dragonsoul favia placement?

[totion]

i did a search and couldnt find much for my specific tank.

it is a 29 gallon standard (30"x12"x18")

i have a glass canopy with 3 compact flourescent lights with individual miro 4 reflectors. the bulbs are 65 watts each and are 1 12k, 1 420 nm actinic, and 1 50/50 12k/420 nm actinic.

i am wondering where everyone thinks i should place my dragonsoul for best coloration? right now its at the bottom on the sand, its on;ly been in there for one day, and it came from a tank with ai nano sol blues on it.

thanks for the input.

 

[Afishionado]

totion - in my personal experice, dragon soul did good when it was on med to low light. When it's happy, you will see a gold rim around it so keep your eye on that.

 

[totion]

would 195 watts in the combo i have be considered high light? i am not sure how to compare that to threads i read about placement under halides...

 

[RalphsReef]

I'd keep it on the sand bed under the lights you are running. It's not so much the watts as it is the PAR you should be concerned with. LPS corals love T5/Power Compact lighting, so you should be fine. Just keep a close eye on it, as you now have it under a different light set. It may not seem that different, but to the coral it is. If it seems to stress at all, move it to a shaded area. Over the period of a couple weeks, slowly move it out into the lighted area. If you are running glass tops, I would seriously consider removing them. If you are worried about jumpers, look into bird mesh and screen framing for a top. Glass tops allow heat build up, and also cut back on oxygen.

 

[Beach Bum]

Low light
In a cave or under a ridge

 

[totion]

not worried about oxygen with my overflow box and sump.i need to keep moisture off my diy canopy/lights. its not a fixture but a kit from Compact Fluorescent Lighting Kits

my tank temp has actually dropped 2 degrees since adding the glass top. which i thought was weird.

 

[bfam4t6]

If you're going to keep it in the sand, glue it to a large disc or other rock. Favias do not like to be placed directly on the sand or crushed coral. They will not grow unless you give them something solid on which to plate.

I currently have a singly polyp of DSF under medium to high lighting, and it's doing just fine. Just make sure you acclimate it slowly.

 

[FMF0331]

I got mine, on the sand bed just under an overhang

 

[FishBrawler]

Here is mine munching. 8 heads.

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[NanaReefer]

How about in my tank! Lol


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