elegance and led lighting

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aquafreak

Has anyone kept elegance (Catalaphyllia jardinei) under LED lighting? If so, how far from the light source was the coral placed and were the results favorable? Thank you
 
aqua freak, I read a ton on elegance. Also, even read a 300 page updated scope on corals, and every species of elegance actucally like lower light, as well as lower flows! most people go retarded on flow. in the wild elegance tend to stay lower and away from rock ledges. Which means less light and flow then a sp/lp. Also whats the wattages? size of tank? size of leds? i run 10watt leds my friend runs 3 watts. alot of vairables. can you give a little more detail.
 
I am using Cree 3 watt led's. They are approximately 24" above the bottom. The tank is 305 gallon. I have 96 of them on the heat sink. I have read tons on the coral as well and I have decided that I should just build one more tank. I was wanting to use the low wattage led's and some floating macro algae. One of the most interesting articles I have ever read on elegance was by a marine biologist (and of course I cannot remember his name at this moment) who kept his elegance in what he called a "dirty tank." That is, he purposely maintained nitrates in the range of 10-20. He had kept one specimen for over ten years and reported that it had grown to almost 2 feet in length. I wish I could find that article again. I know they are collected in less than pristine areas and that light is not intense in the native habitat. I was just wondering if anyone had kept them under led lighting. I have kept the elegance in the past and done well under vho lighting but the coral was on the bottom of a deep tank and was protected from light by use of rock. I sold it after having it in the tank for approximately two years as I was moving. I just have the yearning to get another one. I was talking with a man in Fort Worth who is converting to led and he has three elegance corals in his tank. He is going to use 2 watt led's from a Chinese manufacturer. (I think they may all be made in China these days) I will watch his and see how he does as I begin to put another system together. It will be something small (no more than 50 gallons) and I believe I may use wet/dry instead of a skimmer. When I used wet/dry in the past it seems that the nitrates were always in the range of the above mentioned "dirty tank." I have the notes on those old tanks somewhere in the closet and it is time to dig them out just to make sure. The nice thing is, I still have the old wet/dry system out in the garage. And if that doesn't do the job, I still have a skimmer out there that will work. I will keep you informed but don't look for anything until after the new year. I may be retired but I am not free to do anything I want to do. I hate honey do lists.
 
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