What LPS are the best candidates for Higher Lighting?

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I have decided to aquascape and have lighting fixtures such that I have a high light side of the tank and a low light side of the tank. However, I don't have many corals for my high light side of the tank, so I'm gonna need to move a few over. I know with proper acclamation most corals can tolerate a wide range of lighting levels, but I was wondering if there are any of the corals below that people are particularly happy with in higher light (could be better coloration, faster grown, or even no effect at all on the coral)

Here are all the corals I could move:
Diaseris Frag
Lithophyllon Frag
Herpolitha Frag
Forgspawn
Cyphastrea
Turbinaria (Large polyp)
Duncan
Micromussa Lord/Amakuensis
Fox Coral
Blastomussa Wellsi
Favia
Goniastrea
Bowerbanki
Photosynthetic Gorgonian
Mycedium Chalice

From what I've read, it seems that the photosynthetic gorgonian can tolerate higher light, but let me know what you guys think.
 
I have a frogspawn that was at about 350 for par However I decreased it to 250 as I had a feeling this was slowing its growth tremendously.
 
I would try the Bowerbanki. If you move them up slowly they can adapt to fairly high light.

Turbinaria is another one that could handle some higher light.

Also agree regarding the Gorg. They can take some serious flow and also fairly high light!
 
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I would try the Bowerbanki. If you move them up slowly they can adapt to fairly high light.

Turbinaria is another one that could handle some higher light.

Also agree regarding the Gorg. They can take some serious flow and also fairly high light!
Do you think the coloration would change much? The brighter light has a far better spectrum, so I'm sure the turbinaria would become a brighter green, but the bowerbanki is a nice pink that I'd hate to lose. The gorg is brown with a purple base so no concern either way :P
 
Do you think the coloration would change much? The brighter light has a far better spectrum, so I'm sure the turbinaria would become a brighter green, but the bowerbanki is a nice pink that I'd hate to lose. The gorg is brown with a purple base so no concern either way :p

I have a feeling that the Bowerbanki will just get an even brighter pink if you slowly move it up. I have a tiny Bowerbanki frag that I started on the sand bed and is now mid tank and the color pop and fullness is quite apparent. 4 weeks difference in my attached photo. I have a buddy that acclimated his to sit next to Acropora in his tank. But you would need to do it slowly.

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