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Old 12-30-2009, 09:15 PM
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Question 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?
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Old 12-30-2009, 09:21 PM
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anything that is green or yellow will brighten up. lots of LPS and Leathers do that
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Old 12-30-2009, 09:49 PM
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Lots of zoas will as well...
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Old 12-30-2009, 10:02 PM
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frog spawn, blasto's and acans really light up in my tank
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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.
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Don't forget the mushrooms. Some of them fluoresce nicely.
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Any SPS fluoresce?
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Old 12-30-2009, 11:39 PM
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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.
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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...
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Thank you for all the leads. Lots of options and that is what is great about sw.
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