Stylophora Question

thegrilledcheesus · Apr 21, 2013

So after much googling I cannot find a consensus on the lighting and flow of rainbow stylophora, some people say high light high flow, others say low light, low flow, and everything in between. I have a par38 with UV over a 10 gallon for now, and want to move it into the 55 once I get some growth in what I've begun to call my "nursery" tank.

calvo15290 · Apr 21, 2013

It's called a frag tank ;D and go on coralpedia.com

Andrew calvo

thegrilledcheesus · Apr 21, 2013

calvo15290 said:
It's called a frag tank ;D and go on coralpedia.com

Andrew calvo

Except I've got live rock and fish in it too... thanks for coralpedia though

calvo15290 · Apr 21, 2013

Oh

Andrew calvo

cee · Apr 21, 2013

It kinda depends on what you want it to look like. My pink one loved moderate light and moderate flow and was a very bright pink in those conditions. Lower down and it faded out a bit and too high up and it looked "bleached" to me.

thegrilledcheesus · Apr 21, 2013

cee said:
It kinda depends on what you want it to look like. My pink one loved moderate light and moderate flow and was a very bright pink in those conditions. Lower down and it faded out a bit and too high up and it looked "bleached" to me.

I want to maintain the rainbow colors

cee · Apr 21, 2013

Experiment and draw on the experience of the previous owner is what I would suggest then. I have no experience with those, just the pink ones.

Alabamareef · Apr 21, 2013

38 Par is very low if we're talking bout the same thing. You need to be in the 200 par range.

bknapp · Apr 21, 2013

Alabamareef said:
38 Par is very low if we're talking bout the same thing. You need to be in the 200 par range.

I believe he is talking about the bulb, a PAR38. Not the actual PAR numbers.

SmyrnaReefer · Apr 21, 2013

My rainbow kept rainbow colors in high flow high light...

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thegrilledcheesus · Apr 21, 2013

SmyrnaReefer said:
My rainbow kept rainbow colors in high flow high light...

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I've got it maybe 4 inches away from the main flow output, and at the highest spot, you think It'll be fine?

Dowtish · Apr 21, 2013

I think you will be fine where it is, but I had one that did not require high flow or light although not a rainbow one, it was a pink and purple.

Jays was up high and near a MP40 but was near the end of the tank which doesnt have the highest PAR.

SmyrnaReefer · Apr 21, 2013

True statement

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thegrilledcheesus · Apr 21, 2013

SmyrnaReefer said:
True statement

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So are stylophoras one of those not terribly light hungry corals?

pickupman66 · Apr 21, 2013

mine loved mid range under 440 watt VHO's.was nice and pink.

hurley12 · Apr 22, 2013

Arthur put it high and high flow for the color you want, I got it from Jay so I am going to agree with him since it was his initially... I bought a frag of his that had not been getting as much light because it was blocked a little.. I put it up high and right in the flow pattern of my MP10 and it colored up great in about a month... Also same on that birdnest you bought, if you want to keep the really pink color give it lots of light and flow.