lighting of yellow polyp?

[jubbers]

i want to get a yellow polyp and i have compact flourecent u-shaped bulbs. they are cool-white and 6500 kelvins? will that be enough light? i have two of them?

 

[mps9506]

What size tank and what wattage bulbs?

 

[jubbers]

the bulbs are 100 watts and the tank is 20 gallons.

 

[lcstorc]

So you have two 100w PC bulbs on a 20g? Wow. I had 4 96w on my 125.
Sounds like plenty of light to me. Particulalry for polyps. They are not one of the more light demanding corals.

 

[mps9506]

I would double check the wattage on the bulbs since that is not a standard wattage for power compact bulbs. Usually they run 9watt, 13watt, 24watt, 32watt, 55/65watt, and 96watt.
That said if you have two 55 watt (24 inch bulbs) they will be plenty for yellow polyps.

 

[jubbers]

thank-you for the information i will get some yellow polyps. what kind of supplements will i need?

 

[lcstorc]

Nothing directly for the coral.
You want to be sure all your water parameters are in line with your normal water tests. I do feed my corals occasionally. I have several different commercial coral foods that I rotate through. Marine Snow, Coral Vibrance, cyclopeze and a couple others I am not thinking of at the moment.

 

[jubbers]

i am religous about water quality, i test water every week and do a 20% water change. i also keep emergency stabilizers and supplements on hand.