When is it the right time to add an acro?

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As my tank is now, I dont believe it is ready for more challenging coral species and I don't plan on adding anything too difficult for at the very minimum 3-4 months. But, I was wondering, what are the signs that usually indicate a tank is ready for an acro? From what I've read, you need the tank to be completely stable but was wondering if there are any other signs. I am still very new to this hobby but I'm loving it a ton already. Tanks been going for 3 months so far and the only loss was a trachy that got banged up in shipping.
 
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Getting familiar with the coral is a must. I recommend doing some reading on the varieties of sps & their requirements, from lighting, flow, feeding, parameters, temps, etc. Getting familiar with the requirements will get you closer to knowing if your tank is ready for more delicate & demanding animals. A good start would be to get familiar with the hardiest sps i.e. montipora & their diversity; encrusting, caps, digitata, undata & so on. Other good starters are pocillopora & stylophora. Cyphastrea are very neat too. An old hobbyists used to drill me on the reading & always said to read & read some more, once your done reading, read more. As long as I’ve been in the hobby, I have not stopped learning knew things On these animals & their care. I recommend the same approach, become knowledgeable in the care of these specimens & provide them the best environment. Hope it helps.
 
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Getting familiar with the coral is a must. I recommend doing some reading on the varieties of sps & their requirements, from lighting, flow, feeding, parameters, temps, etc. Getting familiar with the requirements will get you closer to knowing if your tank is ready for more delicate & demanding animals. A good start would be to get familiar with the hardiest sps i.e. montipora & their diversity; encrusting, caps, digitata, undata & so on. Other good starters are pocillopora & stylophora. Cyphastrea are very neat too. An old hobbyists used to drill me on the reading & always said to read & read some more, once your done reading, read more. As long as I’ve been in the hobby, I have not stopped learning knew things On these animals & their care. I recommend the same approach, become knowledgeable in the care of these specimens & provide them the best environment. Hope it helps.
Thx! I've done a decent amount of research, although I can always do more. I decided not too long ago that my tank was stable enough for a digi so I picked one of those guys up. I guess the next step would to be to pick up a par meter to make sure I have adequate light.
 

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