Best corals?

amosgirl · 05/17/2007, 05:21 PM

What are the best corals for my current lighting configuration?... I currently run 2x 12,000K daylight pc's and 2x actinics on 55 gal. Currently only houses a couple clowns, a rbta, a few green star polyps and some muchrooms. I have a lot of LR space to fill up

Faviaphile · 05/17/2007, 05:39 PM

Gotta tell more than the kelvin- what's the wattage? There's a wide variety that can thrive in many lighting schemes but posting the wattage will be more helpful. Whatcha' got?

Snowboarda42 · 05/17/2007, 06:11 PM

Also, whats the distance between the top of the water and the lights. And how deep your tank is too will help.

The more light-needy corals might need to be put up top.

We're going to assume you have good surface Agitation and a decent skimmer to remove the floaties.

amosgirl · 05/17/2007, 06:29 PM

Ok, 260watts, lights are about 6" off the surface of the water, I am running a skimmer in the sump. Good surface agitation. Running a quiet one 6000!! Works wonderful!! There is about 60-70 pounds of LR. Could easily add two more pc's (have an extra fixture laying around.)

Ricepicker · 05/17/2007, 06:40 PM

wattage of the PCs?

upgrade in the future i hope, PCs really chew at ur money... lol

u can proabbly get away with brains, hammers, torch, candy cane, plate coral (fungia), and all soft corals

amosgirl · 05/17/2007, 07:19 PM

I have a 223gal. tank in the garage. I will be setting it up in the next 6 to 8 months. Then I will spend the money on lighting upgrades and so forth. Want to be able to have anything in there. Just doing the best with what I've got for now.

05/17/2007, 05:21 PM	#1
amosgirl Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 103	Best corals? What are the best corals for my current lighting configuration?... I currently run 2x 12,000K daylight pc's and 2x actinics on 55 gal. Currently only houses a couple clowns, a rbta, a few green star polyps and some muchrooms. I have a lot of LR space to fill up

05/17/2007, 06:11 PM	#3
Snowboarda42 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Warshington Posts: 1,094	Also, whats the distance between the top of the water and the lights. And how deep your tank is too will help. The more light-needy corals might need to be put up top. We're going to assume you have good surface Agitation and a decent skimmer to remove the floaties. __________________ 40B Mixed Reef 100% Captive Grown Corals See, that's the trouble with the world today. Not enough danger to kill off stupid people before they get old enough to breed. Bring back lawn darts! -PrivateJoker64 Current Tank Info: 40B, 20L Sump/Fuge, Mag 9.5 Return, 2x Hydor Koralia #2's, 150W 14K HQI, 139W T-5, Euro-Reef RS-80P Mesh Modded, 40LB LR, 80LB LS, 54x Turnover, Mostly SPS, Some Softys Too.

05/17/2007, 06:40 PM	#5
Ricepicker Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 146	wattage of the PCs? upgrade in the future i hope, PCs really chew at ur money... lol u can proabbly get away with brains, hammers, torch, candy cane, plate coral (fungia), and all soft corals __________________ It's because I don't touch it. 25g Mixed reef (36x12x12) 250W 14000K HQI

05/17/2007, 05:39 PM	#2
Faviaphile Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 112	Gotta tell more than the kelvin- what's the wattage? There's a wide variety that can thrive in many lighting schemes but posting the wattage will be more helpful. Whatcha' got?

05/17/2007, 06:29 PM	#4
amosgirl Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 103	Ok, 260watts, lights are about 6" off the surface of the water, I am running a skimmer in the sump. Good surface agitation. Running a quiet one 6000!! Works wonderful!! There is about 60-70 pounds of LR. Could easily add two more pc's (have an extra fixture laying around.)

05/17/2007, 07:19 PM	#6
amosgirl Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 103	I have a 223gal. tank in the garage. I will be setting it up in the next 6 to 8 months. Then I will spend the money on lighting upgrades and so forth. Want to be able to have anything in there. Just doing the best with what I've got for now.