Can I keep Corals

[AquaAndrew]

I just finished cycling my 6 foot 150 gallon tank, i would like to keep some corals but lighting is not in the budget at the moment, i have a 6 foot blue and white led light, its thin maybe 3 rows of leds. its bright but im sure not great spectrum from coral, is there any corals i could try under this cheap lighting until i can upgrade?

 

[Hornet]

I started out with Tubastrea Faulkneri because I did not have good lights on my tank. They're non-photosynthetic but require quite a bit of care in feeding to keep alive and happy.

 

[geddavis]

Green palys or gsp would probably be fine. also you can buy some very cheap black box’s and grow almost anything.

 

[AquaAndrew]

Green palys or gsp would probably be fine. also you can buy some very cheap black box’s and grow almost anything.

Ive looked at the black box but all of them require wire hanging and id light something that attatches with an arm to the back of the tank, im sure i could make something but i dont want it to look cheap and i dont think i could just place them on the glass lids

 

[Glott3133]

I started with Green Star Polyps (GSP) and a Clove Polyp as my first corals with cheap lighting. But I upgraded within a month.

 

[Florida Sunshine]

Mushrooms and most leathers should do fine with that lighting. I have had mushrooms grow in just ambient room light.

 

[Ruben's Reef]

I started with GSP and I don't want them on my new 75g upgrade. They over grow the tank in no time. The Noopsyche K7 can grow anything but you will need like 4.