T5 Ponape

[Drewbaby]

Has anyone kept a ponape birdnest under T5's? And what were he results?

I'm getting a tennis ball sized colony of it and I have a 4 bulb 48" T5 fixture over my 55 gal. If I place the ponape high will I have any trouble or do I not have enough lighting to keep it happy?

Be honest, if I can't keep it alive and happy I don't want to end up killing it.

Please let me know what you think and share any experience

[B-Willz]

I have a ponape in my 55 with VHO, it is high up as well. It is almost 2 years old in my tank and still alive. So you should be good with the T5. Slow grower under the weaker lights though

[Drewbaby]

Slow growth is way better than dying since this will be my first sps ever. I just don't want to kill it. Bad enough the reefs take the beatings they do.

[NaH2Ofreak]

I have the ponape bn under a 4 bulb tek fixture and it is boomin'! No problem under your lighting.

Dennis

[reefWW96]

i used to grow all kinds of sps under the 48' 4bulb t5 fixture. youre fine and you may even have good growth!

[Drewbaby]

Awesome thanks for the help

[jb61264]

I have ponape birdsnest under a 6 bulb TEK fixture and it grows like a weed, but I think the growth of your birdsnest will be more dependant upon your Ca/ALK levels...I have a calcium reactor on my system