Sun coral placement

[docs911]

Can I place the sun coral high (maybe 8 inches from top) in my 90 gallon with 2 250 watt MH lights without hurting them?

 

[Kataro]

I dont think they like strong light as they're usually in dark area where other coral couldnt compete with em. maybe you can have them high up there if there was something that shield the them from the light?

 

[rowjimmy]

Yes you can. Light does not hurt Tubastrea sp. (Sun Coral). I have mine sitting about mid-way in a 75 gallon tank under two 250 watt MH without any problems.

 

[xmasia]

im thinking you dont want him at the bottom could be hard to target feed.

 

[OldNemo]

I had the same question yesterday. There are two other similar threads going. Here is one with some great info. Looks like light to medium flow is key.

Good luck!

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1731024

 

[inthesea]

I dont think they mind too much light. But they like good flow. Mine opened up real big when I placed it where they can get some flow.

 

[uhuru]

I get much better PE with moderate flow compared to high flow.

 

[carnut]

sun coral

sun coral

I have one half way up, one on the bottom. Lights are 8 54 t5, polyp extension is good on both. Swear they know when it's feeding night, twice week they get fed, never seem to have any closed polyps on those nights:lmao:

 

[OldNemo]

I have one half way up, one on the bottom. Lights are 8 54 t5, polyp extension is good on both. Swear they know when it's feeding night, twice week they get fed, never seem to have any closed polyps on those nights:lmao:

Do you feed with lights off or on?

 

[carnut]

feeding

feeding

Lights on. The first few weeks were a pain. They would wait till the lights starting to turn off to open. This fish get shrimp twice a week, i would blow the sun corals with the food with the lights on in hope they would open. After a couple weeks one or two would open in time, guess the rest just followed suit, now the polyps open about half an hour after the lights go on full.

 

[Trevor15]

I have heard to keep them in the shade..

 

[mtothet]

I usually hear that flow is more important then light.

 

[scarolina01]

I've got one group of my sun coral on the bottom in the sand bed. The other frag is about half way down. Both are doing well and growing. As for lights on/off for feeding, I usually feed with the lights on in the early evening with the rest of my fish. They have slowly started opening up earlier for me. Though my very young frag still only opens with the lights off.