new corals to buy

savotron · 08/03/2006, 11:24 AM

hey there, well i was looking for some softies to put in my 40 gal. tank and was wondering what would b the easiest species to keep. i have 2 36" actinic lights in there just now so mabye a lower light specimen?

cheers, ross

masterqaz · 08/03/2006, 11:45 AM

hmmm, i dont know how well they will do under just actinic lights. If your going to try something i would try something that is cheap and from deeper water. Colt coral maybe. I'd look into changing one of those to 10k.

Travis L. Stevens · 08/03/2006, 11:58 AM

I wouldn't get anything until you get something in a more useful color temperature. 20,000 Kelvin at least. Then from there, things should be a lot easier to keep. Also, are these Power Compacts, T12 VHOs, T5 HO, etc?

CivilReef · 08/03/2006, 12:05 PM

I would change one of those actinics to a 10K bulb. You need the right balance of light. If you do that, then I would recommend the following: mushrooms, zoos, leathers, star polyps, and colts. You might have to vary the locations but they would do fine...that's I had my first tank.

Reeling Reefer · 08/03/2006, 12:13 PM

shrooms would do well.

08/03/2006, 11:24 AM	#1
savotron Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 13	new corals to buy hey there, well i was looking for some softies to put in my 40 gal. tank and was wondering what would b the easiest species to keep. i have 2 36" actinic lights in there just now so mabye a lower light specimen? cheers, ross

08/03/2006, 11:58 AM	#3
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	I wouldn't get anything until you get something in a more useful color temperature. 20,000 Kelvin at least. Then from there, things should be a lot easier to keep. Also, are these Power Compacts, T12 VHOs, T5 HO, etc? __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

08/03/2006, 11:45 AM	#2
masterqaz Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oakville Ont. Canada Posts: 551	hmmm, i dont know how well they will do under just actinic lights. If your going to try something i would try something that is cheap and from deeper water. Colt coral maybe. I'd look into changing one of those to 10k.

08/03/2006, 12:05 PM	#4
CivilReef Registered Member. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California Posts: 11	I would change one of those actinics to a 10K bulb. You need the right balance of light. If you do that, then I would recommend the following: mushrooms, zoos, leathers, star polyps, and colts. You might have to vary the locations but they would do fine...that's I had my first tank.

08/03/2006, 12:13 PM	#5
Reeling Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 445	shrooms would do well.