Corals growing downward. Is lighting too bright?

[Hundreadproof]

I've noticed that all my corals (euphylia, moonstone, acans, duncans, etc) appear to be growing downward (toward the sand bed). Is this a sign that my lighting is too bright?

Sorry if this is a noob question, but I'm a noob so....

Thanks in advance.


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[mcgyvr]

stop standing on your head watching the tank..

Pics? I need to see this...

 

[jda]

They could just be wanting to encrust at the base - most do this around a rock or downward if there is no rock to attach to. If a branch is growing downward, then you have issues.

BTW - there are no quality lights on the market that are too intense. None get close to the sun. You can have too much bad quality light, though.

 

[oreo57]

BTW - there are no quality lights on the market that are too intense. None get close to the sun. You can have too much bad quality light, though.

"PAR " at the surface at the equator is roughly 1500-2000

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Pretty sure there are some setups that "might" actually exceed "sunlight"...

 

[Silly clownfish]

Hard to say without pics, but it could be rlated to flow rather then light. As my birdsnest has grown close to the water surface, the tips low like a windblown cypress - all oriented along the flow and pointing right, not up.

 

[billdogg]

Hard to say without pics, but it could be rlated to flow rather then light. As my birdsnest has grown close to the water surface, the tips low like a windblown cypress - all oriented along the flow and pointing right, not up.

took the words right outa my keyboard