Lighting Question, please help me out :)

andrewjardin

andrewjardin

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So, new lighting today for my 20 gallon!!
24" 10,000K Daylight & True Actinic 03 Blue T5 Flourescent Lamps, pretty excited, looks AMAZING in my standards, considering i've only ever had flourescent lighting

I need to know exactly what creatures I can, and cannot keep under this lighting in a 20G!?
Such as: SPS
LPS
Soft Corals
Clams
Etc...
You all know what I mean

GREATLY, GREATLY appreciate your help guys!! Thanks so, so much!
 
nycbob

nycbob

Active Member
everything but sps and clams. 2 bulbs isnt a lot over a 20. if u want to keep sps and clams, get 4 t5 bulbs.
 
andrewjardin

andrewjardin

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Thanks for the help! Now I can make a stocklist!!

Too bad I cant keep clams though, but I could always get another fixture in time! Too bad though, I really wanted a Crocea or Derasa Clam, but they need lots of lighting, but I can wait I guess! What would you do with the tank, what corals, what fish? - Thanks again!
 
nycbob

nycbob

Active Member
if u hv 4 t5 bulbs over the 20, u could try bubble tip. b4 trying that though, u need ur tank to mature like 4-5 months.
 
andrewjardin

andrewjardin

Member
My current tank has been up for more than one and a half years now, so its cycled and matured, copepods are everywhere naturally, didnt add eggs.I made a list of
Fish I WANT - Will they work out in a 20G?
Corals I LIKE - Ones I like, probably can't all go together in a 20?
CUC/Inverts I WANT - Works out?
Here they are...
Fish:
Green Chromis x2
Ocellaris Clownfish x2
Yellow Watchman Goby x1
Royal Gramma x1
CUC:
Skunk Cleaner
Cleaner Clam
Emerald Crab
Nassarius Snails
Cerith Snails
Orange Linckia
Corals:
Candy Cane Coral
Orange Plate Coral
Chili Coral
Colt Coral
Toadstool
Carnation Coral
(any other suggestions?)
Thanks
 
emusinky

emusinky

Member
The chili and carnation coral don't like much light. I think they would be good choices. I have had good luck with my chili coral for well over a year now. Just be sure to keep it in a cave or low lit area with good flow.
 
andrewjardin

andrewjardin

Member
I'm confused, but siding with nycbob, sorry guys but nycbob is more know on this site, unless nycbob can confirm that I cannot have ANY coral at all? IMO I know enough to know that's NOT true, you should't offer advice if your not sure if its true, im not saying it's not, and sorry if im sounding rude here, I really don't mean to, but I just want to get all the right info guys
 
andrewjardin

andrewjardin

Member
The chili and carnation coral don't like much light. I think they would be good choices. I have had good luck with my chili coral for well over a year now. Just be sure to keep it in a cave or low lit area with good flow.
Yes, I was planning on placing them under an over-hang, so they get med. flow and not too much light -Thanks :)
 
nycbob

nycbob

Active Member
the fish list u listed is do-able. why the cleaner clam? imo, most people shouldnt hv them bc i think they r pointless in most tanks. as for corals, everything is ok except the orange plate since its a sps, and requires stronger lighting and flow. the carnation isnt light dependent, but requires nutrients in the water to do well.
 
andrewjardin

andrewjardin

Member
Thanks, I don't know why I had the cleaner clam on there, I guess just to add to the diversity, was just one more thing I could look at

I don't quite know about the carnation yet, would be cool, but i've heard that they can be hard to care for? And the chili coral has a kindof similar look to it.
I want the rockwork to be somewhat like...
(Nice paint app. skills eh?)

 
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