- Difference between SPS, LPS, Soft Corals, and more.
What is the Difference between SPS, LPS, Soft Corals, and more What are some of the others? I am new to all of the coral stuff and what to get a better understanding of how it all works
- What is PAR and how much do we need? | Reef2Reef
Such as LPS corals can handle greater PARs up to 500, and soft corals will adjust to PAR over 200 with adequate time to adjust so they can adapt to a wide range of lighting over time The lighting schedule can also play a huge role in the success of the reef aquarium regarding PAR levels
- Selecting corals for you reef: What is your mix of SPS, LPS, and Softies?
Mix for the most part! The only thing off-limits are leathers, as they generally don't play nice with stony corals My 15G is a fully mixed reef with SPS, LPS, Zoas, Shrooms and Star Polyps, and a maxi-mini nem I have a 25G SPS-dominant reef, or so i'd like to think, seeing as how everything that isn't SPS or LPS, is covered in blue clove polyps!
- General LPS Discussion | Reef2Reef
Discuss and post your questions about all LPS or Large Polyped Stony corals such as Acans, Elegance, Doughnut, Candy Cane, Brains, Button, Hammers, Torch, Plate, and all other LPS hard corals
- SPS LPS Softie, what is the difference? | Reef2Reef
Sooo what is the difference between SPS LPS Softie coral? Anyone who knows anything always refers to SPS dominated or LPS dominated etc types of tanks and I am always sitting in the back nodding my head like I understand while in my head I am reciting the 50 states in reverse, completely unable to comprehend
- Choosing Corals for Your First Reef Tank
Corals have beautiful colorations, whether you are after soft corals, LPS corals, or SPS corals, we believe there is a coral out there for everyone! When choosing corals, you want to ensure they are healthy so they get the best start to their new life inside your reef tank
- low magnesium | Reef2Reef
Low Mg under 1000 will start to cause SPS to bleach and LPS to begin to recede into their skeletons You may also see poor color in LPS and soft corals Polyp extensions and growth rates will also drop It is better to maintain a higher reading than a lower one Mg over 1600 tends to have bad affects on snails and delicate inverts and fan worms
- Soft corals and angelfish | Reef2Reef
There’s a lot of information about angels with SPS or LPS, but I’m wondering if anyone has any experience with softies and angels While I have a variety of soft coral and LPS, I am wondering if anyone has experience with Nepthea and the following angels: Flagfin, Regal, Majestic, and Flame
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