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bayoupr
08/23/2009, 01:36 PM
Do Candy Cane Corals require low flow or high flow? Different vendors have different recommendations.
Sisterlimonpot
08/23/2009, 01:44 PM
Mine are in a low to medium flow. I can't see that they require high flow,
andrewk529
08/23/2009, 01:59 PM
medium or low..high flow would rip the tissues away from their skeleton's and make feeding a pain
jkeating2005
08/23/2009, 02:34 PM
i have mine in medium - low flow. i get good constant growth out of the colony!
cloak
08/23/2009, 04:53 PM
I'd say low flow, on the outskirts of the reef.

JME.
bayoupr
08/23/2009, 06:44 PM
Thanks for the info. I thought that high flow would be bad but there are some online vendors that say high flow.
Wheel of Time
08/23/2009, 07:52 PM
mine grow very very well under direct light with low to mid flow. I have them place mid to high in the tank.
Tater11
08/23/2009, 08:34 PM
mine do well up top
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg311/tater1270/001-5.jpg

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siloxane
08/23/2009, 09:06 PM
Mine do well in moderate flow and toward the bottom of the tank
elecbzerk
08/24/2009, 06:31 AM
+1 on the low flow. Mine have done best where the flow is lowest.
Hookup
08/24/2009, 07:11 AM
Mine also are in low-medium flow... lower in the tank as well. I get better growth when the cyclopezee and rotifers (spelling suks) are fed every 3rd day.

Started with 4 heads in January 09, up to about 20 now... Would be better but I let my alk crash 6 weeks ago and the tank took a turn.. all better now btw.

The LFS has them all over their display (frags)... Low, Medium, High for both light and flow... the low light/low flow are the worst off IMHO.
stanlalee
08/24/2009, 08:23 AM
they are HIGHLY adaptable with both light and flow. I have one colony at the bottom and one midway up with the SPS and lots of flow. both have doubled head count and arent bothered by high flow. I think ideally moderate flow and lighting would be status quo but I've had no problem sticking them anywhere.
cloak
08/24/2009, 11:30 AM
A candy cane right next to a tort. Something doesn't make since to me. Which one's easier to keep?

;)
JeF4y
08/24/2009, 11:34 AM
low flow, mid tank is what mine seem to like. I recently altered the flow and the flow was actually mashing some of the flesh on one of the heads. Turned it down and all is well.
bizzleb01
08/24/2009, 08:45 PM
Mine is in low-medium flow on my sandbed. I started with one head about 5 months ago and now have 8. I don't feed it very often at all.