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aannddyy

aannddyy

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i was thinkin of getting a mushroom polyp recordea in my 44 gal tank with 15 pounds of live rock, CC for substrait, 2 clowns , 4 damsels. and a fish that is half purple and half yellow .(getting a regal tang soon) . and i also have 17 watts of light . can i add this to my tank? if i can will my clowns host it?
 
greatfullreefer

greatfullreefer

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Originally posted by aannddyy
44 gal tank with 15 pounds of live rock,(getting a regal tang soon)
Do a little research on the needs and requirements of this species before you waste your money on a fish that is not suited to your tank. Not sure if clowns will take to ricordia but stranger things have happened. :)
 
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sebae0

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also your lighting imo will not be enough for the mushroom, albeit they don't require as much but i think your a tad low, is it normal flourescent?
 
spline9

spline9

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I agree. Definately not enough light, especially if its N.O. light. I believe rics also require a little more light than normal mushrooms.
 
spline9

spline9

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I am not by any means an authority in lighting but I would say 34 watts is definately not enough. To be safe, I would say no less than 96 watts (a typical PC bulb wattage) but that might even be stretching it. So, before getting any corals, upgrade first.
In case you werent sure, N.O. = normal output. Flourescent lighting isnt enough. I recommend looking into getting a PC (power compact) or VHO (very high output) light setup in there. I'm not sure on the minimum requirements but personally, I try to avoid keeping something if I can only meet the its minimum life sustaining needs. I like happy critters so I dont like keeping them if I can barely keep them alive (the reason why I dont have an anemone yet.)
Also, I bet you'd like the way your tank looks with new lights, too. IMHO marine tanks look so much better when theres less yellow light in there.
 
pwnag3!!

pwnag3!!

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why dont you just slow down...research and save some money while you are doing this....
then when you are ready, buy yourself a nice lighting set up that will host whatever kind of corals you want.
dont kill things just out of ignorance
 
dedwards

dedwards

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Honestly lighting is going to be one of your biggest investments for your aquarium. To give you an idea I spent about $120 for lights on my 20g and those were PC's.
 
sula

sula

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Originally posted by aannddyy
whats a 20 inch size thing that holds the light bulb with more watts under 70 dollars?
You'll probably only find what you're looking for in that dollar range by patiently searching for a used fixture. I found one on a certain auction site which was exactly what I needed. Of course, the replacement bulbs alone cost about $40, so really the expense isn't just a one-time investment.
 
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sebae0

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intensity is what your looking for not just watts and normal output is not gonna cut it with your tank, email me at jkinsman@wideopenwest.com and i will give you some sites to look at. secondly this site sells vho ballasts that will help you out also take a look in the drygoods section.
 
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