Upgrading my lighting

[zacheyp]

when my tank is ready for a nem, will the light support it

 

[carey]

I think it will depend on the nem. It's a close one as far as the lighting fixture is concerned. It "may" be enough.

 

[zacheyp]

I think it will depend on the nem. It's a close one as far as the lighting fixture is concerned. It "may" be enough.

Thanks Carey, you have been a big help, which specific corals would you get??

 

[carey]

since I'm getting the same light thats a good question zach.

I will have zooas, mushrooms, a candycane, blastomussa's, toadstool,duncans, acans, a montipora and a hammer coral. thats what i currently have in my 20g which is getting the new light. I expect those corals to do well under that light. I may have left out a few but the lights are out so I cant see which ones are in there lol

 

[zacheyp]

could i get polyp colonies?

 

[carey]

yep, polyps will do very well under them

 

[zacheyp]

cool, when looking at liveaqueria, i couldnt find a kenya tree, is it considered lps or sps?

 

[SwimsWithFish]

It's a softy.

 

[zacheyp]

It's a softy.

awesome, i can actually get some good corals!

 

[SwimsWithFish]

Haha yay!

 

[zacheyp]

Haha yay![/QUOTE
thanks or all of your help, is there a maximum amount of corals i could get??

 

[SwimsWithFish]

No problem! Basically as much as you can fit. They don't add to the bioload so there's no biological limit.

 

[zacheyp]

good, i want the tank to have a cluttered overstocked look, to i need to (re)aquascape if none of my (8) rocks actually touch each other?

 

[zacheyp]

also, when it says 30 inches, it means the fixture, not the bulb is 30 inches right?

 

[zacheyp]

when it says 30 inches, it means the fixture not the bulb right, in addition, for aquascaping purposes, can i add liverock to an already cycled tank?

 

[zacheyp]

for the white bulbs, should i choose 10k or 20k?

 

[melosu58]

Moved to General Hardware and equipment discussion.

 

[zacheyp]

Moved to General Hardware and equipment discussion.

sorry, thanks

 

[jburgi]

I have few kenya trees in my tank that are doing awesome! And I have really crappy lighting. I am working on getting better lighting...but the point is, the kenya seems to not be picky at all. So i am sure it would be great with any lighting. I started with two trees...now I have 6