quick reef question

[Doma25]

right now i have a 10 gallon tank that has two clowns and recently added a corallife 50/50 15 watt light to the tank, so one 50/50 15 watt light, i was wondering if it was possible to have any corals in that tank? It is 50 percent natural daylight 6000k, 50 percent actnic 03 blue, i don't want to anything unless i know it is safe for that organism

 

[billsreef]

As a simple 15 watt NO output flourescent lamp, it won't really be enough to support any photosynthetic corals. If you doubled it, i.e. added a second lamp, you would be able to do some of the lower light requiring stuff such as mushrooms, most soft corals, open brains, bubble corals, etc.

 

[WSI2406]

You may get away with adding a mushroom, maybe a zoa but higher up in the tank. There not mush light in the tank. You may want to consider some NPS corals. Sun coral will be the easiest.

 

[Doma25]

it is 360 degree output i don't know what that means lol

 

[billsreef]

it is 360 degree output i don't know what that means lol

That just means it's an ordinary every day bulb.

Some bulbs have a built in internal reflector that redirects much of the light heading up, so it that goes into the aquarium instead of up and away

 

[Doma25]

o thanks, for that bit of knowledge!