Need help for scoly and rainbow chalice

[kai hen]

Well I am big fin of sps coral but I like scoly and rainbow chalice my problem is lighting and flow. I keep sps tank and just two scoly and four rainbow chalice frag. I usd radios g4 with t5 all blue plus. My par level at sandbed is around 170 all blue and 270 at peak. Recently I noticed Apple scoly’s color is getting light. Is more like pink. When I got is red. And my rainbow chalice never grow. I got both corals for two month. And I can tell chalice is bleaching. But very slow. Some one say I should put these two corals under 150par they like lower light. So today I move Them to somewhere under rock. Which is around 100par. Is that ok just put them under rock? Water parameter no3 1 po4 0.05 kH 82-8.5 ca 439 mg 1380 temp 78.4-78.8 I spot feed them daily with red sea abplus. Any advice please thank you so much. Have you guys doing great.

 

[fishguy242]

hi not expert on scoly,chalice yes lower light,high flow,but not shadowed ,happy reefing

 

[kai hen]

hi not expert on scoly,chalice yes lower light,high flow,but not shadowed ,happy reefing

Thank you！that's my concern low light but not shadowed. I can't find spot in my tank other than under rock. hope someone can explain why not shadowed area

 

[fishguy242]

shadowing will cause browning/die off,need the light for color and growth

 

[kai hen]

shadowing will cause browning/die off,need the light for color and growth

Thank you. What if50-80par at shadow area

 

[fishguy242]

i'm not sure on the par ,sound too little to me ,wait for more expert replies they will come :)

 

[kai hen]

Bump

 

[fishguy242]

hi #reefsquad :)

 

[Retro Reefer]

Scoly at around 120-140 and chalis around 100 is a safe place to start.. 170+ is to much.