What corals will live under T5-HO bulbs?

[Mantis411]

what kind of corals would i be able to keep under 3 T5-HO bulbs in a 18" deep aquarium?

could i keep toadstool? or LPS?

i would like to have a quite a few mushrooms, 2 toadstool leather, and some zoas.. would it be possible to keep a frogspawn or bubble coral?

 

[jimmybling31]

leathers normally, most zoas will be fine. I would be weary about the frogspawn or bubble. I wouldn't do lps period. wait till you got some more light than that. I have 160 watts over my tank and it's a 29 gallon and I am still weary with sps and lps even with them at the top.

 

[Mantis411]

alright, ill live w/o the LPS but the leather and mushrooms and polyps will do fine

 

[Ricko]

From my own experience most soft corals should be fine. One of my friends had green Acropora and a Blue Clam growing for years under the same amount of light!
Fuel for thought!!!

 

[BIGgourami]

certain LPS would be fine
bubble or torch coral close to the top of the tank or candycane would totally be fine..

things like plate or toungue however... ehhhhh.....

but most any soft coral should be fine

 

[Pufferpunk]

This 90g tank is lit by 6 T5 bulbs:

 

[Mantis411]

no f***ing s***

 

[Mantis411]

is that a toby i see in there? in the first pic. i though they eat coral

 

[jimmybling31]

This 90g tank is lit by 6 T5 bulbs:

that is mainly softies, but with 6 bulbs that is a lot more than 3. I see some acans in there, but that is mainly softies.

 

[Mantis411]

i think its a sattle puffer? i though puffers eat corals?