Pocillopora ??

[Cibo]

Is Pocillopora a hard SPS to keep what type light should it have to get good color. I was thinking of trying a Frag or 2 any info would help

thanks

 

[TonyHNY]

They are generally easy to keep if your water parameters are right. I would place them with the same category along with Montipora Cap and digitatas. They were my first SPS when i started reefing back then...

For lighting, I kept them under PCs and they were fine...

 

[batt600]

I dont know about the pc what size tank do you have

 

[TonyHNY]

It was a 2 X 65Watt in a 20Gal high. They were placed on the top. Now I have it under MH...Bottom of the tank more or less..

 

[batt600]

you can get away with that in a smaller tank not the bigger ones.
Cibo what size tank do you have and what light are you using now

 

[MIKE NY]

depends on the species of Poci....Damicornis are like weeds and will do well almost anywhere....I have about 4-5 different types in my tank....but generally pinks like bright light up top, bright green lower and the brown green will do well anywhere..all like good flow....under your PCs the brown/green Damicornis should be Ok, but will be more brown .... forget pink or green ones.

 

[tynman]

They seem very easy to keep T5's will work. my friend has them under T5s and the pink turned brownish but I had it under t5s and it was pink/ purple on top of tank. now under LED's pink body with green polyps.. and my green one is one rock above the sand bed and is growing like a weed and fully green in color.. they are hardy corals.,.. GOOD LUCK..

 

[Cibo]

I wanted to try pink ones I have a 45 gal with 150 MH

 

[petraio]

I have a pink pocillipora. I kept first in my 150 gallons with 3 250w de bulbs. 10k and it did not keep it's super bright pink color! Now I down grade to 120 gallons and using the same lights and since march it has it's really pink color! I think you stars that you have a 150w 15k not enough intensity! But it will grow and trive! Or you will need a bit more wattage !


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[Wes]

So easy that they can become a pest and start popping up everywhere in your tank.


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[Reef Reaper]

Mine did a lot better under the MH and not that well under the t-5.

 

[Fragmented]

I agree with Wes- I have frags popping up everywhere in a variety of light intensity. This coral is a quick grower.

Tony

 

[kevinckr]

I have a colony size of a basketball placed at the bottom of the tank under 8 x 80 watt T5. another one close to the surface. they are both doing well so far.

 

[knockout]

+1 on all coments, very easy coral, nicer colors need more light!

 

[Cibo]

Picked up one that looks pink It is opening up but I think it need some TLC to bring out the color I got a good Deal On it!

 

[jr973]

Yea there easy I have 2 1 under t5's and the other under mh and both doin well

 

[Mikei70]

I wanted to try pink ones I have a 45 gal with 150 MH

I have a 45 gallon tank, too.

If it's the same dimensions as mine (same footprint as a standard 30 gal, but ~27 inches high), you may need more light, unless you put it up near the top.

 

[Cibo]

Its about 6" off the bottom under the MH and looking good starting to color up! How pink should it get. It is more pinker then it was when I got it how do you tell the diffrence between the difrent kinds?