tervman
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Well, we FINALLY got around to hanging the two 175W MH pendants a friend gave us a few months ago. We are currently burning them about 4-5 hours a day, and will gradually increase that to 10-12 hours per day. We need to replace the 6500K bulbs that came with the lights (too yellow for our liking). I was thinking something in the 12000K-14000K range as a balance between the yellow and blue, since I won't have any supplementation with the pendants.
We (my wife especially) are interested in getting a few corals and an anemone or two. Previous postings indicate that zoanthids, mushrooms, xenia, colts, and leathers are good beginner corals. I really like the brain coral myself, and would like to get one of those somewhere down the line. As for the anemone, we were thinking about a BTA. I also understand you should not mix different species of anemone, but I assume we can get several of the same species (correct?)
Anyone have any other suggestions as to what might be good for beginners? Will two 175W 12000-14000K bulbs enable us to keep ANYTHING we want? Can the above mentioned corals be kept together, successfully, in a 55G tank, or should we only focus on a couple of different types?
Thanks, as usual.
We (my wife especially) are interested in getting a few corals and an anemone or two. Previous postings indicate that zoanthids, mushrooms, xenia, colts, and leathers are good beginner corals. I really like the brain coral myself, and would like to get one of those somewhere down the line. As for the anemone, we were thinking about a BTA. I also understand you should not mix different species of anemone, but I assume we can get several of the same species (correct?)
Anyone have any other suggestions as to what might be good for beginners? Will two 175W 12000-14000K bulbs enable us to keep ANYTHING we want? Can the above mentioned corals be kept together, successfully, in a 55G tank, or should we only focus on a couple of different types?
Thanks, as usual.