Tkpico Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 I purchased a few corals recently from Legendary Corals during their summer sale and ended up winning a really nice LPS pack from them. I'm obviously excited about it although the problem is now I have some unfamiliar corals and could use some guidance... I am finding so much conflicting info on lighting and flow requirements that I'm hoping someone can set me straight as I would hate losing these pieces. The tank is a 3 gallon picotope with an AC70 HOB and a cheapo wavepoint led. The two corals in question are a bleeding mighty max favia and a Brimstone favia.. right now I have them pretty high up with moderate flow, no discoloration and they are eating but I wonder if they should be lower or in the sand... (No signs of issues with sweeper tentacles yet although I know that is a possibility) Any tips would be great thank you! Bleeding Mighty Max Brimstone Favia Placed Pretty high 2 Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 I put my favia on the bottom of the tank. They like bottom to middle placement. Favia like moderate lighting and moderate flow. 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Just keep an eye out.... my Favia is the meanest thing in my tank. 3 Quote Link to comment
Tkpico Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 Thanks for the tips, is it hit or miss whether or not you can place favia near one another? Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 My favia stings anything that is within a couple inches of it, and I'm assuming that would apply if I put another favia next to it. They can be very aggressive. I actually glued a little plastic barrier between it and the next coral. 1 Quote Link to comment
FollyFish Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 I have a dragon soul favia, that's as mean as can be. I have it placed on the sand at the front of a swim-thru/cave area, no where near anything else. Its the only place I found where it is happy. I tried a few other places and it either started to bleach or take-out the neighbors. I don't think the favia's will do well near each other, you might need to give them more space as they get bigger. Quote Link to comment
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