Sump lighting okay for xenia?

[brettandlyndi]

Hi all,

I'm wondering if the light I use for my sump is enough for some xenia to both be healthy and grow. I'm currently keeping xenia in my main tank very well (it grows like a weed), and want to move some down to the sump in a chamber that isn't being used so that it can't grow and be used as a natural filter in the sump. This is the light I'm using:

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I've currently got some chaeto down in the sump that is growing steadily with this light bulb, and pink and green coralline growing very very well with just this light bulb. What do you think?

 

[brettandlyndi]

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[itz frank]

Well, If it's growing like a weed why not just try placing a stalk down there. I think it'd be ok to survive but i doubt you'll have much growth. I had an entire frag die off that was well placed with good lighting and flow. Supposidly these xenia love light and flow. So i take the plug out since there's nothing on it anymore and i look around in my tank and the polyps have taken hold way down low in my tank. It gets hardly and light or flow down there since it's hidden under rocks. I think you should be ok. It will live. Just might not grow.

 

[dhost]

thanks for the info.
Good to know.