lgarvey
Fish Crazy
Hi,
I am wondering what corals would be OK to keep for a beginner with a 45L nano tank and an 18w white and actinic blue florescent light?
AK55 - you replied to my post about upgrading to MH lighting. I now have a fire fish in my tank, so I couldn't fit a MH light as the tank needs to be covered with glass to prevent him from jumping out. So,I am thinking of fitting another solaris 18w white & actinic light. The specs on the light are: -
"Here's the spiel for the lamp: -
"REPLACEMENT LAMP FOR SOLARIS MARINE
18 watt for Cubo 30
Replacement lamp for Wave Solaris lighting system.
10.000°K + actinic Blue. Specific for marine aquarium. Special lamp with two colors: white and blue.
Optimal spectrum and colouration for the marine version."
Questions: -
1) with just one lamp (as I currently have) what corals could I keep?
2) if I had another lamp, so 2 x 18 watt lamps - what corals could I keep?
I know the WPG rule is old hat, but if I had two of these on my tank I'd have over 3 WPG. I am not sure if that means anything.
I would like an elegance / leather toadstool coral (something that the clownfish may like), perhaps some zooanthids and some pulsing xenia. I also like ricordea and the mushroom corals, plate corals and closed brain corals.
I have phyto and a separate copepod / rotifier culture for if any corals need plankton. And I am doing about a 25% weekly water change.
As always, any advice is appreciated!
I am wondering what corals would be OK to keep for a beginner with a 45L nano tank and an 18w white and actinic blue florescent light?
AK55 - you replied to my post about upgrading to MH lighting. I now have a fire fish in my tank, so I couldn't fit a MH light as the tank needs to be covered with glass to prevent him from jumping out. So,I am thinking of fitting another solaris 18w white & actinic light. The specs on the light are: -
"Here's the spiel for the lamp: -
"REPLACEMENT LAMP FOR SOLARIS MARINE
18 watt for Cubo 30
Replacement lamp for Wave Solaris lighting system.
10.000°K + actinic Blue. Specific for marine aquarium. Special lamp with two colors: white and blue.
Optimal spectrum and colouration for the marine version."
Questions: -
1) with just one lamp (as I currently have) what corals could I keep?
2) if I had another lamp, so 2 x 18 watt lamps - what corals could I keep?
I know the WPG rule is old hat, but if I had two of these on my tank I'd have over 3 WPG. I am not sure if that means anything.
I would like an elegance / leather toadstool coral (something that the clownfish may like), perhaps some zooanthids and some pulsing xenia. I also like ricordea and the mushroom corals, plate corals and closed brain corals.
I have phyto and a separate copepod / rotifier culture for if any corals need plankton. And I am doing about a 25% weekly water change.
As always, any advice is appreciated!
