High light LPS

[Lokii_37]

What are done high light LPS? My tank is still relatively new and any SPS I try to keep seem to bite the bucket but my LPS are doing great. I have some empty space near the top of the tank where it tends to have higher flow and for sure has higher light. What would do well on top but not be excessively demanding?

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

What type of lighting are you running?

 

[CJO]

Also, how do your water parameters measure? LPS tend to do well with higher levels of nitrates and phosphates, whereas SPS don't do well with much at all.

CJ

 

[Lokii_37]

I am running 6x54w t5s over 75g

My water parameters are good.
Alk 9.2
Cal 430
Mag 1320
I have my nitrates and phosphates checked at my LFS and they say they are fine, I know I need the numbers, I also am still battling HA so I think that may be giving me some false, low nitrate and phosphate, readings.

 

[Anthrax15]

Some of my Chalice's prefer higher light. But that is pretty hard to predict. I have two frags of the small colony and one prefers high light while the other prefers low light.

 

[reefkoi]

Euphyllias are a good choice

 

[FaviaFreak]

Euphyllias are a good choice

+1 I totally agree

 

[SDguy]

Euphyllias would be my choice as well.

 

[Brettinteriors]

+3 my I have both hammer and frogspawn at the top. Same level as my sps under a 36" 8 bulb t5. They grow like crazy.

 

[Lokii_37]

Thanks for the input I'll start moving my frogspawn and hammer up the rocks