Coral question

Kaiden32 · 01-04-2011, 06:41 PM

Could I put a candycane coral in a 12 gallon nano cube dx? It is just the stock lighting, and it would probably go closer to the top. Would there be enough lighting? There's two 24 watt 50/50 PC bulbs. For water flow there is the stock pump (106 gph) and another powerhead (204 gph).
Thanks

SaltWatKid-55 · 01-04-2011, 07:15 PM

It should be fine because it is a softy and you have 4 watts per gallon

The only thing i could think of is it would be to big so try to get a smaller one

:crab by:

Kaiden32 · 01-04-2011, 08:07 PM

I was also wondering about a brain coral? Would there be enough light for that? Also has anyone kept sun corals? If so could they give some advice on keeping those?

SaltWatKid-55 · 01-04-2011, 08:23 PM

The brain also should to fine never had sun corals but u can ask your LFS on the suns

Kaiden32 · 01-05-2011, 08:29 AM

Okay, thanks.

csingh07 · 01-13-2011, 10:43 AM

No sun corals. Candy canes do well under stock lighting near the top, Mine flourished!

Kaiden32 · 01-13-2011, 01:37 PM

Yeah, I got a bluish greenish one for $30. It has about 10 heads...is this a good deal? I also got a frogspawn with two heads for $10, I thought that was a good deal compared to the LFS at least...

csingh07 · 01-13-2011, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaiden32

Yeah, I got a bluish greenish one for $30. It has about 10 heads...is this a good deal? I also got a frogspawn with two heads for $10, I thought that was a good deal compared to the LFS at least...

Nice deal! Online? Hook me up brother!

Kaiden32 · 01-13-2011, 04:27 PM

I actually found it in the classifieds on KSL.com. The guy selling them is here in Utah.

tike · 01-20-2011, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SaltWatKid-55

It should be fine because it is a softy and you have 4 watts per gallon

The only thing i could think of is it would be to big so try to get a smaller one

:

Actually a candy cane is a LPS and I have done well with them under pc lighting.

tike · 01-20-2011, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaiden32

I was also wondering about a brain coral? Would there be enough light for that? Also has anyone kept sun corals? If so could they give some advice on keeping those?

The brain will be O.K. under pc's. The sun coral is photosynthetic coral so light isn't an issue, you will have to feed it though.

Kaiden32 · 01-20-2011, 08:20 PM

Yeah, I decided against the sun coral, because I would rather not have to worry about feeding it all the time. Right now in my tank I have: candy cane coral (10 heads), frogspawn (2 heads), 2 green striped shrooms, red sea xenia (2 smallish colonies), and some brownish/green zoanthids (about 10-15 heads). I want to get some different color/varieties of zoanthids (I'd love some eagle eyes or orange ones, so if anyone is in UT or near and would like to sell me some frags...)

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