light for coraline

[kraze3]

Im wondering if this bulb will keep coraline alive for the time being. Getting some rock from a friend cheap and dont have the money to run out and buy t5s just yet. I have an old ballast and wanted to pop this in and let the rock sit in my 55g just to keep it alive for now.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produ...CatId=3794&prodId=6790&catId=1140301&siteid=6

 

[scrmbld33]

should work fine

 

[PatMayo]

I think it will work as well. I thought I had heard someone mention at one time that Coralline does not need intense light to grow well.

Regards,

Pat

 

[scrmbld33]

if this helps, i cured live rock in a tub with a agro light (plant light60watts)from wall mart on for 4 hours a day for five weeks with no coralline loss

 

[kraze3]

Thanks guys.
This bulb is only 40 watt, I just wanted to be sure that there was no wattage or anything I that I deff needed to keep the coraline alive. Itll prolly be a few weeks maybe a month before I get my lights. I just wanted to keep the coraline alive until then. At the same time i dont want ot pass the rock up either
Thanks again

 

[meco65]

Go to WAL-MART you can get true sunlight compact fluorescents from lights of america that will plug in to a standard light, and run a 6500K 100watt and I have two of them on my 20gal and I have mushrooms, palythoa,Endive Hydnophora, leather Coral, and my coraline is great.

 

[kraze3]

That light will fit into a reg tank top ballast, plus i figured 20 bucks was cheap enough for a temp solution until i get my new lighting.