Favorite radion settings for lps | Reef2Reef
Mar 17, 2012 · Hi All, I've spent most of my time in the hobby focusing on SPS corals, and now I've set up a tank just for lps. The tank is a 40 gallon cube that will be lit by a single radion gen4 xr30pro. I'm …
What to feed lps corals? | Reef2Reef
Mar 30, 2025 · The deal with feeding LPS is that you don't want to drive the N/P values up significantly. Less is more. Typically if you're feeding a decent fish population you're thus providing nutrients for …
Selecting corals for you reef: What is your mix of SPS, LPS, and Softies?
Sep 19, 2023 · 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, …
Which is harder to keep long-term, LPS or SPS corals?
Dec 30, 2025 · One thing to consider why some people who keep SPS, but have trouble with LPS is likely the tank parameters. SPS prefer and tolerate lower nutrient levels compared to most LPS …
General LPS Discussion | Reef2Reef
Feb 18, 2008 · 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 …
Favorite LPS Corals for Beginners? | Reef2Reef
May 30, 2024 · New LPS lovers are being born into the reefing community every day! Let's help them with some good beginner LPS coral suggestions! What are some of your favorites that are easy to …
Of all the LPS corals THIS ONE is the BEST...
Oct 19, 2022 · On the whole LPS are more tolerant to water quality than SPS, but MANY exceptions exist so by all means research prospective corals individually before purchasing any LPS or SPS …
What is PAR and how much do we need? | Reef2Reef
Jan 14, 2021 · 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. …
Flow for lps and sps, is it the velocity thats required or just overall ...
Oct 5, 2021 · After increasing the flow per pump, I am guessing the velocity was just too high for the lps corals. My question is: would purchasing more powerheads or even gyros, that have a wider angle …
Proper light adjustments | Reef2Reef
Feb 5, 2023 · The light comes with its own preset setting for sps, lps, and mixed tanks. Originally I was using only the 3 blue channels and they seemed to work good but I read that the ab+ spectrum is the …