What corals w. this lighting?

[hkgar]

I have two pc hoods one with 2 55w 9325 kelvin bulbs and one with 2 36w 7100k and 2 36w 12000k bulbs (helios)
total wattage = 254 over a 18 inch deep by 36" long 50 gallon tank

 

[iechy]

You could keep any mushrooms or softies as well as most LPS. I have a 220W on my 55 and I have everything growing like crazy and very happy. I do feed my coral alot though to make sure that any energy that they don't get from zooxalanthe(sp?) is made up for. It seems to be working until I get my big tank with better lights for them.

 

[slick]

I too think you will be ok with softies and few other corals. I had 260w pc's over my 90 and was doing ok with softies. You have a 50 so I think you will do fine.

 

[hkgar]

Iechy
What do you feed your corals? How much and how often?

 

[slick]

Well I'm not Iechy but I feed mine DT's photoplankton and some of them get tiny pieces of brine shrimp. There are many different kinds of "filter feeder foods"

 

[iechy]

Yeah Slick's not me (I don't know if that's good or bad for you ) but DT's Marine Snow, Microvert, Coral Accel, Golden Pearls, Baby Brine, and cocktail shrimp for those that take them. I like to mix it up in case some like one more than the other, besides I don't like to eat the same thing everyday either. I know some people say that feeding is more important than lighting. I don't know how far I'd take that but it certainly is important to have a good mix of both. Most of my coral, as I should have mentioned, aren't as dependant on zooxalanthe as some others either so that also is a consideration for you. You can check my pics at the site below and see what I have in the tank for what it's worth.