deep water acros?

[daveonbass]

I had a friend tell me that deep water acros need MORE light...(or more intense). This seems backwards, but then again not completely unbelieveable. So I wanted to start getting into some deep water acros....cause they looks great...and I just wanted to know, will they need more, less, or the same amount of light as my current frags/colonies are getting?

 

[dzhuo]

I believe this term mostly mean acros with smooth skin; not necessary that they are from deeper. Care and needs are similar to other acros.

 

[Brian Chong]

I dont use t5's so i cant comment on the lighting. deepwater is just a description for smooth skinned acros. doesn't necessarily mean they are from the deeper parts of the reef.

 

[Brian Chong]

you beat me dzhuo. hahaha
just wanted to add, many of them color up nicely on the sand bed but i use mh. jme

 

[daveonbass]

wow, really? I have never heard this...then again I never looked it up till now. Good to know. Won't he be surprised to find this out..haha.

 

[SPSEMPIRE]

yes, high lighting is best for these guys. Also, put the deep water acros in areas with high flow.

 

[Brian Chong]

I believe the rationale behind that thinking is that the currents are much stronger at the top region of the reef and acros tend to grow thicker with more corallites in stronger current. just look at the a. Abrotanoides and a. humilis corals. Those are low tide corals where waves are very strong

 

[Brian Chong]

here's a coral database sdmas created. you can see where these deepwaters are found in the reef. hope this helps. as long as you have clean water and sufficient lighting flow parameters, etc they will color up anywhere in your tank

 

[Brian Chong]

http://sdmas.com/corals/species.php

 

[somethingphishy]

http://sdmas.com/corals/species.php

wow pretty sweet! would take days to go through all of them