29g lighting for corals?

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heres what i got....a 29g standard tank with a simple coral life actinic 360 degree bulb something something its 20 watts. is there any corals that would live and thrive in this?
 
woofy;4818803; said:
heres what i got....a 29g standard tank with a simple coral life actinic 360 degree bulb something something its 20 watts. is there any corals that would live and thrive in this?

Yes, I have seen some soft corals do well in this lighting. They will need to be low light corals for sure. Mushrooms will definitely be fine. Other corals may or may not live or lose color.

If you do try it I would keep them high in the tank.

I would also think about getting another strip so you could add white light to the actinic. This would greatly improve your chances with keeping some actual corals(mushrooms aren't actually corals, but they can have some cool colors).
 
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