<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8411786#post8411786 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AquaPython
i am not saying they are photosynthetic in the least bit, i am saying that they can sometimes not like lighting that is too strong. i have one of my own and from my experience that is the case. mine are not the most common type but was sold uner the name of pink carnation sun coral and were slightly more expensive, so maybe this particular species is more sensitive, but keeping all other factors constant they never opened fully until they were somewhat sheletered from direct light. to just blatantly say WRONG is arogant , ignorant and closedminded. even if you were able to grow them for size A to size B does not make you omniscient. a total noob with the right guidance and a tank with no problems could do the same thing.
actually not so much. its not hte lighting directly that is affecting the coral. like said earlier, it might be because there is more algae growing. that does NOT correlate with the light and the actual coral. ive kept mine directly under my 250 8 inches from the water line with absolutely no effect what so ever. if there is algae growing on your coral, its probably not growing ON the coral, but rather the rock that it is on. or dead or dying tissue from the coral. and that means there excess nutrients in your tank, but thats another discussion. but to say the light affects the coral itself is wrong.
and i was responding to the very limited post you had. from that post i gathered you were saying the light was directly affecting the coral, as in it was photosynthetic/too much, not enough light. go back.. read my post.. i was correcting you on the point of it being photosynthetic, and if you saw it any other way, you need to set your paranoia moniter to low.
and if you know so much, you should also know that in the long term, feeding only cyclopeeze, even with a bowl, is not gonna be enough food for a healthy growing sun coral. and no.. a noob cannot sustain a sun coral for any length of time. its takes more then guidance, a good tank, for them to flourish. it takes commitment, dedication, and time. and im pretty sure a complete noob wouldnt be able to get their system "perfect" in the first place..
i also didnt say i was an expert, i said that ive raised one for quite some time now, and hope that id have some experience. again.. go reread my post. the time and dedication to get one to grow, considerably, at that, takes some education, know how, and experience.
im just saying ive had lots of experience with them, and know not very many people who are successfull with them in the long term. they are not the easiest coral to take care of, and definately not for beginners. and in this industry/hobby experience means everything.
take it how you will, i still stand by what i said 100%.
