I have a spot in my tank that is basically all shadows that I want to put some kind of life in other than the aquatic plant I have growing up the rock. I figure only soft corals would work here, or sponges, which I’m open to but I’m not sure if it’s worth the risk of sponges. I hear they’re pretty toxic to other corals? It’s only a 29g tank so I’m not sure. But I don’t think I want gsp because I don’t want it to take over, and I already have Xenia. Thoughts?
Low light coral
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LetItReef
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I would love brain coral. Would it work here?
Favia, Favites and Platygyra are the ones I know that are low -med light. I could be wrong.
How’s the flow in there and what light?
Coralreefer1
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Sun Coral or Aposymbiotic Gorgonian such as the Purple Bush, Yellow or Red Finger or Orange Tree.
I have a side that's very shaded so I plan to populate it with various Cyphastrea, Leptos, and maybe a blast or two. All low light corals.
Or as mentioned there's some nps corals that'll work. I have a little dark cave in the middle of my tank that I'd like to place some dendros in.
Or as mentioned there's some nps corals that'll work. I have a little dark cave in the middle of my tank that I'd like to place some dendros in.
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My blasto is under an overhang, so it is pretty shadowed. It's doing well. Beautiful coral, too.
Bleaching occurs from too much.
I mean, there are other causes for a coral to lose color, but usually "bleaching" or turning white is a result of too much light, and too little light usually results in browning out of the coral do to an increase in zooxanthellaewithin said coral.
I mean, there are other causes for a coral to lose color, but usually "bleaching" or turning white is a result of too much light, and too little light usually results in browning out of the coral do to an increase in zooxanthellaewithin said coral.
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