in todays video . we will talk about LPS corals
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so toddays topic is lps corals
before starting in lps
lets discuss there are how many types of corals mainly
mainly it has 4 types
in these 4 types first are soft corals
these are leather type corals and don't have any stony base
2nd are LPS corals
large polyp stony corals
these are corals with stony base
and has relitivly bigger polyps
after that there are SPS corals
stands for small polyp stony corals
these are the corals with very small (tiny ) polyps
at number 4 we have NPS corals
means non photosynthetic corals
these are harder to keep alive
thats the reason you dont often see these on stores
if you wanna know about soft corals i have already did a video about that
link of thst video will be in discription and
that ,,,,
will also put an end screen
you can watch that video
lest began with LPS corals
means large polyp stony corals
before i explain how to keep these , let me show you
which lps i have got for this tank
guys this is my 25 gallon cube reef tank
and
im gonna show you my 4 lps corals i just added
firstly the one on the back
the coral behind this fish is its called torch coral
very beautiful , i really like it
so i got it
you are looking at the basic color of this coral
where as i have
one in green color and
i hahve a pink tip also
this is called torch coral
i needs medium flow and medium light
as you can notice the movement of this coral
if you will put it straight in front of wavemaker
its polyps are very soft may tear apart
and it will look very disturbe
because i just yesterday put it here
its not fully extended right now
but in a week or two
when it will become aclimated to this light
it will show polyp extension even better
lets talk about the 2nd one this is hammer coral
it really adores me
difference between both of them is
if you look at its polyps
these are shaped like head of a hammer
and it has stone on its bottom
it has calcium based foundation thats why its called
its called stony corals and their poplyps
are relatively bigger
lets talk about this coral
very beautiful filled with colours
its chalice coral and its shape is like plate
it spreads like a plate
i really like this coral
i like it more then montipora sps coral
because it has so many colours
on last i'm going to show you this
trackyphillia coral
its soo beautiful
let me tell you out of these 3
this is way expensive then the others
i like it in greenish colour
you can see some redish on the sides and rainbow
looks soo amazing
and this is the benfit of marine aquarium that
the colours you can see in reef tank you can't see in fresh water
so this coral ( sorry for wrong pronounciation )
its called trackyphillia
lobophlia is also simillar to this coral
this coral can be kept in high light and low light
i would suggest some medium light for it
as you can see its completely opened
and polyp is fully extended
its also waving stinging tenticals which means he is ok here
it's a good sign for me that he is doing fine right after coming to my home
this hammer coral i will
after 2 or 3 days
when it will be properly acclimate i will glue it on some rocks
so lets talk about
lps in general
how take care of them
salinity any where between 1.024 - 1.026
calcium from 430-480
alklinity 8-11 dkh
magnisium 1300 - 1400
nitrates 5-10 ppt
and don't let the phosphates rise above 0.03
lps coral is a medium level coral
if you have just started the hobby
these will be a bit tricky for you
cause these are a little bit weaker
as compare to soft corals which are very easy to keep
and the second tip for you is ]
must test calcium , magnisium and alkalinity every week
if calcium alklinty and magnesium will be stable and consietent
these corals will be very happy
these corals will give you benefit
by benefit i mean they will not die and they will grow
they will become bigger and beautiful
how it feels when your corals ? only that one person can tell you who have experenced it
this was my todays video
hope you will like my video
and
and if you wanna see seprated video on each of
these corals please comment below
and here we go peace out