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  1. phoenixhieghts

    phoenixhieghts Panda Puffer

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    SPS and LPS I know one is soft and one is hard but which is which??
     
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  2. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Both are "hard" corals.

    SPS (small polyped stony)

    LPS (large polyped stony)


    ;)
     
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  3. phoenixhieghts

    phoenixhieghts Panda Puffer

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    oh dear im so wronggggg...... have you got some examples?? are one harder to keep then the other?? My new lights are on the way so im thinking of getting a colourful acopora - my tank currently has soft and leather corals which are a bit bland in their colouring
     
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    wastemanagement Eyelash Blennie

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    Thats about the short of it
     
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  5. KOgle

    KOgle Zoanthid

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    SPS example would be the acropora you're talking about. LPS example would be a frogspawn or hammer coral.
     
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  6. phoenixhieghts

    phoenixhieghts Panda Puffer

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    cheers peeps! ooo karma to you all :)
     
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  7. Brandon1023

    Brandon1023 Fire Goby

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    What kind of lights do you have coming? Acro require very intense lighting....
     
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  8. phoenixhieghts

    phoenixhieghts Panda Puffer

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    a head unit with 1x 150w MH and 2x 24w T5
     
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  9. Notturnia

    Notturnia Bristle Worm

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    forget SPS and most LPS with only 150W .. ou should have 250W for LPS and some SPS and 400W for SPS

    imho...

    i had 3x150W on a 100g tank and i could not make sps grow.. then i switched to 250/400/250 plafo and i had too much growth on corals..

    a good way-half should be 250W (for money save and coral growth) but not all will grow with a 250W.. unless not much water high..

    if you have only 15-18 inch of water a 250W may be enough (but then also some nice T5 should work) if you have over 20 inch only 400W will hit the ground of the tank with enough light power to make sps grow..
     
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  10. phoenixhieghts

    phoenixhieghts Panda Puffer

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    hmm its only a 30 gallon tank
     
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