So what do you guys think?

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ckcdrummer said:
If you go to your local hydroponics shop you can find a cheap decent T-5 fixture, Im sure theres no difference between that and any regular T-5 system you would buy from your lfs. That should be strong enough for some more coral and maybe an easy anemone.
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Well I don't know of any hydroponics stores around my area ill look into it and see if I can find some


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SPS are the stony type corals, birdsnest, montipora, acropora, ect. They take a lot of light and flow, Im have some pretty good growth with my sps under my kessil a150w.
 
ckcdrummer said:
If you go to your local hydroponics shop you can find a cheap decent T-5 fixture, Im sure theres no difference between that and any regular T-5 system you would buy from your lfs. That should be strong enough for some more coral and maybe an easy anemone.
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This can work also, but what I don't like about T5's is that you usually have to replace the bulbs more frequently (I hear it's recommended to replace them every 3 months) where as power compacts are every 6 months, metal halides are every year and LED's are never unless one burns out.

ckcdrummer said:
SPS are the stony type corals, birdsnest, montipora, acropora, ect. They take a lot of light and flow, Im have some pretty good growth with my sps under my kessil a150w.
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Exactly. There are a few sps you can keep without high lighting like orange monti caps. Before I upgraded to LED's on my biocube, I kept one under the PC's it came with and it still thrived. There are also a few deep water sps that actually die under high lighting such as some bird's nest corals, but I'm not too familiar with those. If I were you, I would just stick with mushrooms and zoas and xenias. Those all thrive under low lighting and don't require pristine water since your chainlink morays will definitely put out a lot of waste.
 
Aw3s0m3 said:
This can work also, but what I don't like about T5's is that you usually have to replace the bulbs more frequently (I hear it's recommended to replace them every 3 months) where as power compacts are every 6 months, metal halides are every year and LED's are never unless one burns out.



Exactly. There are a few sps you can keep without high lighting like orange monti caps. Before I upgraded to LED's on my biocube, I kept one under the PC's it came with and it still thrived. There are also a few deep water sps that actually die under high lighting such as some bird's nest corals, but I'm not too familiar with those. If I were you, I would just stick with mushrooms and zoas and xenias. Those all thrive under low lighting and don't require pristine water since your chainlink morays will definitely put out a lot of waste.
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Thanks guys my water is surprisingly clean and clear even tho I'm running a canister filter I pack it pretty well


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Yeah it may look clean but that may not be the case, your water can be crystal clear but you may still have some ammonia or nitrate or even just heavy metals in your water depending of if you use an RO/DI system, and being clean of all that is necessary for keeping most sps. Im pretty sure thats what he means when he says you need pristine water conditions, which I agree with. As for lighting, when I first started, I decided I wanted a fish-only tank and in awhile I realized that not having corals made the tank look bland and boring, IMO corals bring the life and color to the tank which is everything I like about saltwater. Just my opinion you may think differently. But if you end up wanted to keep all sorts of corals you gotta make sure you have pristine water, high lighting, and lots of flow and although it may seem like a lot of work and money, in my opinion its definitely worth it.
 
ckcdrummer said:
Yeah it may look clean but that may not be the case, your water can be crystal clear but you may still have some ammonia or nitrate or even just heavy metals in your water depending of if you use an RO/DI system, and being clean of all that is necessary for keeping most sps. Im pretty sure thats what he means when he says you need pristine water conditions, which I agree with. As for lighting, when I first started, I decided I wanted a fish-only tank and in awhile I realized that not having corals made the tank look bland and boring, IMO corals bring the life and color to the tank which is everything I like about saltwater. Just my opinion you may think differently. But if you end up wanted to keep all sorts of corals you gotta make sure you have pristine water, high lighting, and lots of flow and although it may seem like a lot of work and money, in my opinion its definitely worth it.
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All of my params are in check envy hating is at 0 nitrites nitrates ammonia


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What kind of test kit are you using and how often are you doing wc's? I'm not doubting your params but it sounds kinda fishy having 2 eels in a 29g and not having any nitrates.


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yeah I was gonna ask that as well, also are those eels reef-safe? I don't really know much about them but that would be something worth looking into before you decide to add corals.
 
ckcdrummer said:
yeah I was gonna ask that as well, also are those eels reef-safe? I don't really know much about them but that would be something worth looking into before you decide to add corals.
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I, personally, consider all eels reef safe just simply because they won't harm corals, but they will eat any fish and ornamental inverts they can catch. The only thing is that they put out so much waste that the only corals that can really survive are mushrooms, zoas and xenias because they can handle dirtier water and, don't quote me on this, but I've read some articles that state that they actually need dirtier water to survive. Not all of them of course. I do know that xenias work like plants and actually absorb nitrates to grow.


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