- 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!
- 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 are the best LPS corals for beginners? | Reef2Reef
Hi all, for my tank I have decided to start with the lowest maintenance corals, softies, but eventually I would like to move onto some simpler LPS corals My question is, how much more demanding are LPS corals compared to soft corals? I know I’ll have to start monitoring for PO4 and alkalinity
- Easy High Light Corals | Reef2Reef
Noticing the top 1 3 of my tank kinda bare and could use some suggestions on easy corals that I can put high that aren't just zoas or some invasive type coral Got a leather and toadstool already higher up Any recommendations?
- I am struggling to grow LPS and SPS but my Soft Corals are Doing . . .
Hi all, I have been trying to keep sps and lps corals in my tank for some time, I have noticed that my phosphate levels are registering on my Hannah UL range Phosphate tester around 0 9 and my nitrates tested with the Hannah test kit are around 75ppm I have tried keeping all kinds of easy to
- Sps, lps, soft corals? | Reef2Reef
I'm new to this so I'm not really sure of the difference between sps, lps, and soft corals I've tried to look it up on the internet but I feel like the examples given are either too vague or too confusing The most I've really gathered was that sps is a little easier than lps and lps have like
- Do you need to choose between LPS and SPS? | Reef2Reef
The guy at my LFS told me you need to choose between an LPS or SPS tank because LPS like dirtier water and higher nitrates and SPS prefer clean water and really low nitrates Is this accurate? Thanks in advance
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