Are there any corals I can keep with a stock light?

[FishyReef]

Hey All

I'm wondering if there are any corals that I could put in my 10g now before I upgrade my light fixture? Current fixture is a very crappy single tube flourescent light than comes with your standard 10g hood. I'd love to put in a few softies just to get some color in my 10g now since it looks like it will be awhile before I can upgrade my light, but don't know if even mushrooms, gsp, or xenia would survive....

Thanks!

 

[Smitty]

Mushrooms may survive for a lil while...but you'll eventually need to replace the lighting. You could also get a sun coral, since they don't need light.

 

[kbuser92]

Mushrooms, zoas, palys, star polyps, leathers, trees. But I would recommend getting a better bulb in a 50/50 for like $10-15. Thatll work better.

 

[FishyReef]

Thanks, guys! I plan to upgrade the light by mid-july latest to a Par38 bulb, so no sense buying a new 50/50 bulb for it. But I saw a decent price on 2 large hairy mushrooms at one of my LFS's last week and wondered if they would survive under my lights. Didn't buy them but it was tempting!

 

[Bifferwine]

Mushrooms maybe, but the other stuff, I don't think so. And I think the mushrooms would shrink over time, until they were gone.

 

[little_fish]

+1 Biffy

 

[bjohanson1234]

Thanks, guys! I plan to upgrade the light by mid-july latest to a Par38 bulb, so no sense buying a new 50/50 bulb for it. But I saw a decent price on 2 large hairy mushrooms at one of my LFS's last week and wondered if they would survive under my lights. Didn't buy them but it was tempting!

Mid july is just a month away. I would just wait. Maybe talk with the LFS and see if they will put them on hold. You would feel better knowing that the light is adequate.

 

[Odanhammer]

yah stock lights will not keep anything alive , those mushrooms will shrink up on transport home , and not do any better without some good light.