shinobi9119
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can somebody tell me the differences between lps and sps? and anything else you might know?? thanx
Lps and sps
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wangotango
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LPS include things like hammers, torches, bubbles, favias etc. SPS include corals like acropora, poccilorpora, montipora etc. what steve said is correct, SPS are more demanding.
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stanlalee
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Originally Posted by steve24
LPS - large polyp stonies, less light demanding, meat eating, easier corals to keep
SPS - small polyp stonies, more light demanding, basicly filter feeders, and harder to keep
all stony corals with few exceptions are meat eaters (they all likely filter feed as well). SPS require much smaller sized particles such as larvae or very small copepod species.
the main distinction that classifies a stony coral as one or the other is LPS grows its stony structure externally (fleshy area grows up from the base but does not grow over the hard structure) and SPS hard structure is internal (fleshy part covers the hard structure).
LPS - large polyp stonies, less light demanding, meat eating, easier corals to keep
SPS - small polyp stonies, more light demanding, basicly filter feeders, and harder to keep
all stony corals with few exceptions are meat eaters (they all likely filter feed as well). SPS require much smaller sized particles such as larvae or very small copepod species.
the main distinction that classifies a stony coral as one or the other is LPS grows its stony structure externally (fleshy area grows up from the base but does not grow over the hard structure) and SPS hard structure is internal (fleshy part covers the hard structure).