What can I have?

[Liz]

I have a 36" twin-tube fluorescent strip light on my 45 gallon tank. Each bulb is an f30t8 "natural daylight" by marineland/eclipse. Is this sufficient lighting for anything? live rock? Anything like that? I doubt it but I am curious.

Also, my tank is shallow.... like 17" deep. So the lighting should be able to reach the bottom well.

 

[OrionGirl]

Live rock, yes. The rock doesn't need lighting, and most hitch hikers will be hardy ones that don't have high lighting needs. Corals--some, particularly because the tank is shallow. I'd still stick with lower to mid-light corals, and place them within the top 10 inches of the tank. Mushrooms, polyps will be fine.

 

[Liz]

But I am getting less than 1.5 wpg?