ORA Green Birdnest ?

[kslick]

I keep reading different suggestions. Where is the best placement for these corals? Thanks!

[mckeec]

I have a 90 gal with 800 watts of 15K MH lighting. I have the purple polyp ORA and it is all the way on the top of the rock work about a foot below the bulbs. Seems happy there. Good color and growth.

[kslick]

I should maybe give my lighting specs: 6 54w T5s in a 75 gallon tank.

[broke1]

I have one at the bottom, one about midway up, they look identical still. From what I have found, you can keep most birdsnests anywhere.

[chessmanmark]

My opinion is to keep it out of high flow. Mine does better with less flow blowing toward it. I have mine about 1/3 off the bottom of a 90 gallon tank under a 250W Phoenix bulb with VHOs.

[broke1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11625467#post11625467 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chessmanmark
My opinion is to keep it out of high flow. Mine does better with less flow blowing toward it. I have mine about 1/3 off the bottom of a 90 gallon tank under a 250W Phoenix bulb with VHOs.

I agree, any of the really "fuzzy" ones like these seem to do best out of high flow.

[snyder2050]

Yeah I agree I've always placed mine out of direct flow and mid to low in the tank.

[StrategicReef]

Mine is completely white polyps is the light too bright? Seems to do better when it was in a dimmer position..

[kslick]

Alright I moved mine out of high flow area and moved in a lower flow area of the tank. thanks everyone we'll see how it does.