Sun Corals?

[Fishfriend1]

Sorry if this is in the wrong section, I do think this is my first ever post on the site here.

So, I have a 30 Gallon Tank, tall, with 42lbs of Live Rock and a single clownfish inhabitant (Ocellaris). The eventual plan is 2 clown, 2 firefish, 2 peppermint shrimp, and 2 hermits.

I'm thinking about my first coral, and don't have the greatest lights in the world. The lighting consists of a 24in hood with 1 Coral Sun T5 HO bulb and 1 Ultra Sun T5 HO bulb.

So, I was advised to Sun Corals on another site as, possibly, a joke (IDK, they had a ROTF smiley after it ) but I googled Sun Corals and saw that they may actually be a good option. This would be my first coral, and I'm willing to put in any needed effort (already spend almost an hour ever day down with my fish, this wouldn't be much of a struggle) and was wondering if they were an option.

So, are Sun Corals an option for my tank?

 

[thebanker]

Sun corals / sun polyps do require feeding, and I would not get into these until you have a filtration system designed to buffer the negative effects of heavy feeding. I would start with photosynthetic coral first.

Non-photosynthetic corals, like sun polyps, can be a bit of a challenge, even for expert reefkeepers.

 

[Fishfriend1]

Ah, thanks. So then, I have plans for a 20 long sump in the near future (have the tank, everything else is still a long way off) would a skimmer be enough?

 

[Lorenz725]

+1 to what thebanker said they are a much harder coral to have as your first. Your water has to be really stable. With the light you have you should be find to start out with some soft corals there are some nice ones out there.