Low Light Encrusting Corals

[chrisjj625]

I am looking to put some encrusting corals in hopefully some low light areas that I can see, but aren't getting a ton of light.

1. Would love to see some pics of how you use encrusting corals in your reef
2. Would love some recommendations on lower light tolerating encrusting corals, preferably SPS

Thank you!

 

[Reefer40b]

Lepto's work good in the shadows

 

[Opus]

The Looney Tunes Stylo would be a great candidate.

 

[nereefpat]

Cyphastrea

 

[chrisjj625]

Lepto's work good in the shadows

The Looney Tunes Stylo would be a great candidate.

Cyphastrea

pictures or it didn’t happen!

 

[SliceGolfer]

Leptastrea, leptoseris, Favites are all good choices

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Leptos are great! Also some chalice corals, and definitely cyphastrea.

 

[sfin52]

Agree with cyphastrea. Got mine from a buddy who struggled with them. I moved them to my tank to a dark area and they are recovering.

 

[nereefpat]

pictures or it didn’t happen!

Not my pic. This is the one I most commonly see, meteor shower Cyphastrea.

Here is the Reefkeeping link from where the photo came: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2009-02/totm/index.php

 

[sfin52]

Not my pic. This is the one I most commonly see, meteor shower Cyphastrea.

Here is the Reefkeeping link from where the photo came: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2009-02/totm/index.php

Gorgous

 

[sixline]

Cyphastrea, otherwise known as the Prince of Darkness.

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Leptoseris would be my vote.

 

[nereefpat]

Gorgous

Yeah. Mine doesn't look that good...and I stink at taking photos.

 

[Daddy-o]

Stylocoeniella

 

[vetteguy53081]

cyphastrea, chalice, stylo, pocci and scroll coral

 

[Pistol Peet]

I count 4 in

this picture alone

 

[Fish man]

I am looking to put some encrusting corals in hopefully some low light areas that I can see, but aren't getting a ton of light.

1. Would love to see some pics of how you use encrusting corals in your reef
2. Would love some recommendations on lower light tolerating encrusting corals, preferably SPS

Thank you!

I've had this war coral for a long time. As you can see it's on a rock structure on the bottom of my tank right at the sand bed. My tank is 24" deep. I get good growth from it. I've had it probably 4 years. It started out about the size of a golf ball and is now about 12" long by 6" wide. Doesn't need to be fed but I squirt some reef roids on it once in a while.

 

[X-37B]

Digi monti.
Bottom of my tank. One year growth from a 1" frag.
Not exactly low light but it is 38" from my light, 24" from the surface.

 

[chrisjj625]

Thanks for all the replies. Really looking at shaded areas though. Possibly not getting direct, but rather indirect lighting.

 

[Robinson]

Like a few members mentioned already, Cyphastrea, Leptoseris, Stylos are good choices. Here is a picture of my cyphaestras, also you can notice the burning banana. They are in shadows or low light areas.