Easy High Light Corals

[Reefer37]

Noticing the top 1/3 of my tank kinda bare and could use some suggestions on easy corals that I can put high that aren't just zoas or some invasive type coral. Got a leather and toadstool already higher up.

Any recommendations?

 

[Ron Reefman]

What kind of PAR do you have up there?

Have you tried any lps corals?

 

[nereefpat]

Leathers, like you have, are perfect for this. There are several different types. Green polyped toadstool, yellow fiji, etc.

Montipora would be the easiest, high light, SPS. Red monti caps are really easy.
Good LPS would be branching hammer or frogspawn.

 

[Sm51498]

Stylophora, anacropora, Montis as mentioned but not just cap., hirsuta and digitata as well (though I find them to be lower light than say acros or stylos) and most soft corals.

 

[nereefpat]

Stylophora

Good one.

 

[Reefer37]

What kind of PAR do you have up there?

Have you tried any lps corals?

I wish I knew PAR. I don't have a meter and been unable to find one to loan in the area.

I do have a few LPS, mostly euphyllia, I keep them mid level in the tank.

 

[Reefer37]

Leathers, like you have, are perfect for this. There are several different types. Green polyped toadstool, yellow fiji, etc.

Montipora would be the easiest, high light, SPS. Red monti caps are really easy.
Good LPS would be branching hammer or frogspawn.

I might try moving my frogspawn higher. I know a few tanks that have them near the top doing great.

I have a green polyp toadstool and green nepthea up higher. I'd love to find a Fiji yellow, I only ever find the white ones.

 

[gabrielw94106]

Montipora digitata is a fairly easy sps to keep especially if you get a forest fire or something like that.