low light LPS

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  1. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    in my nano i wanted some lps coral does any one have some good low light ones?
     
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  2. Zoanthids21

    Zoanthids21 McKoscker’s Flasher Wrasse

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    Brains,plate corals frogspawns,acans..What lighting do you have? PC?
     
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  3. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    PC indeed 3 watts per gallon!
     
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    Zoanthids21 McKoscker’s Flasher Wrasse

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    You will be fine with most LPS IMO, i had like 3w per gallon on a 14g and i had acans,frogspawn,plate,duncan and tons of otthers, i forget what all i had hah.
     
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  5. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    Lobo,favia. spelling?
     
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  6. barbianj

    barbianj Hammer Head Shark

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    Sun coral, Dendro's?
     
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  7. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    sun corals are sooooooo awesome worth the maintinence!
     
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  8. thepanfish

    thepanfish Flying Squid

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    For your first LPS don't go with something too fleshy....Lobos are easy IMO
     
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    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    i had one in this same nano then the tank "crashed" love lobos though i still have his skeleton:cry::bigcry:
     
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  10. Ducksmasher

    Ducksmasher Purple Spiny Lobster

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    pectinia, I had to shade this one to get its colors right.
     
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