Looking for some stuff

porkchop48

porkchop48

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I am looking for some stuff again. I had some Pm's from before but lost them.
Here is the list
Mini Brittles
Asterinas
Semi cheap mushrooms. ( singily(sp?) or attached)
Grape Capulera
Very low light polyps/ corals.
let me know what you got.
 
namas05

namas05

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Where are you located? and how low of lighting are you talking?
Size of tank and type/watt of lighting?
 
m0nk

m0nk

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Originally Posted by namas05
Where are you located? and how low of lighting are you talking?
Size of tank and type/watt of lighting?
Ditto. I have some mushrooms that you might like, though I'd prefer not to ship.
 
porkchop48

porkchop48

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Ok i changed the location things. I did not realize that I had not added that information. Sorry about that. It irritates me when people do that.
Ok I have about 1 watts per gallon
How far away is camp hills from cheswick pa?
 
namas05

namas05

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1 WATT PER GALLON?
Sounds like you should spend your money on a new light. Not corals that will probably not make it in your tank.
What size is your tank?
 
m0nk

m0nk

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Originally Posted by porkchop48
Ok i changed the location things. I did not realize that I had not added that information. Sorry about that. It irritates me when people do that.
Ok I have about 1 watts per gallon
How far away is camp hills from cheswick pa?
1 watt per gallon won't really be enough for even simple coral, honestly, especially if it's NO (normal output, like freshwater lighting, which can't be used for coral). You'll likely need a decent lighting system before you can add coral.
Camp Hill is near Harrisburg, Pa, about 200miles from Cheswick. If you upgrade your lighting and ever head out this way, let me know.
 
porkchop48

porkchop48

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I guess I will be working on new lights then. I did not want to get into the massive lights systems. So I may just skip and stick with none except for the leather I have now.
Please dont yell at me for the one. I bought a piece of live rock and it came on it. Been doing good for quite a few months now.
 
m0nk

m0nk

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Originally Posted by porkchop48
"freshwater lighting"?
YOu mean like the bulbs that came with the tank?
Likely, yes.
 
namas05

namas05

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what size tank is it?
You can find some lights fairly inexpensively that will allow you to keep some simple soft corals and improve the look of your tank.
so what size is your tank? How many gallons, how long is it?
 
namas05

namas05

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Not sure of the exact size of the tank but my guess would be that you need a 48" light. Or you could go with a pendant.
PC (power compact) is ok lighting and will easily be able to support softies in your tank.
T-5 are a much better lighting system, with the ability to house most any corals as long as you have enough of it.
Metal halide are supposted to be the best lights but are much more costly. With shorter bulb life.
For just softies to thrive shoot for at bare minimum 3 watts per gallon, but if you think you might want more later then go higher in wattage. 92 x 3 = 276watts.
with a tank shaped like that it may be tricky to find a light to fit the tank correctly though. So a pendant may be your best bet.
Just some suggestions.
 
saltspirt

saltspirt

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how deep is your tank? and since it is a corner bow front the radius would also be good to no? you could proble rig up like two 150watt metal halides wich would cost about 300 from ---- also t5 is a very good option depending on the radius of your tank you could lay them perpendicular to the front glass using short bulbs. this is probly better on the diy section.
 
teresaq

teresaq

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I have a 36 inch T5 retro that would prob cover your tank. its an 8 bulb unit with individual reflectors
36x 12
 
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