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Sounds like good advice.
Thanks

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Originally Posted by ElGuappo (Post 380464)

I had written my plate off at one point and was going to remove it. moved to to a corner with moderate light but lots of deitris and it made a miraculous comeback. i fed nothing as i thought it was dead. this was where the poo piled up and i was always using a turkey baster to remove from this spot. the poo and patience was all it needed. I know this is not what your asking but just a story letting you know they can live on deitris alone if in a good/bad spot.

The best results i have had with my plate was in a low flow spot on the sandbed. i also did pumps off for feeding to allow shrimp to fall onto it thus eliminating the need to spot feed.

Hmm interesting... is the tank skimmed heavily? I'm curious because from what I've been reading, some corals do poorly in tanks that are very nutrient deficient.

Sorry I don't mean to sideline your thread, just putting in a thought.

One thing that I've found with short-tentacle plate corals is that they don't like to be touched. Once you've found an appropriate spot for it, just leave it alone - this could probably be applied to all corals. From your description, your current placement seems fine.

I have my plate coral on the sand in a 23" deep tank, with nothing but PC lighting. I have fed it only once, last week, by accident actually. I've had it for like 3-4 months and it's probably gone from 3" across to nearly 4.5".