SPS and LPS

kaddy522 · 02/23/2010, 12:28 PM

I was wanting to find out if LPS and SPS and Zoos could be placed by each other in the tank.

jacksonpt · 02/23/2010, 12:29 PM

It depends on the type as some LPS are more toxic than others. Same is true with SPS. So a hydno (sps) might kill a bubble (LPS), but a torch (lps) might kill a milli (sps).

IslandCrow · 02/23/2010, 12:54 PM

It definitely takes some careful planning, so you'll definitely need to be more specific about your plans. All corals have defense mechanisms to deter either predation or overgrowth by other organisms. It's not limited to one group of corals, and even if you stick to one category of corals (especially as unscientific as our categorizations tend to be), that won't eliminate interaction issues. You'll hear this many times again, but you simply need to give your corals room to grow. Like genus corals will usually do OK together (e.g. hammer corals and frogspawn), but even that's not always the case. I would keep my zoanthids along with most mushrooms away from the majority of the SPS corals, though.

02/23/2010, 12:28 PM	#1
kaddy522 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 113	SPS and LPS I was wanting to find out if LPS and SPS and Zoos could be placed by each other in the tank.

02/23/2010, 12:29 PM	#2
jacksonpt Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Vestal, NY Posts: 3,679	It depends on the type as some LPS are more toxic than others. Same is true with SPS. So a hydno (sps) might kill a bubble (LPS), but a torch (lps) might kill a milli (sps). __________________ Jackson - All advice I give is based on my first hand experience. YMMV. Current Tank Info: 38g (mostly LPS) with a 20g sump/fuge and all the other standard goodies

02/23/2010, 12:54 PM	#3
IslandCrow Reef Monkey Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 5,759	It definitely takes some careful planning, so you'll definitely need to be more specific about your plans. All corals have defense mechanisms to deter either predation or overgrowth by other organisms. It's not limited to one group of corals, and even if you stick to one category of corals (especially as unscientific as our categorizations tend to be), that won't eliminate interaction issues. You'll hear this many times again, but you simply need to give your corals room to grow. Like genus corals will usually do OK together (e.g. hammer corals and frogspawn), but even that's not always the case. I would keep my zoanthids along with most mushrooms away from the majority of the SPS corals, though. __________________ All opinions in the above message should be taken with 35 ppt salt. -Mike C. Current Tank Info: I have a reef screen saver on my phone, does that count?