Which is easier lps or sps?
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heathlindner25
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This must be a trick question... They're both easy if you give them what they require.
CStrickland
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I think what's harder is mixing them. Like a bare bottom sps tank with no fish can be pretty low maintenance, and a fish tank with softies isn't that big of a deal. I don't think I would call any of it "easy" though, cause like Heath said you have to learn about what you want to keep.
Same with the lights, are you asking which bulb type will work, or for a recommendation on a brand and model you should buy?
The best way to save money is read and read and read some more. The stickies on "setting up" at the top of this page are a good place to start.
Same with the lights, are you asking which bulb type will work, or for a recommendation on a brand and model you should buy?
The best way to save money is read and read and read some more. The stickies on "setting up" at the top of this page are a good place to start.
Saltliquid
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Well said! I think sps are the easiest.
Just cheap on line leds will be cool for the softies of cool white and standard blue diode with 80 degree optics and a 100watt fitting.
Perth_reefer
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SPS is more expensive.....generally they require cleaner water, higher flow and more intense lighting or you could translate that as a better skimmer, more pumps and higher end LEDs/ higher power T5.
Saltliquid
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My bottom tank with a $98 led light and no skimmer and no water changes for near 2 years, it was lots of work but sps is very easy.
NedFlounders
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Perth_reefer
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My bottom tank with a $98 led light and no skimmer and no water changes for near 2 years, it was lots of work but sps is very easy.
Definitely the exception to the rule here!! When you say lots of work what do you mean?
scooter31707
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In my case, I decided to go LPS and I have 4-5 Montis which I can are most forgiven of the SPS group. My nirates range from 5-10ppm and the Montis are doing good.
Quiet_Ivy
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My bottom tank with a $98 led light and no skimmer and no water changes for near 2 years, it was lots of work but sps is very easy.
Beautiful, natural looking overgrown tank!
Looks like you don't have any fish? I'd also like to know what brand of light you have, looking for one.
Ivy
skimmer is a placebo.
+1 no waterchanges. no skimmer. sps mixed reef.
i do need my chiller though. very critical for me.
stop jacking up your alk above 7.5-8 then
CStrickland
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How many fish do you have in there and how often/what do you feed them?
cbb, yt, regal tang, watchman goby, 2 mandarin dragonettes, melanarus wrasse
twice daily. cube of mysis. lunch on weekends get a pinch of algae pellets, and a cube of cyclops, acropower 20ml, oyster feast 20ml, nutricell (buncha scoops)
point is if you monitor your weekly nitrates and pull the skimmer, chances are they wont change. all you are doing is pulling the lowest rank of the foodchain out and letting it die in a cup
if you are overstocked to hell... may be a bit of a difference
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ericarenee
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My bottom tank with a $98 led light and no skimmer and no water changes for near 2 years, it was lots of work but sps is very easy.
You forget to mention you live on the beach just beyond barrier reef and your sump is the ocean..
Gorgeous tank .
Skimmer is a placebo eh? It doesn't do anything for water quality? Lol
CStrickland
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It probably breaks down along these lines:
C: 21.08 %
H: 2.39 %
N: 2.22 %
Ca:17.43 %
Mg: 1.35 %
Si: 4.76 %
P: 0.16 % ("Assuming that all of the P is present as phosphate ... This amount equals ~ 4900 ppm")
This test dried the skimmate for measure, and could not see the inorganic phos that gfo takes out. But it's an interesting study http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010/2/aafeature
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