Beginner corals for low light setups?

[DSR]

There are many corals that don't require a lot of light. Some chalices are not all that keen on light. Sun coral. zoas. Duncans don't require a whole lotta light. Really there are many many different types of corals that don't need the 150W MH lights or T5s. Just do some more research and you will find an abundance of nice lookin' coral that will do alright in a low light situation. In fact, there are folks that keep low light coral tanks by choice because of their particular interest in low light corals.

Make sure you post some pictures of your tank once you get it full of killer low lights. I think it would be cool to go barebottom with low light corals and inverts only.

 

[Catch22]

Fox coral? Worth a try.

 

[BadRoma1]

fox coral and kenya tree, yes, will do good even under compact fluoresent. however, do the math. he said he isn't going to upgrade the light at this time and changing a bulb isn't going to make a difference becaise it's still 1W per gallon

 

[DoctaQ]

it depends on the type of halogen
halogen can be like those reptile light halogens that have like two little pins where the screw in part would be
if this is the case there isnt much you can do
but if its a screw in if you are running 30w halogen you could easily run 40w compact fluorescent, like 8 bucks online? or if youre in more of a pinch for cash than that you can head down to home depot and get a 26w cfl for a few dollars just make sure whatever you get is of a high spectrum. (6500k the blue package)

non light needing corals are much harder to take care of. they need to be fed each day, each polyp needs food and they will grow too, not a beginner coral

if you have the cash to try, get a mushroom and put it as high up on your rocks as possible.
by that i mean one single mushroom, right under your light. its worth a try.