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jwhitlow1031
01/18/2006, 06:11 PM
here is a pic of my set up, my basic perameters are good and my calcium is about 475. i have only 130 watts pc...what can i grow...where should i put them...?
http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL906/4312776/9080079/126274374.jpg

Ti
01/18/2006, 06:13 PM
LPS/softies of all sorts

supernareg
01/18/2006, 06:29 PM
zoos (anywhere), candycane (between 3 and 4) zenia (to the right of 4) more zoos to the left of 3, gsp anywhere, mushrooms on the lower half of tank. rics, yuma along with mushrooms.

Andrew
01/18/2006, 06:31 PM
muchrooms, softies, zoas, ect. Are you going to upgrade your lighting in the future? A 175 watt or 250 watt mh pendent or retro kit would be really good and you could keep alot more and alot wider selection of corals with mh lights.

Pandora
01/18/2006, 06:32 PM
Not really sure why people keep recommending xenia?? They are light loving corals, and very light dependant as well, they will climb the rockwork until they get to the highest point. Stick with mushrooms, zoos, yuma for now; some leathers will also work.

jwhitlow1031
01/18/2006, 06:36 PM
so you think ricordia would do ok then?

Andrew
01/18/2006, 06:37 PM
Yea, thats a Corallimorpharian

Paintbug
01/18/2006, 07:14 PM
kinda off the subject, but is that live rock in the tank, or did you just use base rock?

jwhitlow1031
01/18/2006, 08:12 PM
yea, it is live rock...cant really tell in the pic but there is actually some large spots of coraline...white, purple, and green at this point...also many small tubeworms...but yea anyway...hmm corals...lol

Andrew
01/18/2006, 08:28 PM
Also, if you did get some Corallimorpharian then they won't always stay in the spot you want. They will move to an area of lighting they like the best.

jwhitlow1031
01/18/2006, 08:58 PM
hmm, well that would be alright, how do they move?

Paintbug
01/19/2006, 11:16 AM
Corallimorpharians (mushrooms) will release themselves from the rock an float around with the current until the find a place they like. most the time that ends up being where you cant see them LOL :D

clord
01/19/2006, 01:35 PM
I have 196 pc lighting and i keep zoo's, any kind of mushroom, frogspawn, bubble coral, yellow leather all at the bottom and xenia at the very top.