New purple Montipora Digitata frag.... advice/tips?

[Darryn Lyon]

Will it do well at the very top of my Biocube with my hydnophora? (Not next to it, of course). I was told it would thrive in high lighting, but obviously I'm just worried about bleaching this beautiful piece.

My lights run for 12 hours, from 8AM to 8PM. I do my blue lights for the full 12, and run my white lights in tandem, with dusk lighting from 9 to 11, full whites from 11 to 3, and back to dusk lighting from 3 to 7. I have an hour of just blue lights on both ends.

Is the montipora ok to sit at the top?

 

[marvelousone]

Yes it will be fine. It does like high lighting. I put mine at the top under 400w halide and it loved it.

 

[vanpire]

I agree. The purple monti digi needs high lighting to maintain its purple color