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Lastly, are SPS corals really suppose to be difficult to raise?

April 26, 2017corals difficult raise SPS

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Lastly, are SPS corals really suppose to be difficult to raise?

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I’ve only been in the hobby for a year, and was always under the impression that they were difficult, but in in my experience, they seem to be fairly hardy – much hardier than lps/fish/leathers. I’ve got many different acroporas and a couple montipora capricornis and the worst luck I’ve ever had with any of them is if the alk/ca drops too low, they stop growing until the levels are elevated – then they take off again. LPS corals always seem to be very suceptible to physical or infectious injury, in my experience. Thanks again!