I'm looking for suggestions for an encrusting coral to put on the back wall of my biocube 29. It'll probably be my last coral addition to the tank so I want it to be real special. I thought a meteor shower would be cool but I want something that will spread and my cyphestrea I already have seem to hate light. I'm running 165 watt LEDs and an open to every kind of coral, (well... no star polyps). Let's see some real nice suggestions from you guys!
Encrusting coral suggestions
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hogfanreefer
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Jason Fox has some beautiful cyphastreas. Some people consider them "invasive"
BigJohnny
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Cyphastrea will encrust anything 360 because it does not need light to hit it on all sides like an encrusting monti would, which makes it perfect for weird things like vertical walls. IMO an encrusting monti would not work well.
Cyphastrea do not hate light so there's something else going on there. Maybe try acclimating it to higher light or get another type. So many too choose from. I really like bizarro from cherry corals and copperhead from wwc, and yes any from jfox will be great.
You could also try a chalice as I'm told that would work vertical as well, however unlike cyphastrea it needs light wherever there is growth.
Cyphastrea do not hate light so there's something else going on there. Maybe try acclimating it to higher light or get another type. So many too choose from. I really like bizarro from cherry corals and copperhead from wwc, and yes any from jfox will be great.
You could also try a chalice as I'm told that would work vertical as well, however unlike cyphastrea it needs light wherever there is growth.
