Which SPS pack to choose?

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Obviously most people would suggest the third one because its labeled beginner, but knowing everything i have stocked im sure maybe someone would have a different opinion.. im leaning more towards the second.

sooo what do ya say;
1.)http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+2341+2605+2629&pcatid=2629

2.)http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+2341+2605+2485&pcatid=2485

3.)http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+2341+2605+2615&pcatid=2615

4.)http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+2341+2605+2600&pcatid=2600
 
I would go for 1 or 4, but leaning towards 4. 2 and 3 dont really have anything that's worth alot...stylo's, birds nest, and posillo's arnt really worth much and the acro's look pretty decent in package 4
 
Two seems like a good, varied pack with corals of slightly differing levels. Not a bad start at all. 3 has some rock solid stuff, so you definitely can't go wrong with those. I'd wait to see how the first set does before you move on to 1 or 4.
 
None, since they are not WYSIWYG packs the pictures you see are only examples. At the very minimum I require at least seeing the corals I am going to get before I decide if I want to buy it or not.

Stay away from anything Poccilopora or Seriatopora (Birdsnest) for a tank as small as you have because both of those will grow and spread too fast and in ways that are not good.

Quote from one of the packs.. not only are the pictures just examples, but you may not even get the same species of corals that appear in the pictures.
Packs may contain Acropora, Montipora, and Seriatopora species.
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agh true ace, guess i will have to just pony up and get seperate frags form them, gonna cost so much monney though.
 
Ace25 said:
None, since they are not WYSIWYG packs the pictures you see are only examples. At the very minimum I require at least seeing the corals I am going to get before I decide if I want to buy it or not.

Stay away from anything Poccilopora or Seriatopora (Birdsnest) for a tank as small as you have because both of those will grow and spread too fast and in ways that are not good.

Quote from one of the packs.. not only are the pictures just examples, but you may not even get the same species of corals that appear in the pictures.
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True. That depends entirely upon whether or not you stay on top of the planulae, too, though. If you find and eliminate the colonies before they can spread, you've won most of the battle.
 
i guess thats true as well!
 
Is there no one local that would put together a nice SPS pack for you from their tank?

If there is, you're likely to
a) get a better deal
b) avoid shipping costs / shipping issues
c) see exactly what you're getting
d) get better frags
e) see the conditions the corals are doing well in
d) get answers to questions from the seller about what has helped them suceed in their tank.

To be honest, it's quite possible that for your $100 or so, you'd walk away from someone else's tank locally with 2x - 3x more coral than what would come in a frag pack bought from an online retailer.

Nonetheless, LiveAquaria has never let me down (although everything I've ordered has been WYSISYG from the the Diver's Den), so I couldn't blame you for wanting to order from them.
 
I also like FSN's idea about the sps package, i am gonna go ahead and ask this LFS that has everything but i have no personal business with, they are odd and i don't go there to much.

Maybe i can sort some sort of deal out with my usuall LFS they have alot (not as much coral but alot nonetheless) and are much friendlier with me.
 
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