Sps under PC's

[fishmonger2]

Now I know what you're all thinking when you saw this thread title, but before you flame me let me explain. I have sps that thrive substantially under my metal halides in my 55 gallon. So I'm not an sps newbie, and I know they need substantial light.

However I'm looking at setting up a coral propagation tank, and this is my idea. The tank is 12 inches tall, and since I'm strapped on cash I want to use an existing fixture I have around the house. The fixture is a current sunpaq unit with two 65 watt bulbs. I want to run two 67k bulbs to get max growth, and i know softies and most lps will be fine.

The tricky thing is I'm knocking around the idea of trying sps in there too. I would place the sps on a frag rack only a few inches below the surface, so it's extremely close to the light. I'm not really worried about keeping parameters in check because I can do that. I'm only worried about the light.

I'm thinking that 130 watts of grow light, with no real depth to penetrate, should be plenty. I mean it will be right there. I however do want to see what others opinions are.

 

[jenglish]

THere is nothing inherently wrong with PC. I think at that depth they should be generating enough PAR you should be fine. I have seen others use PC for SPS QT. JMO

 

[saline solution]

Will keep some sps alive. Probably wont see much growth though. I guess that if you already have all the stuff, why not give it a try. Good luck.

 

[fishmonger2]

I'm mostly looking at doing rare zoos and some good lps, but I figure why not throw in some sps if it works.

 

[iFisch]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15306082#post15306082 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fishmonger2
I'm mostly looking at doing rare zoos and some good lps, but I figure why not throw in some sps if it works.

Monti's and Birdsnest do well under SPS. Not much else.

Stick to LPS and zoa's.

 

[Salamander]

Some montis and some birds nests should be ok, but not all of them. You need to know which ones need more light. In my old tank I did good with a fewacros like A. youngei and A. micropthalma.

 

[cloak]

I wonder if T5's and VHO's have something in common.

FWIW.

 

[jasonrp104]

They do. Both are lightbulbs.

I'm guessing that you will try it on frags from your existing SPS so give it a shot.

 

[iFisch]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15306353#post15306353 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cloak
I wonder if T5's and VHO's have something in common.

FWIW.

WTH does this have to do with PC bulbs, other than they're both "bulbs?"