montipora digita

[cj7eagle]

flipping through catalog I saw the montipora digita. It says needs medium light. I was wondering if it would be alright in my tank if i put it up high enough.
29 gallon with PCs, 1 65w 10,000k bulb, 1 65w actinic 03 bulb

 

[nigerbang]

I have venture a guess of no..Im sure some more exp reefkeepers will chime in but I would say no..just from the little I know so far..

 

[cj7eagle]

I was afraid of that. though is there anyone that has tried?

 

[reefreak29]

no , with m digitata i would say to have at least vho lighting

 

[craig7220]

You need moderate to high intensity lighting for the montipora. Vho or better... I have some growing great under MH and VHO

 

[teen]

ive heard of them growing under pc, but i wouldnt try it. at least vho imo.

 

[dragonladylea]

Tried one under 220w of PC and it didnt like it at all, sorry.

 

[kiddie lala]

Originally Posted by cj7eagle
flipping through catalog I saw the montipora digita. It says needs medium light. I was wondering if it would be alright in my tank if i put it up high enough.
29 gallon with PCs, 1 65w 10,000k bulb, 1 65w actinic 03 bulb
With that kind of lighting over a 29 gal, I would have to say no. I conducted this with 8.6 watts per gallon of pc's over my fifteen gal and my montipora is 9 inches away from the light. Bang guy said it would be ok for me as long as I take care of it(meaning good water quality, addition supplements, and test, test, test).You might want to ask Bang guy( the Boss of Saltwater fish

) for some advice. Good luck