Cyphastrea Decadia. Where do you have it in you tank for good coloration?

[wentreefgirl]

And what lighting do you have?

[carpus]

I find that mid tank usually colors it up or the decadia. too high up my cyphastrea browns out a bit ironically. I recently moved mine to the lower/bottom of the tank.

rememebr, cyphastrea decadia are LPS despite its brancing nature

[chessmanmark]

I have mine about 10 inches below the surface of the water under a 250w Phoenix bulb.

Started small-


Growing steadily

[trueblackpercula]

I have a great looking baseball sized one in my 120 and its on the bottom of the tank under 400watt se10k ushio. grolws slow for me but has encrusted on the rocks and is doing very well.
Michael

[mile sq. reefer]

chessmanmark, that is one sweet colony. I like the colors and branching structure.

Michael, do you have a pic?

[Duce]

I have one colony about 1/3 of the way down the top (under 175W).... I tired another colony at the top....bleached out....

[wentreefgirl]

Well ive had mine for more then a year. Noticed it got a blue color down on the bottom but lately, its whiter then blue. So was just wondering what everyone else does to see if I have it in the wrong place. It was a weird shape so i broke it in 2 yesterday and kept one at the bottom and now one at the top to see what it does. Hope it gets burgandy like the first one.

[RichConley]

Originally posted by carpus
rememebr, cyphastrea decadia are LPS despite its brancing nature

Theyre scletarians. LPS/SPS are a totally hobbiest made distinction, and bears absolutely no weight on what the coral needs or wants.

[wentreefgirl]

Rich, how about nps. As in no polyps what so ever.lol. This one at least.

[jjmcat]

I have all my cyphastres at the bottom of my tank.

[jsw]

This is mid-tank to the side of a 150w 14k Phoenix.

[crazedreefer]

Down low in 24" tall tank under 250 DE Pheonix's...

[roxy25]

I have mine like 12 inches away from the light. 175 watt reeflux 12k
I wanted to know if I should raise all of my corals ?