Corals under 100 PAR?

beyer · May 12, 2017

what are some cool low light corals? Mostly under 100 PAR as my lighting is low. I already have 3 different zoas , 1 mushroom, and 1 Pom Pom Xenia. Is there any other corals you guys like that fit in my PAR range?

Cory · May 12, 2017

Try a sun coral they dont need light. But you need to feed it

ReeferMaddness843 · May 12, 2017

^+1 look for NPS corals. Fathead Dendro comes to mind.

thaitopher · May 12, 2017

Most LPS corals can liver under 100 PAR. Zoas, green star polyps,

thaitopher · May 12, 2017

Alveoporas

thaitopher · May 12, 2017

But you need at least 50 PAR or else don't keep corals at all

saltyfilmfolks · May 12, 2017

Hahaha. NPS aint easy.
http://aquarium-fish.liveaquaria.com/fish/Low-Light-Corals

Mariners · May 12, 2017

My fav low light to mod light is blastos and easy maintenance.

saltyfilmfolks · May 12, 2017

Mariners said:
My fav low light to mod light is blastos and easy maintenance.

OOOHH good one. I had a 5g nano w low light and the blasto merletti's grew crazy good.

ReeferMaddness843 · May 12, 2017

saltyfilmfolks said:
Hahaha. NPS aint easy.
http://aquarium-fish.liveaquaria.com/fish/Low-Light-Corals

Didn't ask for em to be easy.

If my tiger conch would quit knocking my dendro over I think it'd be in pretty good shape. Lol. And blastos are a great suggestion. I have a nice colony of wellsi in sand at front of tank (but I run my par a bit on the high side anyway)

saltyfilmfolks · May 12, 2017

ReeferMaddness843 said:
Didn't ask for em to be easy. If my tiger conch would quit knocking my dendro over I think it'd be in pretty good shape. Lol. And blastos are a great suggestion. I have a nice colony of wellsi in sand at front of tank (but I run my par a bit on the high side anyway)

LOL, My merletti's in this tank get great light, I dose now, I get nuthin......... My dendro(s

) and black sun coral, there great. Some don't like the higher nutrints.;Chicken

beyer · May 13, 2017

Awesome! thanks for all the suggestions. I really like the look of the Euphyllia corals like frogspawn, hammer, and torches. Especially because I'll soon have two clowns. I've read differing lighting specs for them though. I'd estimate that in my tank with their placement on my rock they'd get about 75 PAR give or take. I understand it's not the ideal lighting but could I have any of these in my tank?

I really like the blastos and sun coral you guys mentioned but have yet to target feed anything so it's tough to decide on them. how often would I need to feed them? I have mysis shrimp.

Cory · May 13, 2017

beyer said:
Awesome! thanks for all the suggestions. I really like the look of the Euphyllia corals like frogspawn, hammer, and torches. Especially because I'll soon have two clowns. I've read differing lighting specs for them though. I'd estimate that in my tank with their placement on my rock they'd get about 75 PAR give or take. I understand it's not the ideal lighting but could I have any of these in my tank?

I really like the blastos and sun coral you guys mentioned but have yet to target feed anything so it's tough to decide on them. how often would I need to feed them? I have mysis shrimp.

The sun coral should be fed weekly minumum. But id feed it every 3 days at least.

RussiReef · May 13, 2017

you can try toadstool leather coral

beyer · May 13, 2017

RussiReef said:
you can try toadstool leather coral

I was thinking of getting that if I couldn't put those euphyllia in the tank because I read sometimes the toadstool may host clowns, is that right?

Sabellafella · May 13, 2017

beyer said:
what are some cool low light corals? Mostly under 100 PAR as my lighting is low. I already have 3 different zoas , 1 mushroom, and 1 Pom Pom Xenia. Is there any other corals you guys like that fit in my PAR range?

Yes favias, leptoseris, acans- basically all those medium polyped size lps.

hart24601 · May 13, 2017

Duncan's for the win!!! One of my fav coral and they can handle lower light.

Even most chalices if you feed them a couple times a week.

RussiReef · May 13, 2017

beyer said:
I was thinking of getting that if I couldn't put those euphyllia in the tank because I read sometimes the toadstool may host clowns, is that right?

my green toadstool does not host clowns . my red carpet does

Mariners · May 13, 2017

beyer said:
Awesome! thanks for all the suggestions. I really like the look of the Euphyllia corals like frogspawn, hammer, and torches. Especially because I'll soon have two clowns. I've read differing lighting specs for them though. I'd estimate that in my tank with their placement on my rock they'd get about 75 PAR give or take. I understand it's not the ideal lighting but could I have any of these in my tank?

I really like the blastos and sun coral you guys mentioned but have yet to target feed anything so it's tough to decide on them. how often would I need to feed them? I have mysis shrimp.

For blastos either merlettis or wellis, they dont really need feeding just some light. But i do supplement focus feed with live phyto laced w coral amino. I like the phyto route to keep nitrate and phosphates min or nil.