button polyps?

[nyreefer]

I have a 55 gallon that has been established for close to a year now, everything looks great. I made the mistake of buying a CSL 2x65W light awhile back and am now regreting it. The bulbs are 10,000K/Actinic 03 (55W), would button polyps or any other kind of zoanthids survive in my tank? How about mushrooms? Thanks in advance for the info...

 

[pacopetty]

I think tose lights are fine for what you want to keep

 

[nyreefer]

Thanks for the reply. I have 2 watts per gallon and from what I have read that is the bare minimum to sustain polyps. I'll give it a shot, if I place them high on the rocks they may make it. Anyone disagree?

 

[daniel411]

I've seen them survive on less. Just, as you mentioned, try to keep them up higher.

 

[goblue]

In my mini reef (8 gallon eclipse system) that I kept while i was at school to satiate my fishy desires I kept xenia, mushrooms, and a green open brain with just a 15W 50/50! That tank was like the miracle of chanukah, enough light to keep things alive for a day and they lasted all year! Now they all happily reside in my 55.

 

[neowind]

You should be able to keep Zooanthids, Mushrooms (Not Ricordea), button polyps just fine. Mushrooms medium level, zoo's high, polyps medium to high.

 

[nyreefer]

Thanks everyone you have been a real help. I guess there is hope after all for my 110W CSL light! I'd like to try some Green star polyps and possibly orange button polyps.