Is my Cyphastrea okay?

[Bleigh]

Perhaps time is all he needs. Is the flow moderate?

I think so. There’s 2 mp10’s. But they don’t point at it. The food gently swirls in that area. So I’d say closer to moderate than low flow right there.

 

[Daddy-o]

I have a handful of cyphastrea. Mine do well in all types of light. In the shade - I dont know.

 

[Glass Algae]

Here is what mine looks like when it is open.

It is about midway in my tank under Radions.

Love ur page on ig

 

[Brad Waddell Wrath's Reef]

Here are 2 of mine.

 

[Flippers4pups]

I bought one some weeks ago and I kept it in my frag tank for a couple weeks before placing it in my DT. It’s low in my tank and gets no shading.

 

[WV Reefer]

Love ur page on ig

Thank you. :)

 

[Cell]

Looks ok to me. In it's current placement, it will just grow into the light.

 

[Bleigh]

Should I scootch it over just a bit so that it’s more in the light or just leave it and watch it for a few more days?

 

[Lazydayz]

It doesn't look bad, they do grow in less light but will stay brown until they grow into the light. My Jingle Bells is brown where it grew under the plug. But when I fragged it and let it get light it colored up.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Should I scootch it over just a bit so that it’s more in the light or just leave it and watch it for a few more days?

They generally do pretty good low in the tank with direct light. You could move it over some and see how it does. I would wear some gloves, like surgical gloves to keep from touching the tissue.

 

[Bleigh]

In case anyone finds this thread, I figured I’d give it an update. I moved the Cyphastrea over a tad and it’s looking amazing.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Looks good to me! The one I got recently I clipped the stem off the plug to let it encrust down on the rock.

Mine looks like a melting birthday cake!

 

[Bleigh]

Looks good to me! The one I got recently I clipped the stem off the plug to let it encrust down on the rock.

Mine looks like a melting birthday cake!

That’s soooo cool. I’ve been loving Cyphastrea lately. I keep buying them. Hopefully one of mine will start looking like that!

 

[Flippers4pups]

That’s soooo cool. I’ve been loving Cyphastrea lately. I keep buying them. Hopefully one of mine will start looking like that!

I like them too. I'm kinda stuck on goniopora as well right now.