Originally Posted by xrobbx03
what about yellow polyps and green ricordia mushrooms, can they be kept in low lighting
They need good lighting. Some of the soft corals like Leather and Mushrooms would be ok. With good lighting, they'll do just ok, but with better lighting, they'll do even better. I've gotten some corals from this guy who was running T-5's and PC's in his tanks, I think they were 40-50 gallons each. I'm running 2-110w VHO Actinics and 2-175w MH 14k. It does better in my tank then his tank. Everything opened the day I put them in my tank and they're growing bigger in my tank then his in just one week. The Plate Coral opened bigger in my tank under my lights. I keep Candy Cane, Colt Coral, 2-Orange Zoas(One polyp recently fell off on it's own and the flow took it to another rock and it is now established itself, a new colony is building up), Long Tentacle Plate Coral, Green Star Polyps(Already got a frag off of it and it grew twice it's size within a month, the original one grew much bigger too), and we just got Brown & White Pipe Organ, Electric Mint Chocholate Zoas, Pink Center Zoas, Red People Eater, and Blue Millipora. They're all thriving and growing faster then I expected. Under good lighting and good water condition, everything is thriving and growing like crazy. I think I can sell some frags within 3 more months at the growth rate they're going. So if I were you, I rather save up some money and get some good lighting in case you ever want to get into more stuff. :happyfish