Deepwater acros

[bigcapct]

Anyone have any good info on we're to place a deepwater acro colony? Pics of the tank would be great. I have a 75g tank with 6 bulb t5 tek light. I'm starting off on the bottom for now

 

[FaviaFreak]

with any coral just start it low and move it accordingly,they are found in deeper water which means moderate flow

 

[bigcapct]

That's what I figured but it never hurts to ask. Here's a pic I got this today polyps out already it's gonna be a stud

 

[FaviaFreak]

yeah great looking piece where did you pick that up?

if you look on reeffarmers website and read some of the bios of the deepwater pieces most of them do good under mod/low light and flow but that's not to say they can't do even better under higher light if acclimated properly

 

[bigcapct]

Thanks. Got it at Greenwich aquaria in CT. Yea I'm gonna keep it in the sand for a week or two. If it does good there I might leave it alone

 

[James983]

Deepwater Acros for the most part still require medium to high light with high flow. The terminology is a bit of a misnomer. I have 14 bulbs and keep my Deepwater Acros up high for best color. If you were running 400 watt MH you could probably get away down low.

 

[sanjay]

These are aqua cultured. No way they are being aqua cultured at deep depths. Would be too much work to manage.

 

[bigcapct]

So I should leave it low for a week or so then move it up? It gets great flow were it is now. There was no PE at the store and in my tank the polyps are out!

 

[bigcapct]

Here is a better view on were it is now

 

[James983]

I generally place a coral right where I want it unless I know it came from a low lit environment before purchase. Most vendors have Acros baking under intense lighting for best colors. If the colors are brown I usually assume it was in a low light area of the holding tank and start it down low. Just remember brown corals are not always a product of low lighting, water quality effects colors to an even greater degree I believe.

That said, starting low and moving it up is never bad advice.

 

[bigcapct]

Yea mine was under vortech LEDs in the store

 

[bigcapct]

So far it looks good in the sand