Ricordia corals

[cody57]

can Ricordia corals be kept in a fowlr aquarium?

 

[entice59]

as long has you have enough wattage in your lighting and the your levels are good, then yes you can. 2-3 watts per gallon for mushrooms depending on placement usually high or mid-high. 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, atleast try to have 20 ppm or lower, the lower the better

 

[cody57]

i guess not...i read on a site that said med. lighting, but i didnt know what med. lighting was. i'm sure my tank doesnt have the proper lighting for these corals. thanks for your info!!

 

[entice59]

whats the lighting do you have now?

 

[cody57]

(2)ECLIPSE NATURAL DAYLIGHT F17 T8 24"

 

[entice59]

i would get one of those blue lights, you need it for live rock, you have an eclipse hood?

 

[cody57]

no hood. just two thin black encasements that sit atop the glass covers.

 

[entice59]

do you know the wattage on the lights? Im not sure but you do need the blue spectrum(atintic) bulb for the live rock and coral.

 

[cody57]

ifound this bulb on marinelands website. ZOO MED FLUORESCENT LAMP 24" REEF SUN 50/50. i'll have to write them to see if it would fit in my fixture. or i could look in a lfs. it's 17 watts. i guess the fixture can only handle 18 watts.