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reefbyremote 12-30-2009 09:15 PM

Corals that Glow/Fluoresce?
 
One of the most interesting things for me with corals is seeing them/their zooxanthellae glow/fluoresce under actinics or moonlights. It adds a new aspect to sw that is I never saw in fw. I am just starting to populate my tank with corals now and just have green candycanes that show this characteristic. Can anyone recommend other corals that also fluoresce well?

Skimmerking 12-30-2009 09:21 PM

anything that is green or yellow will brighten up. lots of LPS and Leathers do that

Kevotron 12-30-2009 09:49 PM

Lots of zoas will as well...

the marine apprentice 12-30-2009 10:02 PM

frog spawn, blasto's and acans really light up in my tank

SeaHorse_Fanatic 12-30-2009 10:05 PM

High quality open brains & scolymias also fluoresce very well.

Bright green wall hammer/anchors do too.

Most brightly coloured LPS fluoresce under actinic/moonlights/blue/20000k lights.

Lance 12-30-2009 10:45 PM

Don't forget the mushrooms. Some of them fluoresce nicely.

Oscar 12-30-2009 11:37 PM

Any SPS fluoresce?

xtreme 12-30-2009 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oscar (Post 476760)
Any SPS fluoresce?

Some do. I have an orange digi thats looks awesome under my LEDs. I also have a couple green stags that do.

Kevotron 12-30-2009 11:48 PM

If u want to see glow
get a blue led light, u will even notice some florescent orange algae on your rocks !
ohhh boy is so pretty to look at my tank at night with it...

reefbyremote 12-30-2009 11:56 PM

:biggrin:Thank you for all the leads. Lots of options and that is what is great about sw.


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