Lower light sps?

aerius007 · Oct 21, 2009

I wanted to add a couple more sticks to my tank but probably wont have much room towards the top of the tank. What are some good choices for sps that can be placed in the middle of the tank or that dont have to be directly under the halides? Im really not looking for caps or encrusting corals, I want some stuff to take up open water space.

Thanks.

Stray32 · Oct 21, 2009

The obvious choice would be a deepwater acropora of some kind. I have a small frag down near my sand under T5's, and its coloration is nice and I have seen decent growth. Other than that, I am not sure.

inactive · Oct 21, 2009

ATL shades of fall colors SO pimp in the lower parts of my tank.

aerius007 · Oct 21, 2009

Kraylen said:
ATL shades of fall colors SO pimp in the lower parts of my tank.

Good call, I like that coral and wouldnt mind finding a piece.

Acronuts · Oct 21, 2009

some of your bottle brush acro's are good for less lighting.

kev2me · Oct 22, 2009

Also heard the ORA Red Planet does well, color-wise, near the bottom of certain tanks, so that might be a good one to try. We just moved ours down to the bottom the other day to see what happens.

nayrgaijin · Oct 22, 2009

Phils Granulosa deepwater ?
Idk for sure, but can anyone verify that ?

inactive · Oct 22, 2009

nayrgaijin said:
Phils Granulosa deepwater ?
Idk for sure, but can anyone verify that ?

I can, loves low light.

subielover · Oct 22, 2009

kev2me said:
Also heard the ORA Red Planet does well, color-wise, near the bottom of certain tanks, so that might be a good one to try. We just moved ours down to the bottom the other day to see what happens.

+1 I have 2 frags in different parts of my tank, the one that is about 6 inches above the sand has the nice green base with pink tips. The one that is closer to the light is much more pink-red.

aerius007 · Oct 22, 2009

+1 with the red planet. I had mine higher up in the tank and it didnt have any green, now its down past the half way point and the green is coming out. I just wish it was growing faster.

gnoles · Oct 24, 2009

My red planet is pretty high up, and didn't show green until it started encrusting the rock. Now I have bright colors, including green.

ReeferBen · Oct 24, 2009

Deepwater usually refers to an acro being smooth, no bumpy coralites and usually do not come from deep water. If you want something simple try some M. Digitatas.