what corals with my lighting

[jamest0o0]

I have compact flourescents atm and have some zoanthids and plan to get some more.... what other types of corals could work with this lighting?

[ultimatemusky]

Be more specific how many watts & type of bulbs

[jamest0o0]

sorry I'm really not 100% sure, but I believe it is 2 65 watt bulbs

[jamest0o0]

btw is there anything I can use to hold corals somewhere, but still be able to move them if I decide to?

[ultimatemusky]

Kinda got to get a grip on that, are they new or is it a system you bought used. If it's new it should say on the packaging or info sheet.

[ultimatemusky]

super glue

[jamest0o0]

would I still be able to move them after I used super glue? and what kind would I need? as for the lights I had the info on them written down somewhere, but I don't know what I did with it... but I'm 90% sure that it has 2 65 watt bulbs

[lwaxman]

you can use super glue but make sure its the gel and contains cyano cyanide or something like that. just read the ingrediants. but it will be stuck there but you can cut it with razor blade. or rip it off. another glue is apoxy. you can get a tube of it at lfs. you can glue it to a smaller piece of rock or shell and then put that on rock. a little more stability.

[ultimatemusky]

Gel style super glue, and yes you can easily remove them. With the lighting you have (limited info), some soft corals, mushrooms, and some lps with low light needs.

[stuccodude]

theres a guy on cvreefers.org (local reef club) who has a clam for i think a year with pc's, i wouldnt try it though. really nice tank for pc's, actually period.

[jamest0o0]

could I do a frogspawn? If so what would I need to do for it (food, supplements, etc?) only coral I have experience with so far is zoanthids and I love them and seem to be doing great in my tank... thanks!

[jamest0o0]

what kind of flow do frogspawn need as well?

[reefworm]

2X65watt is a bit on the weak side for a tank that size. Make sure of it. That's what my 29 had for growing soft corals and LPS. If you want to try the latter with that set up I'd put them near the top. Once again - Eric Borneman's Aquarium Corals. [I should get a commission just for tonight ]

[jamest0o0]

reason I'm not upgrading light is because in a few months I'll be settng up a 135g and will be putting MH's on that

[jamest0o0]

but anyway... should I just stick with zoanthids now and work my way to LPS when I get my new tank?

[reefworm]

sounds like a plan

[jamest0o0]

okay one more question.... I want to get 2 very nice zoas off divers den, but one is 70 and the other is 80 and with the shipping fee it goes up to 185$ for 2.... is that overpriced? I mean I can go to my LFS and get them for about 70-90 each, but no shipping fee and arn't NEARRR as nice....

[ultimatemusky]

seems high priced how many polyps

[jamest0o0]

well it just says size of the one is 4 1/4" and the other is 5 1/4" and the rock is almost covered from the picture of it

[ultimatemusky]

ok that is pretty big, if you are ever looking for smaller cool zoa frags check out altisreef.com talk to Rob he's a great guy to deal with and gives more than you pay for. His biggest pieces are 30 or 40 polyps but they are very nice. Very reasonable with shipping as well (from Jersey)

[jamest0o0]

thanks a lot!

[ultimatemusky]

I checked them out, I still like Rob's stuff at altisreef.com. Just my opinion

[jamest0o0]

I like that site a lot very cheap for the amount and colors that you can get

[ultimatemusky]

I got the whammin watermellons & radioactive dragon eyes, they are just as pictured if not better. The dragons grew from 12 polyps to 150+ in less than a year under my pc's (260 watts)

[ultimatemusky]

here are mine