Coral lighting

[Live Rock]

Hi everyone, I have a Biocube 29 with stock lighting. When the lights are turned on, my hammer coral tends to recede a bit, showing part of its skeleton. However, under the moonlight leds, it fully expands. Should I replace my lights with lower intensity lights? I plan on getting corals with low to moderate lighting needs.

 

[Dana42078]

No, dont look to much into temp looking corals. All my corals, whether sps or lps, they go through their periods....if it looks good 90% of the time dont worry....its just doing its thing. A crab could have just disturbed the coral, it could be shitting, coukld be eating, could be splitting.....nothing ever looks 100%, 100% of the time....ever...idc who says otherwise.

 

[Live Rock]

A biocube lighting is considered what light intensity?

 

[Smitty]

The stock lighting of the bio-cube are probably power compacts, which are low intensity...just make sure the coral isn't too close to the lights. Try placing it on the sand, or in a dimly lit area for a week or two and see how it does.

 

[Eissie]

Yay someone else with the same questions! I bought my biocube from someone and i dont know a thing about it. lol
So yay!