need to figure out which to shift to lower light

uglyamericanV1

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i have two brains a plate and a scoly on the bottom of a 75 gallon.....
now, the main lighting system is a t-5 ho 48 inch fixture with paired reflectors (as opposed to individual)
where the four corals are sitting there is a pendent 250 watt 20 k aquamedic. the pendent hangs at the rear of the tank on the left with the t-5 shifted up to the front which is 48 inches long and runs the whole length of the tank (as to not heat up the t-5 fixture)
the tank is 24 inches deep

total noob question coming up....

now i want to give the guys more room so i am going to shift one or two to the right

will i see a cessation of growth or even die back?
which would be happy even under just the t-5?

im assuming that the pendent (which is 8 inches from the water top) will still be shooting light over that way anyway.....or is this a bad assumption.
thanks in advance

ps i need to stop buying new coral

75gallon6monthsold.jpg
 
oh this is a pic with out the scoly or second brain obviously...
the second brain is to the left of the plate and the first brain has been moved over and the scoly abuts the rock to its right....
 
OK as in they live and grow. :)

I can't really compare lighting, as I have different lighting than you do, but I don't have very intense lighting, and I keep mine at the bottom of the tank.
 
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I have a plate and an aussi scoly at the bottom of a 100 gallon.The tank is 20 deep and my 8 tube tek T5 is mounted 6 inches off the tank.Everything is growing and doing just great.
 
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