Will this be ok for standard 10g with Soft Coral ?

Cichlid Convert · Sep 9, 2023

Hi. I'm new here and hope I posted this in correct spot. I have two tanks : 10g (12" deep) and 29g (19" deep) . I want to setup a tank for soft corals and maybe one anemone and a clownfish because I'm thinking they require less light but I might be wrong on that. Years ago I kept a FOWLR tank and the lighting is so different now with LED's. My budget is 30-50 dollars for the light. What kind of corals will this light grow in that 10g or maybe the 29g with 2 of the lights? If you know of a better light in that price range please post a link for me.
Thank you

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Cichlid Dad · Sep 10, 2023

Odyssea T5 Dual Marine Aquarium Light FOWLR Cichlid (24") https://a.co/d/00rDZIM

This comes with bulbs and everything you need. Bulk reef supply for replacement bulbs every year. This is the cheapest good light I know of for your 29 gallon.

Cichlid Convert · Sep 10, 2023

Thank you so much.

Cichlid Convert · Sep 13, 2023

I ended up going with this . I watched reviews with Par tests and they seemed good. I like that i will be able to do the soft corals i was wanting to do and also have the option of corals that need more par higher up on the rockwork if I want to try them in the future. I plan on starting with some very easy beginner corals first. I dont want to kill anything. I had a FOWLR tank before so this is my first attempt at keeping corals.

littlefoxx · Sep 13, 2023

Cichlid Convert said:
Hi. I'm new here and hope I posted this in correct spot. I have two tanks : 10g (12" deep) and 29g (19" deep) . I want to setup a tank for soft corals and maybe one anemone and a clownfish because I'm thinking they require less light but I might be wrong on that. Years ago I kept a FOWLR tank and the lighting is so different now with LED's. My budget is 30-50 dollars for the light. What kind of corals will this light grow in that 10g or maybe the 29g with 2 of the lights? If you know of a better light in that price range please post a link for me.
Thank you

I also saw these :
12w

23w

I got my nano light off ebay. Corals like it! Let me see if I can find it. As for the BTA, wait 9 months to a year for the tank to mature for it to have the best chance. They dont care about light really, they move if there is too much or too little!