Lighting Question - real original, I know....

[rlschne]

Hi, I'm planning on setting up a 38 gal saltwater tank in my apartment at the beggining of the new year and I'm not really planning on making it a reef tank (think FOWLR), however I am curious as to whether or not i could keep any types of corals anemones etc. I've got a current usa satellite 96w single for the lighting, and am planning on getting 45# of LR ... yes, i know it is not much light and I am not upgrading it because, like i said, this is going to be a fish tank mostly because i don't have the time or money to put into a reef right now.... This is not my first SW tank, but it is the first one where i will have a sizeable amount of live rock... I understand the curing process and everything, but I was wondering what might come in on it? Mostly I guess i want to know if anything cool happened to come in on my LR whether or not i could keep it alive - that is stuff other than shirimp, crabs, etc.... - Thanks!

 

[ChrisRD]

There's a good chance you might see stuff like mushrooms and zoanthids come in on your rock that will survive under that lighting.