PC lighting and corals

Discussion in 'Coral' started by mikeHVAC, Dec 28, 2009.

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  1. mikeHVAC

    mikeHVAC Spaghetti Worm

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    I have biocube 14 standard PC lighting and i was wondering what kind of corals i could put under there. I really want a frogspawn. :confused:
     
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  2. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    frogspawn will live just fine under PC... most other LPS will be okay also
     
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  3. pgoodsell

    pgoodsell Horrid Stonefish

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    Should be good with softies and most lps IMO. So a frogspawn should do fine. From what I have read they actually do well in low light.
     
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  4. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    What is the total wattage? Remember to change the bulbs every 6 months. They lose most of their useful PAR by then.
     
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  5. dreiling

    dreiling Fire Shrimp

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    should be fine
     
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  6. jossmalo

    jossmalo Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I have a 90 gallon with a frogspawn and I have PC lighting. The light is 256 watts. (4 bulbs at 64 watts) So it works at about 2.8 watts per gallon, so I made sure to put him a little bit higher on the rock work to make sure he gets plenty of light. I also feed my frogspawn frozen mysis shrimp as a supplement.

    My frogspawn is probably my favorite coral in my tank. Like others said you will be fine with most soft corals.
    Personally I love zoanthids
     
    jossmalo, Dec 30, 2009
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