fishandchips Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 I have been looking through the members saltwater tank picture pages. they all look really good but totally forign to me. A couple of questions.................... What is a Refugium? What is the difference between SPS and LPS? Why do some people house fish in there sumps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 What is a Refugium? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugium What is the difference between SPS and LPS? It's more or less an arbitrary classification of corals based on the size of their polyps. (LPS = Large Polyp Stony, SPS = Small Polyp Stony) When people refer to SPS they're usually talking about Acropora spp. and Montipora spp. LPS are the rest of the stony corals. Then there are the rest of the corals which people call "soft" corals. Why do some people house fish in there sumps? Could be a number of reasons, to isolate troublemakers, a place to introduce new fish and get them feeding without competition from existing fish... Layton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishandchips Posted May 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Hey thanks for the info. Not as confusing now Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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