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Old 10-05-2006, 07:34 AM   #1 (permalink)
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hi there i was wondering as of right now im starting off with a regular florecent light.. can i put any type of coral or mushroom or polpy with out the high intese light or will i need one....
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I personally can't think of ANY coral that will survive with only 1 fluorescent light. Except maybe a sun coral, of course :-) But sun corals are not easy. Take it from me.


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I agree. You need high output lighting in order to keep photosynthetic corals.


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How much light are we talking here. I have kept a leather and some polyps under NO lighting. How big is the tank and much light is on top?

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