15w Lighting

[fiskkeeperpro]

my tank is 2x1x1 which is 12 gal (uk), i was wondering could i have any corals in the standard 15 watt bulb that came with the tank

If i cannot have any corals with this lighting, what corals could i have with a 36 watt bulb which i may upgrade ot if i need to.

 

[sacramonel]

Truthfully I don't think you can have any coral with 15 watt lighting. It is way too low to keep anything alive. A 36 in my opinion is also pretty low, but I think you could get away with mushrooms or polyps.

 

[Lynden]

You could also have azooxanthellate corals such as sun polyps and certain Alcyonium. Heavily fed Protopalythoa may survive as well.

 

[Musho3210]

yes you can, size of the tank doesnt matter, its the type of the light and positioning of the corals that matter. If people can keep lps in 9 watt PC lights, i dont see why you cant keep hardy soft corals. Problem is the corals would have to be pretty high up.

 

[Lynden]

The growth rate may be a little slow as well.

 

[fiskkeeperpro]

so if i kept my 15 watt lighting and put some small corals on the top of the live rock about 4 inches from the curface, will the corals be alright?