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 …
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. …
Change My Mind: LPS Coral Are Harder to Keep Long Term Than SPS
Mar 9, 2026 · I’m talking dedicated reef tanks here. An all sps tank versus an all lps tank. I can keep sps coral alive for many years, but some lps like torches barely make it to year one, they usually get …
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 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 …
SPS / LPS / Softie, what is the difference? | Reef2Reef
Apr 29, 2022 · 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 …
What are the parameters needing to be watched for an LPS and softie ...
Nov 25, 2020 · Some LPS, like euphyllia, tend to like elevated magnesium levels (1350+). You do not need to blast LPS with light like you do SPS. Par ranges for LPS are generally 50-250 par. Most will …
What are the best LPS corals for beginners? | Reef2Reef
Mar 6, 2020 · 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 …
Recommended tank temp for LPS only | Reef2Reef
Nov 21, 2022 · That being said, many popular LPS corals exported from Australia (Homophyllia bowerbanki and australis, Micromussa lordhowensis, Paragoniastrea australensis, Australophyllia …
How do you mix SPS and LPS corals in your tank without causing …
Jan 30, 2025 · When mixing SPS (Small Polyp Stony) and LPS (Large Polyp Stony) corals in a reef tank, the key is to create an environment where both can thrive without interfering with each other. Here …