What corals under 4x96W?

[xhaust50]

In my 45G I have 2x65W 50/50 lighting. The tank has some mushrooms which have spread, zoa's which have spread, and xenia which has grown slightly in a couple of months. I am picking up 4x96W 50/50 lights second hand, and was wondering what other types of corals I could keep. I'll probably keep the existing fixture on there too, so that's 514W of 50/50 PC lighting.

I know mushrooms, zoas, button polyps, ricordias. How about brain corals, bubble corals? Any sps or lps?

Also, what are acans considered and what are their lighting requirements?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

I would suggest against any SPS and most LPS corals, Bubble corals may do ok as frogspawn but nothing is guaranteed. Rics are touchy as well.

 

[marki24]

NO SPS it will die

 

[212jay]

I have keeped zoos, frog spawn, acans, blastos.
take a look at the pic you can see what I kept under pc's.

 

[tunicata]

is that a lionfish or a feather duster in the top left 212jay (or something else entirely)

 

[212jay]

is that a lionfish or a feather duster in the top left 212jay (or something else entirely)

LOL it's a Feather Duster :lol_large

 

[e.muehlbauer]

You can definitely keep SPS...just go for the easy ones and keep them near the top. Montipora digitata can spread like mad under your conditions. I have some growing under 4 65w bulbs (2 10K and 2 actinic) in one tank, and another batch growing under 1 96wt 10 K and 1 NO actinic...while both are the same corals, they have radically differernt growth patterns...the ones under 4 bulbs have larger, widely spaced polyps, the ones under 1 bulb have smaller polyps and tighter growth. In fact I have more luck with SPS like montipora than I have with LPS.

 

[NDY]

I Would stay away from SPS