PC lights and LPS

[dirtypants53]

I just scooped a coral life bio cube 29 about two months back. Are there any LPS I should avoid with the current PC lights? I plan to upgrade but for now I'd really like to scoop some nice things to look at; specifically euphyillias and cyphtastrea

 

[Reefing Madness]

 

[andrewkw]

Should be fine unless the bulbs are used for a long time. I don't think anyone has made pc bulbs in a long time but maybe the biocubes still come with them?

If the bulbs haven't been used forever you can probably keep most / all LPS, but I'd probably stay away from higher end pieces not so much because the bulbs can't support them but because you are going to shock them when you do upgrade. Get a few euphilliyas for now, enjoy them then upgrade and move onto other corals would be my advice.

 

[Tahoe61]

Should be fine unless the bulbs are used for a long time. I don't think anyone has made pc bulbs in a long time but maybe the biocubes still come with them?

If the bulbs haven't been used forever you can probably keep most / all LPS, but I'd probably stay away from higher end pieces not so much because the bulbs can't support them but because you are going to shock them when you do upgrade. Get a few euphilliyas for now, enjoy them then upgrade and move onto other corals would be my advice.

Agreed.
My Duncan loves my PC as did my Euphyllias in my old tank.

 

[A Toadstool Leather]

PC bulbs can grow some lower light lps, but honestly try to upgrade those lights eventually. Having kept a biocube myself I find PC lights to be merely ok. The light wont penetrate the water that well and yoy wont get as good coloration compared to t5, led, or MH lighting.