seahorse lighting

[KarlyKorruption]

I want to keep some leather corals and I am afraid that the lighting they will need is to much for the seahorse. If I give the seahorse some cover from the light, how would they be able to hitch on to the leather coral if the corals need to be in the light? I have a 55 gallon tank.

 

[Bifferwine]

Leathers are low-light corals. They don't need a lot of light at all.

 

[KarlyKorruption]

Would a two bulb light from fishneedit.com be good?

T5-ho 4ft / 2LAMP Aquarium lighting

 

[Bifferwine]

No, you would need a 4-bulb setup for a 55. Even to keep low light corals.

 

[KarlyKorruption]

Okay. like this one.

4Ft/4Bulbs fixture


Also, what other Corals can I put in with seahorse?

 

[Bifferwine]

That one would be fine. I used a very similar 4-bulb fixture over my old 55 and was able to keep anything I wanted.

With seahorses, you want to stick with corals that won't sting them. Mushrooms and zoanthids are good choices, and some LPS can be kept with them. Catherine knows a lot more about this than I do, so she'll probably chime in soon!