Soft Corals and Lighting

[mscenter58]

can you keep softies under a pc lighting in a 20gallon long??

 

[ibew41]

how many watt pc?

 

[mscenter58]

17 watt is tthat good enough?

 

[ibew41]

maybe a 40w on a 20g

 

[mscenter58]

alright thanks

 

[crazy4coral]

with that kind of lighting.. you couldn't keep much of anything.. maybe just maybe some mushrooms.. but. I'd say try to get 40 watts or more. The lighting rule of thumb is 3-5 watts per gallon for corals.