question on large colonies

[rogerwilco357]

ok we have all seen the beautiful side of the larger colonies .Now what i want to see is the other side of the money shot the part of the coral that is away from the light and what it looks like ..I ask because i noticed on my acro's there is a great side and then the other side where the light is not as great or the flow isn't hitting it just right and it looks well not as colorful and in some instances the skeleton is white ..does this happen with all larger colonies because it is near to impossible to have the coral get 100 percent of the flow and light? Please post your pics of the sides not getting all the light so I know it is normal..
thanks to any brave soul not scared to show the other side of the show piece lol..
Roger

 

[psteeleb]

Your concern may be true if the colony was ourchased large and pput in the tank but as long as it grows in the tank is should be fine as the growth patern will adjust to light and flow

here is an underside picture of a large staghorn I had in my 300g system that grew from a twig

 

[jasonrp104]

It's hard to see but I have some rough edges on this acro where it meets the plug. There's no way to get any light on that part. It's only about 5" tall but I'd say it's more than a frag



edit: My pavona (9'+) doesn't seem to care about light so much as flow. Flow has caused problems around the base than anything else

 

[rogerwilco357]

wow stag from a twig to a twister nice , is there blue slimer type of acro's to match the green ones ?

 

[noahm]

Depending on the species, you may see some lack of color on the underside. In the wild this is pretty common with some sps as the tops of some of the tabling types can get especially dense. In a tank, most of the colonies are not as dense and pretty shallow and very well lit so it is less common.

 

[rogerwilco357]

i see thanks for the input