Instead of paying the money for those corals and seeing them do very poorly, why not spend the money on lighting? Lots of folks waste so much more cash on trying to keep things in low light and having them die than they would have by just spending the money on good lighting and not having to keep replacing corals. LISTEN CLOSELY AS I PREACH......if you get good lighting and keep the tank right.........the corals you buy , you will have the rest of your life and then some. See what I mean? These guys telling you that you can do it.....either have tanks less than a year old, don't care, like to prove people wrong by lying, or enjoy replacing hundreds of dollars worth of corals per year.......in the long run.......lights are cheaper. Anyway, you asked, so I'll say this.........I wouldn't put anything under 95 watts in a 55 gallon tank. It blows my mind that people are so against paying for good lighting........I'm not saying you are, but too many people here talk about how well things do under low lighting when they've only had it a few months. ......and even worse.......they dish out this info to other people and say it worked for them.......corals are hardy actually, and this is what makes people believe they have found the "cheap lighting solution" since they have had a coral six months. Don't follow these guys even if they tell you what you would like to hear.....listen to people who have tasted failure, tried and failed and learned from their mistakes through experience. Look around this board......only the newbies have hard to keep corals under low lighting, and all the old timers have good lighting, or proper corals in lower lighting. ......want a reef? Go for lighting first.......best of luck, and I hope you take my post the right way without being offended.
