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Unread 07/15/2012, 09:31 AM   #9
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The term deep water acros are invented to refer to a group of smooth skin Acropora sp. In terms of caring and ability of handling light, the term is meaningless as it does not imply these acros are naturally found in deeper water with less light. Acropora lokani and Acropora granulosa, for example, are 2 common "deep water acors" which are naturally found in shallow reef. The group, obviously, also include acros found in deeper water as well.

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Originally Posted by defchild84 View Post
so there is ABSOLUTELY no difference in what the lighting requirements, or any other requirements that an actual acropora found in deeper water would have, than say, an acropora from a shallow surf zone? Or... are there such things, but not enough to be concerned in the hobby??
Right. Deep water acros really just mean smooth skin. They can be found both deep or shallow reef. In terms of lighting and flow, it's not enough to make a general statement one way or other.


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