TaeKwonDude Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I had a nano fish only tank about a 1.5yr ago, and now my wife is in the beginning of her nano reef tank... I need some help understanding the differences between SPS, LPS, softies and anything else that may be out there...can anybody give me an understandable breakdown of the differences and care??(scratch) Drew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCR Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 WELCOME NEW "TOAD" Will get you some web links to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 SPS-Small Polyp Stony..need high flow and light (MH or T5). also need excellent water quality and need to maintain high Ca and alk. uses ca to build skeletons. LPS-Large Polyp Stony..need medium flow and medium-high light (MH, T5 or VHO). also need high Ca and alk. uses ca to build skeletons. some give good movement in the tank Softies-have no skeleton's so dont need to supplement ca or alk..some provide good movement in the tank. can tolderate low-high light and flow..shrooms and polyps like lower flow and light just a general summary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaeKwonDude Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 Thanks that really helps...but now is there a general rule to follow for identifying the difference between each of these or is it just "learn what each individual coral is"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 well it does help to learn the names of each coral to help identify it but you should also research every coral that you want to get..but im sure you already knew that..you can def tell what a SPS is because there all hard with no soft parts that are really visible..and you can tell a LPS from a SPS because the LPS has a soft part on top and the skeleton underneath..softies are all soft so you can tell by looking at them.. here's a SPS: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+322+745&pcatid=745 LPS: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+321+509&pcatid=509 soft tentacles on top and hard skeleton underneath Softy: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+600+753&pcatid=753 those are just some examples of each type.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaeKwonDude Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 Once again, thank-you...(bows) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 no problem glad to help do you have any other questions? if you do, just ask 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaeKwonDude Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 will do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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