Favia bleaching?

[karimwassef]

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[Tweaked]

As stated, I have found some need almost no light at all. You will get deep colors if you place this under a ledge etc and just forget about it. Pending all params are correct.

 

[karimwassef]

Is it a slow grower then?

I had a small bright green favia 6" under a 400W MH and it was growing about an 1/8" a month.

 

[karimwassef]

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[Tweaked]

very slow grower in my experience.

 

[karimwassef]

So. I put it in a darker lower spot and have been feeding it Restor. It's recovering exceptionally well and even generating new polyps!

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[kukulkan67]

Nice , that favia is huge though! !

 

[karimwassef]

Came on a massive rock.

 

[Reefvet]

That one will put out huge sweepers at night. Seriously predator.

 

[Tweaked]

That one will put out huge sweepers at night. Seriously predator.

Yep I've posted pics of mine with sweepers clear across the tank. I'll see if I can dig em up.

 

[Tweaked]

Hard to see, but those are all sweepers and its attacking the zoas here.

 

[Chaucer]

Glad to read it's making a good recovery. I have one very similar that is very tolerant of light conditions but really appreciates being fed. I give it spectrum pellets, (broken up) when the lights are about to come on and it seems to be very happy.

 

[karimwassef]

Mine has very very short tentacles.

 

[Tweaked]

Took a couple years to get to that length btw. Not sure if that's the norm?

 

[scooter31707]

Not to hijack the thread, but I am following along in the mindset of purchasing one real soon. I am just curious why all the research I have found states moderate light and flow.

 

[Tweaked]

Not sure, but in my experience, the favias/ favids like low light. I even put one favia under a rock with no light and the colors are amazing now. JME

 

[scooter31707]

like this from LA.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+321+427&pcatid=427

 

[karimwassef]

All favia are not created alike. I have one of each. One is inches from the surface. The other is at the bottom.

 

[scooter31707]

ok. thanks for the info.

 

[karimwassef]

Got the tentacles to come out

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