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My pink diamonds like high light but they were fine with medium light.
I have mine in medium/low light, medium/high flow... they’re under where the streams from my gyre and Nero 5 collide so it’s random and turbulent to say the least they do well... I’m not having luck with getting my Illuminati’s big and thriving so I probs would wait for someone else to tell you about those hahahhow much light/flow are your pink diamonds thriving in?
My illuminatis weren't full opening in a really low flow area. Someone told me they like higher flow so i moved them and they opened the first day i moved them. The AOIs are very versatile, i had some that got suffocated out by space chaos, they looked like little nubs when i finally fragged the space choas. It took a few weeks but they are back to full size and full health and are growing well. Id say about 5 new polyps this month after being next to dead 2 months ago. AOI are awesome but i only run whites at a very low % for about 4 hours a day so i dont get to really appreciate them, just keep that in mind for anyone thinking about getting some that run mostly blues.This a very informative thread! What are the lighting/flow requirements for the following:
- illuminati
- AIO
- mohican sun
- radioactive drago eye
All regular stuff. The hush money and murder hornets would probably appreciate a little less light starting out since they’ve got a lot of black but they should all be fine in your regular zoa gardenReviving this thread because I just purchased several new zoas from Ultra Corals. Anyone perhaps @footgal , with some thoughts on the PAR and flow for the following:
- murder hornets
- devils errand
- hush money
- suckups
- SBB aphrodite
My Hornets seem to be happiest in lower light. I was 90-100 PAR for my Hornet garden and things were grumpy. I bumped down to 75-80 and everything opened up... a little late for my Murder Hornets (melted ) but the other 9 varieties seem much happier.HIgher light : Insane Rainbows, Pink Constellations, Magicians, JF Kung Fu Fighters, Shazams, AOG's, Devils Armor, Spitfires, Pluto Passion, Circus, Blue Agaves, Pink Zippers, Psychosis, Hyper Jubilee, Frozen Apples, Rainbow Infusion
Medium Light : Little Shop of Horror, Krakens, Yodas, Black Orchids, Pink Ring of Death, AOI's, JF Stargazers/DaisyCutters,
Johnny Pumpkin Seeds, Saturn Rings, Miami Vice, Emeralds on Fire, Solar Eclipse. Lunar Eclipse
Low Light : Pink Hallucinations, Campfires, Utter Chaos, Hallucinations, Goblins on Fire, El Corazons
As for lighting parameters in my tank, without the clear mesh cover, my PAR numbers are from 50 in the corners, 80 on the sides up to 180 in the middle. Tank is a Lowboy 50g with a Radion XR15PRO on one end and a Reefbreeders Photon V2+ on the other end. Many of these, can and do, cross into the other lighting ranges. They will usually gain/lose coloration and gain/lose polyps size going up or down in lighting.
Flow also has an impact on growth and health. I have been finding that many that I have had in low flow, can tollerate a medium flow and actually grow better, so I have been slowly adjusting that.
There are a few, that over the years, still have me stumped on the optimum lighting. So if anyone can help me there, that would be great. Those would be : Acid Reflux, on my 3rd try with these. Pretty much all of the Hornets. The Reds are doing the best for me. I have those in medium lighting. The blues are just kind of hanging on in low to mid, as are the rainbows.
The Jawbreaker Hornets grow great, but cannot get the nice defined white center. (I personally think these are ones that can only get the decent colors from T5s)
Reviving this thread because I just purchased several new zoas from Ultra Corals. Anyone perhaps @footgal , with some thoughts on the PAR and flow for the following:
- murder hornets
- devils errand
- hush money
- suckups
- SBB aphrodite
Anyone have PAR and flow recommendations for Gold Maul zoas?
hey what about grand master kraks? footgal any info would be awesome