I have a 220 that I want to make into a predator reef. For fish I am going to be adding a banana moray, a volitan lionfish, and perhaps one more fish that I haven't decided upon yet. So I will have nutrients in the water, but I also have a large skimmer, refugium, and have the capacity to do good size water changes, so I think I can keep it manageable. My lighting is an Orbit pro dual LED. It's about about 400 par at the surface and maybe 15 or so at the very bottom. So not a lot of light, but I have some mushrooms that came from a live rock that are doing well just 5 inches from the bottom. Here is my question. I want to add low maintenance corals that can take nutrients and low to moderate light, but don't want any that I will need to target feed all that often, which would also increase nutrient loads. Any suggestions on other corals that I might look at? Thanks.
Low light, semi high nutrient corals
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Very few if any corals need target feeding when lighting is sufficient..
Improving your lighting may not be a bad decision in the near future...
The Current usa product line just isn't suitable for most corals
You need to stay with low light corals as a par of 15 just isnt sufficient for any...
Improving your lighting may not be a bad decision in the near future...
The Current usa product line just isn't suitable for most corals
You need to stay with low light corals as a par of 15 just isnt sufficient for any...
By targeted feeding I guess I was thinking that some may start suggesting the non-photosynthetic corals. I think it is even suggested that zoanthids do best when fed periodically. My rock work goes to within inches of the top. I know I can't keep anything photosynthetic at the bottom, but I have a whole range to work with for low to moderate light corals, depending upon placement. I don't want to add bright light, I don't think that is suggested for lionfish. So I definitely can't do anything requiring high light or pristine water conditions, and don't want anything that will add much to nutrients. Thanks for the suggestions.
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Yes, I was thinking of Xenia. But I have heard that in favorable water they can very quickly grow out of control, even more so than mushrooms. One site suggested they can be kept in control by placing them on their own rock island away from the major portion of rock work. I think I will add the fish I am going to get. Keep up with that for awhile to get an idea of my average nutrient level, and that should give me a better idea as to what I can keep. Thanks for all the replies.
Yup, grow fast. Isolating Xenia helps but parts can detach and take hold anywhere.
I do keep it, once in a while I will cut some off and glue to a plug, back to the store for credit.
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