[JHOV2324]

Oh sorry, I have a 37 gal. tall
Corallife PC's 130 watts 10000k actinics

Well I have a GBTA that is doing great in my tank and it sits at the bottom.

	PC Power Compact Lighting, typically used in lower light aquariums supporting soft corals, LPS, and fish. Their low cost and cooler operating temperatures are an excellent choice for beginner aquariums and smaller tanks.

[alrha]

3.5watts/gallon - that lighting sounds sufficient for softies.

[Chiefmcfuz]

I had one in a 29 gallon with the same lighting (130w PC)and in good circulation upper tank position and it thrived for about 2 weeks then it went downhill quick. It just doesn't pay to spend all that money on a yellow fiji and have it die on you in a few weeks.

	PC Power Compact Lighting, typically used in lower light aquariums supporting soft corals, LPS, and fish. Their low cost and cooler operating temperatures are an excellent choice for beginner aquariums and smaller tanks.

[nanoreefer22]

Quote: Originally Posted by alrha 3.5watts/gallon - that lighting sounds sufficient for softies.

You know we don't use the watts per gallon rule .

Why don't you try getting a frag and see how it does? Just because on thing survives in a tank, that doesn't mean the next thing will survive.

[JHOV2324]

True, I think I might go with the devils hand first. and if I find a frag of Fiji that will be my test.

[nanoreefer22]

Quote: Originally Posted by JHOV2324 True, I think I might go with the devils hand first. and if I find a frag of Fiji that will be my test.

Much better plan .

[Chiefmcfuz]

I have a devils hand and a toadstool in currently for 8 months and no problems. They love the lighting and flo alot

[tomzpc]

Quote: Originally Posted by alrha 3.5watts/gallon - that lighting sounds sufficient for softies.

Not all soft corals can survive under lower light levels. That's the problem with making generalizations between sps, lps and octocorals(most of what we refer to as softies). A fiji or tonga yellow leather for instance requires more light to thrive than some sps species. These are extremely shallow water corals that get pounded with sunlight in the wild and while not all shallow water species "require" strong light to thrive, sarcophyton elegans is one that does in my experience.

	SPS Small Polyped Scleractinians - Sometimes known as Small Polyped Stony corals. These are hard corals that have extremely small polyps. They are typically on the difficult side and require Metal Halide lighting or dense Power Compact or T5 arrays. These corals are prized for their rareness and ability to be easily fragged into multiple colonies.

	LPS Large Polyped Stony corals – In the aquarium hobby this is a common division of the species of stony corals based upon the visual assessment of the size of the polyps. Corals in this category were among the first stony corals to be kept successfully in captivity and include many very beautiful species. Commonly kept Genera include Euphyllia (hammer/frogspawn coral), Favia (brain coral), Plerogyra (bubble coral), Lobophyllia (meat/tooth coral), and Caulastrea (candycane coral). LPS corals also include the popular solitary non-colonial stony corals such as Fungia (plate coral), Cynarina (button coral), Trachyphyllia (open brain coral), and Herpolitha (tongue coral). Like their SPS counterparts, LPS corals require good water quality, intense lighting of the appropriate spectrum, adequate water movement and regular supplementation of calcium.

[alrha]

Quote: Originally Posted by nanoreefer22 You know we don't use the watts per gallon rule

i know i know.