96W PC over 10g

[temple2101]

Hey guys, i am setting up a 10g. for my clowns and would also like to do some corals. I ordered the 96W coralife quad PC fixture (20") due to budget. What type of corals could I do with this? Thanks in advance!

 

[viper_930]

Zoanthids, mushrooms, xenia, leathers, and if you put them at the top you can keep some lps like frogspawn and hammers.

 

[clown_nut]

my lfs said I could grow every coral known to man with that light

 

[clown_nut]

are clams considerd corals?

 

[viper_930]

No, but it isn't all clams that you can't have in your tank. You can have the little cleaner clams.

 

[chandler04]

Yea, that much wattage on such a small tank, id give ya the thumbs up for em. You just cant do the clams, but I think u'd even be able to give yer clowns a nice rbta to host.

 

[viper_930]

No anemone on a 10 gallon. The tank is so small that the water parameters would fluctuate (sp?) very often.

 

[saltywhit67]

Does that quad fixture have 2 bulbs - both 50/50? i am thinking about getting one simply for propogation to support my addiction, where did u find it? is it a retro or a hood? what kind of filtration are u using?

 

[viper_930]

It is 1 bulb, made by coralife. Do a search for it.

 

[chris17]

I dont mean to hijack this thread but, ViPeR_930 I thought you told me I could not keep a hammer?? You just contridicted yourself...... If I get 2 more bulbs I would have 100watts over my 10g, whats the difference between the 100watts of mini compact compared to the 96W coralife quad PC????What am I missing??

 

[clown_nut]

saltywhit67 the coralife 96w quad fixture is a complete hood that sits on top of a glass canopy. It is a single bulbe with 4 tubes...2 actnic and 2 10,000K. It really is a very good unit in my opinion. Just a bit pricey!

 

[viper_930]

Originally posted by chris17
I dont mean to hijack this thread but, ViPeR_930 I thought you told me I could not keep a hammer?? You just contridicted yourself...... If I get 2 more bulbs I would have 100watts over my 10g, whats the difference between the 100watts of mini compact compared to the 96W coralife quad PC????What am I missing??
Sorry. The research that I was refering to in your thread was done after I made the reply here. Didn't dig deep enough the first time I did my research for my own frogspawn.