caitrina
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Hope I did not offend you with the thread subject, was just trying to get your attention without high jacking the photo thread as our statements could have turned into a fairly large post.
In reference to your statement in the Sept 07 photo section this is a little about my research and my own findings of the sun coral.
I have found out so much about these corals through having one. I did keep mine in a shaded area and then I saw others who had theirs right under bright lights. Dentoid appears to be having success with his right out in the open and I do believe under MH lighting. (Scott, if you read this, correct me if I am wrong.)
After seeing this I moved mine out so I was able to feed it better and it really didn't seem to be bothered at all by the light once I "conditioned" him to be in full bloom with lights, which I did while he was under his shaded area. I, however, do not have MH lighting, in fact I did not get this coral at first because I thought my lighting would not accomodate this coral and then I began the research on it and I thought I could at least try it and take it back or give it to someone who might have better success with it if he began showing any signs of being in trouble.
I read that these corals can and will live under any lighting condition from really bright to darkness. From what I understand the reason they are found in caves and dark areas is because they can't keep up with growth rates as a symbiotic coral so basically what is being said is that they are not able to get the areas where they would like to live because they can't compete, so they are usually not seen where symbiotic corals are .
I don't know that I would put it right into the bright lights or directly under them (particularly MH's), but I do believe that you could begin conditioning it to open during daylight hours and then slowly move him a little bit from his shaded area.
Mine is doing great and is right out there in the open right smack dab in the middle of the flow and loves every minute of it. At least I think he does, he certainly isn't closed so he must be happy. :whstlr:
This is mine about a week or so after I got it, this was during one of his training periods and he was a little timid here. Now he opens much fuller than this, he goes in full bloom.
In reference to your statement in the Sept 07 photo section this is a little about my research and my own findings of the sun coral.
I have found out so much about these corals through having one. I did keep mine in a shaded area and then I saw others who had theirs right under bright lights. Dentoid appears to be having success with his right out in the open and I do believe under MH lighting. (Scott, if you read this, correct me if I am wrong.)
After seeing this I moved mine out so I was able to feed it better and it really didn't seem to be bothered at all by the light once I "conditioned" him to be in full bloom with lights, which I did while he was under his shaded area. I, however, do not have MH lighting, in fact I did not get this coral at first because I thought my lighting would not accomodate this coral and then I began the research on it and I thought I could at least try it and take it back or give it to someone who might have better success with it if he began showing any signs of being in trouble.
I read that these corals can and will live under any lighting condition from really bright to darkness. From what I understand the reason they are found in caves and dark areas is because they can't keep up with growth rates as a symbiotic coral so basically what is being said is that they are not able to get the areas where they would like to live because they can't compete, so they are usually not seen where symbiotic corals are .
I don't know that I would put it right into the bright lights or directly under them (particularly MH's), but I do believe that you could begin conditioning it to open during daylight hours and then slowly move him a little bit from his shaded area.
Mine is doing great and is right out there in the open right smack dab in the middle of the flow and loves every minute of it. At least I think he does, he certainly isn't closed so he must be happy. :whstlr:
This is mine about a week or so after I got it, this was during one of his training periods and he was a little timid here. Now he opens much fuller than this, he goes in full bloom.
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