Anyone have any Leptoseris care advice?

[Surfandturf]

So I have had my eye on this coral for some time now and was offered a frag for $10 today. Naturally, I jumped at it. Anyone else have any success with this coral?

 

[MontiFanatic402]

Yes, I have the Jack-o-lantern lepto, and I keep it at the bottom 1/3rd of my tank. From what I've experienced, it likes low light, and medium flow. Good luck!

 

[brownsalt92]

I have a few pieces of lepto! Low to med flow and bottom third of my tank

 

[brownsalt92]

Tangerine lepto this peice is about 5" round had it over a year and a half... grew it outta a 2" plug picture doesn't do it justice

 

[Surfandturf]

Tangerine lepto this peice is about 5" round had it over a year and a half... grew it outta a 2" plug picture doesn't do it justice

Wow that is aweome! Im hoping that my zoas don't grow over mine.

 

[Keenan]

Agree. Low light medium flow.

 

[DereksReef77]

I've got a few different lepto's and they are all in the lower part of my tank under very old ati 8 bulb powermodule.

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[Kungpaoshizi]

+1 to lower light. I have a flourescent orange that is almost in the hotzone of xr30's, it does lighten up quite a bit but seems to grow nonetheless.

 

[ahiggins]

Like everyones saying, low light and med-low flow.
I bleached mine from alk shock when I first got a jack o lantern and a green hulk frag but theyre coloring back up nicely.

 

[Surfandturf]

Great info all! As always, thanks for the advice!

 

[c.poindexter]

I have a couple of lepto and the do great on the sand or the lower quarter of my tank.

 

[tunedtank]

I have a lot of different lepto varieties and just like every one else is sayin most seem to color up best under low lighting and medium-low flow

 

[Vaughn17]

They appreciate an occasional spot feeding. I use reef roids.

 

[therman]

Agree with everything above for the most part. The jack-o-lantern actually grows in shade for me. The exception is my yellow one, which will grow and get incredibly bright under Acropora-worthy light levels.

 

[inetjnky]

Agree with everything above for the most part. The jack-o-lantern actually grows in shade for me. The exception is my yellow one, which will grow and get incredibly bright under Acropora-worthy light levels.

Which yellow one is that?

 

[Zero Nitrates]

Congrats on the new lepto frag. That's a great deal for $10. Placing it at 100 PAR and Alk around 8 has worked well for me.

 

[Surfandturf]

Congrats on the new lepto frag. That's a great deal for $10. Placing it at 100 PAR and Alk around 8 has worked well for me.

Thanks!

 

[therman]

Which yellow one is that?

I got it as a no-namer, I refer to it as a 24k Lepto sometimes. It's the brightest, most fluorescent yellow coral I've ever seen.

 

[Elementalj]

My eyes are incredibly drawn to the fluorescence they emit. Any variety of them looks almost alien like. [emoji106][emoji1611]

 

[Lemoncovereef]

Tangerine lepto this peice is about 5" round had it over a year and a half... grew it outta a 2" plug picture doesn't do it justice

This is an awesome looking lepto I can't wait until mine covers the rock like that