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Unread 03/02/2013, 09:07 AM   #1
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Lower Light Corals

I have a 170 cube with center return. The liverock setup is piled up the column leaving some areas with less light and some shimmering. I am running 800W 20K radiums to punch down the 28-30". I am looking for some lower light corals. What corals can I get away with? besides the ones I know of already, which are sun corals, shrooms and zoas. Any SPS or LPS? Its not completing shadowed, but has some shimmer.

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Unread 03/02/2013, 09:36 AM   #2
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I used to keep some brain corals 30" down, and mounted sideways facing away from the light, and they seemed fine for years.


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Unread 03/03/2013, 09:54 AM   #3
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Acans are low light. Usually kept on sandbed


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I'd be willing to bet a frogspawn, torch and/or hammer would work in there.


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Unread 03/10/2013, 05:52 AM   #5
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Unread 03/11/2013, 04:15 PM   #6
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Blasstomusa coral. Open very nice with low ligth


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Unread 03/21/2013, 05:37 PM   #7
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My pavona maldivensis likes low light.


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Unread 03/29/2013, 08:04 AM   #8
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most of the encrusting monti's might work, red/green cap.


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Unread 03/29/2013, 01:20 PM   #9
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I feel orange digi and orange cap do really well at low light. Might want to look at some of the deep water acro's as well. Hey, there's always mushrooms


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