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    i have a 10 gallon tank, standard size, with 8 pounds of live rock, and 15 pounds of live sand, two small powerheads, a hang on filter, and a 5 gallon sump with refugium, on top i have a 65W PC light with actinic and 10k

    what would be some good hardy corals i could start out with?

    thanks

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    Not many with that lighting... Maybe some mushrooms, palys or some easy zoos.

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    I would stick to soft corals. Like JimD said mushrooms would be a good bet. With that smaller volume of water I would be more concerned with water quality and temp. Things can change really fast in that volume of water, so you need something that is pretty hardy. If you take your time and look around you can find some really cool mushrooms that rival hard corals in their colors.

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    i have a 12g jbj nano with just one 24w 50\50 light and soft corals are doin good i have toadstool and torch(dead due to shrimp now) mushrooms and zoas and my kenyi trees which grow like weeds, all doing good . look for my thread here in the nano section. i added a bio cube skimmer and my water quality is doin good i do a 10% water change a week.
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    would kenya trees work?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jthedges View Post
    would kenya trees work?
    Yes, they are hardy and do fine under PC bulbs. Most leathers too, such as a toadstool.
    Last edited by Mr Cob; Tue, 21st Apr 2009 at 03:04 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jthedges View Post
    would kenya trees work?
    i have alot might even have a nice cured rock with 4 big stalks, also have alot of lil frags on shells and some ready to glue if your intrested. pm me
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    zoas/palys love "dirty water" and are easy to keep in most cases.

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