what corals can I keep with this lighting?

[spongebobby]

I have a 75 gal tank - 48" long 18" front to back and 21" high. I have the Coralife Lunar Aqualight Plus Compact Fluorescent Fixture, 4X96 Watt, 48 inch. This gives me a little over 5 watts per gal.

 

[king_neptune]

Most corals.
They wont flourish as well as say under a MH, but you can keep SPS if you have them a little higher up near the surface.
Just don't expect them to do as well as something under MH or LED.

 

[tim514]

Originally Posted by spongebobby
http:///forum/post/3224824
I have a 75 gal tank - 48" long 18" front to back and 21" high. I have the Coralife Lunar Aqualight Plus Compact Fluorescent Fixture, 4X96 Watt, 48 inch. This gives me a little over 5 watts per gal.
I have the same tank and lighting. I was wondering the same thing. Thanks for asking the question.

 

[luvmyreef]

I have a 75g and I started out with these lights. The corals that seemed to do the best were mushrooms, leathers, and zoas. I also kept my LTA under these lights. Any sps I tried ended up dying no matter how high I placed them. I upgraded to the Nova Extreme 8x54 watts and can keep anything. I have added some sps and they are doing great! So just a word of caution..I wouldnt try sps with these compacts. Hope that helps!

 

[kraylen]

SPS can be kept under high PC lighting. So can nems and all that junk.... Just keep in mind PC bulbs lose their brightness fast... There are new PC-R bulbs coming out that are built the same as T5HO... not sure if they are going to be around in the 96w, but it gives hope to PC owners.
You have a decent amount of light, easy SPS should be no problem high in the tank.