What cant I keep?

Discussion in 'Coral' started by RobK13090, Feb 16, 2009.

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  1. RobK13090

    RobK13090 Astrea Snail

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    So i have an established 29g reef that im working on right now and ive got various corals in it but some im worried about. Ive got 4 T5 bulbs 2 actinic, 1 power glo, 1 life glo, one 40 watt CF 50/50. Anyways i got about 5watts per gal and i dont wanna spend anymore on lighting and would like some easy to keep corals. ANY SUGGESTIONS????
     
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  3. ermano

    ermano Zoanthid

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    jakeh24 Pajama Cardinal

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    GSP, shrooms, xenia, zoas things like that are fairly easy to keep
     
  5. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    How much of that is CF? How deep is the tank?
     
  6. RobK13090

    RobK13090 Astrea Snail

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    Its a standard 29gal so like 18in deep or so. T5s are on from 2pm-12am CF is on 4pm-10pm (those are my peak hours). the CF is only 40watts of a grand total of 140 or so during peak hours.
     
  7. Yuri Kapustin

    Yuri Kapustin Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I would try to position rock in way where there are options to light exposure. Itll give you more of a choice before you are stuck with certain corals....
     
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  9. PackLeader

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    You could probably keep most corals, besides some SPS and other very high light demanders like clams. If you did try high lighting, keep them as high up on the rockwork as possible.
     
  10. RobK13090

    RobK13090 Astrea Snail

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    yea theres some pretty intense parts of the tank but also some more gentle areas i use for corals like my red carnation