Any LPS or soft coral reccomendations for a shaded area?

[kilofey]

I just re-aquascaped, I finally really like how its set up & its going to stay this way. I purposely made a shady area for a low light requireing coral like a chili or something.... HOWEVER... Pls keep in mind I am still new to reefs so it should be a fairly forgiving coral )
Btw, none of my corals have died yet & im going on month #2 with them. If theyve done well thus far, should I be worried about them not surviving or will they be ok providing my water quality & lighting stays where I have it right now... Im still in the "well, lets see what happens" phase. I do as much research as I can before buying a coral/fish but ive learned that it does take some personal trial & error cause what may work for one reef may be totally wrong for the next

 

[alisamac]

Well there is a post started about this directly under yours in the forum and we've figured out some soft stuff that would work well in low light but I think your going to find a fair amount of stonies need med to high light.. And those are usually pretty unforgiving corals (not to mention expensive) If you're still getting a feel for all this, at least IMO.
What do you have so far?

 

[1guydude]

a month is a good time to decide if something is doing well or not. I cant tell u cuz i cant see em lol....
duncans and sun corals wouldnt mind the shade me thinks!

 

[wartooth1]

I agree with 1GuyDude on the Duncan... I got one and it likes to be on the bottom and not in direct light. Currently have mine right at a cave entrance.

 

[kilofey]

Hmm, maybe I should move mine then? I have mine toward the top directly under my 2x 54w t5s & 1x 175w halide. Hes been there like 2 months now & looks good but I suppose it might be a little much for him. Ill move him down & see how he likes it. Hes a little too close for comfort to my favia anyway. Will it be more or less likely to reproduce down lower in the tank?

 

[wartooth1]

I've had mine for just over a month now. When I got it, it had 2 heads. Now a new head has sprouted on the rim of the lower head and two more are beginning to appear on the rim of the upper head. I'm not sure if that has to do with the lighting conditions but going from 2 heads to 5 heads in just a few months is a good sign that its a happy little frag

 

[tur4k]

My Duncan's have always been in medium-high light and have grown like crazy. They definitely don't like a lot of flow, but can handle moderately intense light.

 

[kilofey]

Does anyone have experience with chili coral? Swf says they are easy to care for and like caves. I love the intense red and little flowers on the arms but something tells me (if I remember correctly) someone said they arent very easy... Any thoughts? Should I go for it?