T5 lighting, what can I stock?

[brotox]

Hi, another new guy here. I am looking at setting up my first reef in a 20g tall. I have an Odyssea T5 unit w/ 1x 10,000k and 1x actinic blue. They are each 12watts, 24watts total. What, if anything, could I grow successfully? I have heard some say mushrooms and zoos, others say some softies too, perhaps. Also, I am planning on doing a 10g sump/fuge, could i use an NO light for that? Any help is much appreciated, as I am trying to gather all the equipment I need before I start.

 

[tuningvis]

24 watts is not that much on a 20 tall
the light will have a hard time reaching anything in the lower area of your tank
NO lights will work fine in the fuge but may produce unwanted algea blooms
stick with softies

 

[brotox]

Thanks for the reply. Any suggestions on some other lights for a good price to help keep corals requiring stronger light? How many watts would be acceptable for some good beginner LPS, softies, shrooms, or zoos. Any suggestions for good beginner corals? Thanks again.

 

[tuningvis]

hmm the 20 tall is 20"long right?
a coralife 96W quad bulb 50/50 would fit on there
bout $88 online
that would be much better
for corals i would stick to shrooms and zoa's since they are hardy and you would have a tough time killin them
move on to harder corals as you get comfortable and knowledged on how things are actualy working and growing

 

[nanoreef]

agreed with tuningvis
stick to softies

 

[brotox]

Thanks for the input. I'll check that stuff out.