Posted by thelastmucci

That doesn't make me feel any better about him...this was also the guy who said Cadlights sucks.

Sidebar - Those Cadlights look nice, whoever said they suck must have a biasis to another brand.

[thelastmucci]

Thanks for that info guys much obligied.