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. Does anyone know if there is a reference for lps specific diseases I have a nano containing soft corals, lps corals and some monti corals and over the last couple of weeks, a lot of my lps corals are dying away In most of the micromussa corals, the heads either detach from the coral or. 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.
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. I’m looking to know the best photo period or time of peak lighting and ideal par for my lps and limited softies My radon xr15 have a peak lighting period from 12pm to 5pm then they dim down from there I’m running ab+ at 60 percent and i’m getting about 100 to 200 par Is this too much light ?
It's simply classification by perceived polyp size I argue the real intent of this classification is to group corals by what care they need Sps = high light, high flow Lps = low light, low flow If you just look at the polyp size, cyphastrea could be an sps. My tank is lps dominant right now because they grow slower and my aquascaping isn’t all the way built up yet
When the lps corals start to colonize i’m going to add another xr15 and diffuser with some richer rock structure This forum is super friendly and helpful Best community i’ve encountered click to expand. Looking for answers of what everyone else runs their nitrates and phosphates at in a lps softie dominant tank I have struggled with this for a while and getting very frustrated with it all I'm not getting very much coral growth but algae is growing like crazy
I am starting to plan out my aquarium and would like to make the correct lighting choice I really like the idea of led light from running cost perspective and heat generation Also, love the way the ecotech, and kessil replicate the mh shimmer Are led's overkill for an lps dominated tank.
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