New feather duster, where should he go?

SugarFox03

Animal Behaviorist
I got a new feather duster last night. I was told it was a hawaiian feather duster, but in my searches I haven't been able to find a Hawaiian duster that looks like this one. Anyway, its fairly small, with 2 dark purple and bright green/yellow crowns. I buried it in the sand last night, and now this morning he's sitting on top. I don't have a great place in the rock for it to go, but if thats my only option than I'll find a way.

Can anyone tell me the best location for this guy? I couldn't find into on what type (or how strong) of lighting he needs (and I loaned all my coral books to a friend that is getting into the hobby) but I have 150w MH + 36w actinics, so he can either be in pretty strong light if needed or not so strong. I figured this guys a filter feeder, and it doesnt matter where he went.

Anyway, thanks for any help you can give me. :D
 
Light levels don't really matter as they're not photosynthetic but water flow does. It will probably want moderate flow as it depends on water movement to bring it the particulates it collects as they drift past. Your tank may not produce enough POM & phytyoplankton sized particles so supplemental feeding would be good. They move water through the crown from bottom to top so be sure to spot feed them from below the crown, not from above
 
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