triggerz92
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I have a 30 gal and am thinking about adding some coral in a couple of months. What are some good starters and what type of lighting would they need?
New to corals, need ideas and some help
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rad
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if your thinking about doing just the basic corals: mushrooms, zoos, xenia, eiphyllia (frogspawns etc.), Id get at least a 65w powercompact. you can find one of these fixtures for less than a hundred bucks. if you have to buy the fixture online be sure to get insurance on it. but if your looking at doing something a little more
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just up the wattage or spring for t-5's.
apparently the h. to the .ardcore isnt an allowable word on this site. BOOOO!
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just up the wattage or spring for t-5's.
apparently the h. to the .ardcore isnt an allowable word on this site. BOOOO!
triggerz92
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PC lighting should cover anenomes and leathers right??
debbie
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The mentioned corals are good ones to start with. I have a 10 gal nano 4 yrs running and I have 3 watts per gal on my tank and have good success with mushrooms, buttons, toadstools I also just installed a moon light so cannot wait to see it tonight.
Start out with a few mushrooms and build from there.
Start out with a few mushrooms and build from there.
pcircle85
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Originally Posted by Debbie
http:///forum/post/2458657
The mentioned corals are good ones to start with. I have a 10 gal nano 4 yrs running and I have 3 watts per gal on my tank and have good success with mushrooms, buttons, toadstools I also just installed a moon light so cannot wait to see it tonight.
Start out with a few mushrooms and build from there.
You didn't intend to, but you just gave me some great advice! I'm in the same boat and you helped me.
http:///forum/post/2458657
The mentioned corals are good ones to start with. I have a 10 gal nano 4 yrs running and I have 3 watts per gal on my tank and have good success with mushrooms, buttons, toadstools I also just installed a moon light so cannot wait to see it tonight.
Start out with a few mushrooms and build from there.
You didn't intend to, but you just gave me some great advice! I'm in the same boat and you helped me.
dchec2100
Member
Originally Posted by Triggerz92
http:///forum/post/2458655
PC lighting should cover anenomes and leathers right??
Leathers, probably... anenomes, definately not. You need something like T5s or halides to keep an anenome.
http:///forum/post/2458655
PC lighting should cover anenomes and leathers right??
Leathers, probably... anenomes, definately not. You need something like T5s or halides to keep an anenome.
debbie
Active Member
Regarding the PC lights and anemone. I don't often mention that I do have a bubbletip anemone in my tank under PC lighting.
My experience with it is they would do alot better under better lights that were mentioned. Mine is doing "fine". It did split and now I have 2 of them but they are not huge in size. I do spot feed them and would like to get the 2nd one out of the tank as it is only a 10 gal.
If you ask me if I would have done this again from what I know now, probably not. But the anemone is not dying either and doing very well.
My experience with it is they would do alot better under better lights that were mentioned. Mine is doing "fine". It did split and now I have 2 of them but they are not huge in size. I do spot feed them and would like to get the 2nd one out of the tank as it is only a 10 gal.
If you ask me if I would have done this again from what I know now, probably not. But the anemone is not dying either and doing very well.
matt b
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Originally Posted by rad
http:///forum/post/2458993
^meh, not necessairly. its been done under PC's for sure. just be sure to feed it and try to get alot of wattage. maybe double or a little less than what I had mentioned earlier.
Yes it CAN be done but its not easy. your going to have to hope it will find a spot up top and feed it every week. i wouldent do if he is just starting.
http:///forum/post/2458993
^meh, not necessairly. its been done under PC's for sure. just be sure to feed it and try to get alot of wattage. maybe double or a little less than what I had mentioned earlier.
Yes it CAN be done but its not easy. your going to have to hope it will find a spot up top and feed it every week. i wouldent do if he is just starting.