Poll: Tank Lighting
What main lighting source do you run over your system?
Tag: coral
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Stylophora Pistillata coral is considered a moderately difficult coral to maintain in an aquarium and should only be incorporated into an already established, mature reef setting. It will require the addition of calcium, strontium, and other trace elements to the water....
Sweeper tentacles are common, especially at night and at the tips of branches. These sweepers are like those of Podillopora— effective, but comparatively short at 2.5 cm (1 in.) or less. Sweepers are a surprising feature, because these corals rank exceedingly low in aggression....
These corals require medium to high lighting, and usually the brighter colours require more intense lighting. Moderate water movement is also required and for this reason they should be placed high in the aquarium. They should be fed some form of invertebrate food once or twice a week....
Stylaster or Distichopora sp. are almost impossible to keep in a closed system. They are ahermatypic which of course means they do not need light as they contain no zooxanthellae....