LPS Corals short for Long or Large Polyp Stony Corals are made up of a long list of Coral species most popular being the Favias, Acans, Chalices, and Lobophyllia's. These LPS Corals thrive in low light situations and low to medium flow areas along with nutrient packed water columns. This species of coral has some of the most colorful color patterns seen on corals as a whole.