some hard corals maybe??

[meshman10]

anyone got a suggetion on "begginer" hard coral's? my 90 is finally set where it's gonna be (just got a new house) so no more disturbing the tank.. as far as lighting running a 2x 150 watt 20k HQI. I know thats not a lot, but to go bigger means chiller and I really would like to stay away from that mess if possible. so, am I gonna be stuck with softy's or what?? thank's..

 

[cageburn]

frogspawn, hammer, bubble coral, foxcoral, duncans, acans, chalices, micromussos, favias, brains, ect. youll be fine with any lps, if your looking to add sps youll need to upgrade the lighting to 250 watt metal halides or t-5s with good bulbs will do the trick. you dont have to resort to a chiller either, a fan does an excellent job with keeping heat down whether its pointed at the fixture or the water

 

[yote]

Cageburn posted a great list.:D
You could probably keep a few SPS,as long you keep em in top 1/4 of the tank.

 

[Cathic]

T5's have a higher PAR reading to wattage versus MH so if you are worried about heat, might as well snag a nice T5 setup with individual reflectors that is putting out some power. 90 is 72" long right?

72" NovaExtreme Pro 12x39 watt T5 HO Model#1082B W/SLR - eBay (item 280530810032 end time Jul-13-10 07:48:36 PDT)

yep....

 

[reeffreak]

Nothing really for me to add except blastos.There are tons of fantastic looking LPS corals out there to choose from.

 

[Melosu58]

You could probably keep a few SPS,as long you keep em in top 1/4 of the tank.

Pavona coral and red cap and green cap. They flourish in my tank and I only have VHO`s. They are moderate light SPS corals.

 

[SonicGT02]

T5's have a higher PAR reading to wattage versus MH so if you are worried about heat, might as well snag a nice T5 setup with individual reflectors that is putting out some power. 90 is 72" long right?

72" NovaExtreme Pro 12x39 watt T5 HO Model#1082B W/SLR - eBay (item 280530810032 end time Jul-13-10 07:48:36 PDT)

yep....

90's are only 48" long. Definately will need T5's, but I have 2 250MH's with T5's and my corals are doing great :D