Corals??

unknown

unknown

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Which corals would you recommend I get in my 12g nano DX
It has x2-24w PC 50/50 lights
I will be keeping 2 Black Onyx True percs and a Fire Fish.
I want to keep an anemone and a clam. I will have zoos,shrooms, other softies.
Will I be able to keep LPS and SPS in this tank.
Vince.
 
gregzbobo

gregzbobo

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The anemone severely limits your choices of corals, since anemones can move around, they can sting sessile inverts (corals) to death quite easily. Most anemones can grow to a fair size also, they are probably not suited to such a small tank unfortunately. Many LPS corals also get fairly large, especially elegance and hammer corals. I'm sure they can be kept in a 12 DX, but not for very long if they grow. Also, with that many fish, your bio-load will be on the high side. Your percs MAY take up residence in an elegance or hammer coral, so you can experience the behavior they would exhibit in an anemone without actually keeping one. Hope this helps some.
 
harial

harial

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you can not keep any form of anemone(except maybe aiptasia), SPS, or clam as they require high amounts of light that are not found in a stock nano. you can keep some LPS and almost any softie.
 
viper_930

viper_930

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Originally Posted by Harial
you can not keep any form of anemone(except maybe aiptasia), SPS, or clam as they require high amounts of light that are not found in a stock nano. you can keep some LPS and almost any softie.
Pulled the words right out of my mouth. :)
 
harial

harial

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Originally Posted by Jeepman3sk
if you have a 10g nane with 96watts of light 50/50 can you keep a clam and basically what you want?

with that light and that tank, you probably can but Vince has a 12 gallon nano cube that has 48 watts of PC, which is half of what you need.
However, something to look into would be retofit kits at *Link Removed*.
 
harial

harial

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it is not a big deal, and you can easily get 96 watts into a hood using a retrofit. but as an idea of what you can keep, here is a old pic of my own stock nanocube.
Coral stocklist:
frogspawn
xenia
various zoos
shrooms
ricks
toadstool
candycane
blastomussa merletti
nonphotosynthetic decorative animals:
2 coco worms
featherdusters(though most arent open for this pic)
 
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