Acro Placement

Schnizzle · Mar 11, 2020

I received a frag of the Jason Fox Fox Flame today and I have a placement question. MY ideal spot is on the peak 2.25” below the surface. The other peak is doable and 6.25” below the surface. Is this thing going to be cramped with only 2.25” to grow up? Should I do the 6.25” spot?

Jeff Jarry reef · Mar 11, 2020

If you have the par good at 6.25 that's were I would put it.

ScottB · Mar 11, 2020

That is a nice piece of Flame.

Yeah I would give it some room to reach up. I have a bunch of stuff growing out of the water rather unsuccessfully.

Schnizzle · Mar 11, 2020

ScottB said:
That is a nice piece of Flame.

Yeah I would give it some room to reach up. I have a bunch of stuff growing out of the water rather unsuccessfully.

I was blown away by the size of it for the price I paid.

T-J · Mar 11, 2020

Schnizzle said:
I was blown away by the size of it for the price I paid.

Please share! Where'd you get it from?

Schnizzle · Mar 11, 2020

@Vivid Aquariums had a live sale Saturday. I bookmarked three things I liked and told myself not to do it. (This, a Goni and a Tubinaria) When I checked back on Sunday they were still available and had an after sale discount as well. It’s sitting on a .75” frag plug for reference.

Bob Weigant · Mar 11, 2020

mine is closer to the bottom of my tank about 26 inches under my radions. Growing and nice color

Schnizzle · Mar 11, 2020

Bob Weigant said:
mine is closer to the bottom of my tank about 26 inches under my radions. Growing and nice color

Really!? I’m not sure I get the same penetration with my Ocean Revives.

Bob Weigant · Mar 11, 2020

I dont know about your lighting. But mine really likes where it is so I left it.I know it gets quite a bit of light. Curious on what my par is so I'll have to get the club par meter and see

Schnizzle · Mar 11, 2020

I need to rent a par meter. I have an “educated guess” based on two very similar tanks with the same lights and height above the water.

T-J · Mar 11, 2020

Schnizzle said:
I need to rent a par meter. I have an “educated guess” based on two very similar tanks with the same lights and height above the water.

Strongly suggested. Or buy a Seneye and have a PAR meter whenever you'd like!

Epic Aquaculture · Mar 11, 2020

Very nice frag! I would put it on the lower structure so it has room to grow. In fact if I were you I would consider re-doing the area where it is so close to the surface. Only tabling or plating corals can go there, and they will shade whatever is below them, so you are losing a lot of potential real estate there. My FF does well in PAR anywhere from 250 to over 600. The mother colony in my DT is at around 500, but it looks the same as the mother colony in my growout system which is around 350.