Coral limits w/ my lighting

[larryndana]

What are my limits with my lighting? clam? sps? are most corals ok?
i wouldn't think sps....
4x39 watt T-5 bulbs w/ induvidual reflectors
30 gal, height is 16inches, i think.

 

[reefkprz]

IMO
any softies
any LPs
medium to low light SPS
lower light clams (sqa, gigas etcetera {dont get a gigas though they grow really really fast})
Lower light anemones (BTA, rock, etcetera)

 

[larryndana]

thanks, reefkprZ
so a sebae wouldn't work?
clams and sps only if they don't require really strong light....great.

 

[reefkprz]

Originally Posted by larryndana
thanks, reefkprZ
so a sebae wouldn't work?
clams and sps only if they don't require really strong light....great.
I'm not really that familiar with the sebae, it could be possible I dont know, thats why I put the etcetera in there I believe that t-5 lighting has the intensity some anemone require, check into it, I wouldnt rule it out offhand.

 

[ccampbell57]

Originally Posted by larryndana
thanks, reefkprZ
so a sebae wouldn't work?
clams and sps only if they don't require really strong light....great.
A Sebae will work. They required about 4 watts/gallon. You have enough. I have one in my nano doing great.

 

[larryndana]

Originally Posted by reefkprZ
I'm not really that familiar with the sebae, it could be possible I dont know, thats why I put the etcetera in there I believe that t-5 lighting has the intensity some anemone require, check into it, I wouldnt rule it out offhand.
not sure what kind a etcetera is?
i don't know much about anemones.

 

[larryndana]

Originally Posted by ccampbell57
A Sebae will work. They required about 4 watts/gallon. You have enough. I have one in my nano doing great.
thanks,
what kind of lighting do you have on your nano, what size also?

 

[nietzsche]

he meant ETC... "and other things"
you might be surprised you can keep more stuff than that maybe since its t5 with the indiv reflectors. t5 is a whole other ball park but i wouldnt be able to tell you about it, sorry :[

 

[reefkprz]

etcetera Pronunciation Key - [et-set-er-uh, ‑se-truh]–noun,
1. a number of other things or persons unspecified

 

[larryndana]

haha, long day yesturday. i feel like an idiot now, lol.

 

[larryndana]

lol,

 

[reefkprz]

 

[larryndana]

what about T. Maxima? would i have enough lighting?

 

[teen]

you could do a maxima imo, just keep him higher up.

 

[larryndana]

Originally Posted by teen
you could do a maxima imo, just keep him higher up.

thanks, i thought that was one of the ones that reefkprz had listed....
but, i see now it wasn't.