First time LPS Reef, need tip and tricks!

[Jetziel]

Just like the subject states, first time doing a reef aquarium, Done mostly all fish only till my most recent build.

I have 6 LPS corals, might be wrong on the names but here they are.

1. Bubble Coral
2. Star Polyps
3. Plate Coral
4. Cauliflower Colt Coral
5. Torch Coral
6. Alveopora Coral/Flower Pot Coral (Can be either of these hard for me to tell)

My Calcium and trace elements thus far are good, just recently got some fans to cool the temperature down and i am keeping it at a steady 75 Degrees with the help of a temperature controller. water movement from i have been told is great for these types of corals with the help of two wave makers.

What should i be worried about? What should i feed them, i have some kent microvert, and i been blending krill and brine shrimp into a cloudy soup and using a turkey baste to spread it on top of them like once a month.

LFS tell you one thing, youtube tells you another, but i much rather have hobbyists like yourself tell me the best way possible to make these guys grow and stay alive.

 

[chefbill]

#2 gsp is a softy.
#4 is an expert only NPS.
#6 count tentacles to tell the diff. Both are somewhat hard to keep long term.

 

[organism]

75 is a bit cold, I'd shoot for arounds 78 or so. imo the biggest mistake new hobbyists make (myself included) is treating photosynthetic corals as if they need food just because they have mouths, in reality they do just fine on light alone. They can eat, but it's so easy to overdo as a new hobbyist that it's best to hold off so you're not fighting the mother of all algae outbreaks in a few months... Plus once the phosphates from overfeeding get into your rocks you could be fighting algae for almost half a year. I have a decent sized LPS prop tank and never feed them, they grow almost faster than I can sell them and haven't eaten in years.

Alkalinity is super important for LPS and even softies so testing fairly often is a good idea, especially at first. The other biggest thing is lighting. If you have LED's the whites can really burn corals so I'd start off at 100% on the blues and 10% on whites, slowly turn the whites up over a couple weeks to not burn the corals. I keep mine at under 30% but everyone's tastes vary.

 

[Jetziel]

75 is a bit cold, I'd shoot for arounds 78 or so. imo the biggest mistake new hobbyists make (myself included) is treating photosynthetic corals as if they need food just because they have mouths, in reality they do just fine on light alone. They can eat, but it's so easy to overdo as a new hobbyist that it's best to hold off so you're not fighting the mother of all algae outbreaks in a few months... Plus once the phosphates from overfeeding get into your rocks you could be fighting algae for almost half a year. I have a decent sized LPS prop tank and never feed them, they grow almost faster than I can sell them and haven't eaten in years.

Alkalinity is super important for LPS and even softies so testing fairly often is a good idea, especially at first. The other biggest thing is lighting. If you have LED's the whites can really burn corals so I'd start off at 100% on the blues and 10% on whites, slowly turn the whites up over a couple weeks to not burn the corals. I keep mine at under 30% but everyone's tastes vary.

I have a Maxspect R420R LED light, my sump grows Chaeto Algae and its been doing that for months and nothing in the DT so far.

Ill set my controller to 78 tonight.

 

[CritterHeaven]

Agreed they don't necessarily need to be fed, just good light. They will catch some food if you feed your fish frozen.