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09-04-2006, 02:01 PM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ontario, canada
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Hello Everyone, Just Wanted Some Coral Suggestions For The Future. I Have My Lighting In My Signature...i Know My Selection Is More Limited But Any Suggestions Would Be Great. And Can Anyone Tell Me When It Will Be Good To Start Adding Corals? _________ 20g
25lbs LR
1 hydor koralia
rio nano skimmer FISH: blk/white clown, damsel, yellow watchman goby CORAL: grn open brain, acan, torch, rics, toadstool, zoo's
INVERT:[/u] hermits, nassarius, astrea, turbo's, nerites, crocea clam
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09-04-2006, 02:31 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: May 2006 Location: CT Age: 29
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I'm running the 24 inch version of that light (along with an actinic).
I have a green star polyp that is quite happy and spreading. And just the other day I picked up some new frags. But since they've been in the tank only a few days I can't guarantee how well they'll do.
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20 High (started 5/18/06)
20 lbs live rock and 3" sand bed - Remora w/ MJ1200 & Prefilter - 10 gallon sump/fuge - MAG7 & SCWD return - 96w Nova Extreme T5's - Red-legged Hermits - Cerith Snails - Nassarius Snails - Royal Gramma - 6line Wrasse - Maroon Clown - Wheeler's Goby - Bubble-Tip Anemones - Green Star Polyps - Frilly Brown Mushroom - Green Bullseye Mushroom - Kenya Tree Coral - Xenia | |
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09-04-2006, 08:40 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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I used to have those lights on my 65 gallon...then put them on my 46 gallon when I upgraded to VHOs.
When they were on the 65...I had Green Star Polyps, Frogspawn, Hammer Corals, a Toadstool Leather...
They all did fine. Some zoos seemed to do ok under this lighting.... seems to be hit or miss... I get some... if they won't open in the 46 gallon..then I throw them in the 65 under VHOs. | |
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09-05-2006, 07:54 AM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
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I would stick more with softies. I have the 24" retro kit on my 20. I know they are enough for LPS but i dont want to risk any SPS. But thats on a 20. So on a 55 i would stay with softies for now...
Marc. _________ 
20Gal, 45 lbs LR, 65W PC 10 000K + 65W PC 20 000K + 10Gal sump/fuge
Livestock :hermit and snails, Green star polyps, Button polyps, Finger leather, Xenia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Yellow polyps, montipora digitata, acropora, ?mistery polyps?, mistery crab, six line wrasse | |
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09-05-2006, 08:11 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 39
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I agree with the above post. Stick with softies until you familiarize yourself with other types of corals and until you can afford to upgrade your lighting. | |
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09-05-2006, 09:18 AM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ontario, canada
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i have mushrooms right now and some other hitchhiker corals that are doing good, I was wondering more about frogspawn and leathers. Would polyps be okay higher in the tank? | |
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09-05-2006, 09:20 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
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I would skip the frogspawn until your tank is more mature and go with the leather. As for polyps, it depends on what you mean by "polyps". There's a lot of different types  | |
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09-05-2006, 09:51 AM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
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Regular button polyps would be ok... i had some in a 55 with allot less light than what you have. Leathers would do ok as well. Stay away from zoanthids they are mistakenly called polyps sometimes but they require allot more intense light maybe if they are way up top close to the light they could make it.
Marc. | |
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09-06-2006, 09:21 AM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ontario, canada
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cool... thanks for the suggestions. | |
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