Lower light requirement

[Rmckoy]

I’m looking for suggestions for a few spots that I’d like to add something .
thinking if there were lower light acros , monti ,

the spot I’m thinking of is shaded a little ....

 

[StlSalt]

A nice encrusting Lepto might be good. I have a Sun Godess and Lethal Lepto in some low light areas of my tank.

 

[StlSalt]

According to Tidal Gardens they've grown them at 40PAR.

Tidal Gardens - Leptoseris Coral Care

This coral spotlight article is all about Leptoseris. What kind of tank is Leptoseris best suited for? I see this coral being used as a ground cover in SPS dominated tanks as well as mixed reefs with other stony corals. It is a very fast growing coral and can quickly cover rock work basically...

www.tidalgardens.com

 

[Rmckoy]

This is the area I’m thinking of .
below the acro frag rock .
it is a moderate to high flow area .

I had to move hammer and frogspawn from that area . Too much flow for them .

 

[StlSalt]

It's an SPS mine are in a high flow areas of my tanks.

 

[SamMule]

+1 for leptoseris. Mine love the shade. They don't need high flow, but can handle quite a bit.

Psammacora is another good low light encrusting option.

 

[jda]

Not all branching montis are low light, but most of the encrusters or plating types are. Purple and German Blue digis are not low light at all.

Birdsnest, stylos and poci can usually do quite well with lower light.

Lepto is technically a LPS. It acts like one not needing much light and being pretty easy.

 

[Rmckoy]

+1 for leptoseris. Mine love the shade. They don't need high flow, but can handle quite a bit.

Psammacora is another good low light encrusting option.

They look very similar to lepto

 

[Rmckoy]

Not all branching montis are low light, but most of the encrusters or plating types are. Purple and German Blue digis are not low light at all.

Birdsnest, stylos and poci can usually do quite well with lower light.

Lepto is technically a LPS. It acts like one not needing much light and being pretty easy.

I’ve never had any luck with lepto
I’m thinking of moving a favia colony there
Or a encrusting monti of some sort .