[Lowej82]

I plan to upgrade my lighting to T5 I belive, Its 2x96 1@6700k possibly a 10000k and other being a actinic 03, My tank size is 30"w x 12" front to back x 24" tall, 29 GAL.(FOWLR) as of now all I have is the regular hood with a 20 watt 50/50 bulb basicly for looks. I know of a red and yellow gargonians? i think is what they are called that require no special type of lighting any others?

[c-c]

You could try a tongue coral (plate) which mainly is target fed...brine, clams, silversides, mysis shrimp etc. all chopped up and given with turkey baster...pictured below in my tank.



and/or a sun orange cup coral which do not contain symbiotic algae, so do best in low light intensity locations, even in caves, but must be easily accessible to a turkey baster and target fed as the plate.

[c-c]

LoweJ,
I forgot to mention that both the plate and orange cup tube corals are LPS, not soft corals, so need extra calcium.
However the soft corals that I have worked with that do not require a lot of light, have certain circulation and feeding requirements that I would not recommend you work with unless you are seasoned in caring for corals...they are fun, but are higher maintenance, like the chili cactus coral and the Christmas tree coral. pictured below:

[lynnvangsnes]

Most of the mushroom corals do not require high light or water movement.

[Lowej82]

i here that stuff that doesnt require light is harder in other ways to keep such as feeding, Are these fed sameway of others such as with a turkey bastor? what type of foods? something I can grow buy?

Thanks John

[DoLceNBeLLa]

marine snow, phytoplankton, trace minerals.

Melevsreef.com ( i think thats the spelling) shows DIY phytoplankton

he has a sun coral colony that he feeds mysis shrimp and phytoplankton I think. Check it out

[c-c]

Most corals do benefit from medium to intense light..even though they are not plants they are photosynthetic organisms, so live in a vital symbiotic relationship with tiny plants, single-celled algae, call zooxanthellae.
This whole process is complex...here is a web site for more info.
What Do Corals Eat? - Part 3 - When Do Corals Eat?

Those corals that lack zooxanthellae, like the Dendronephthya, is a soft coral that needs very little light and feeds on tiny algal plankton cells. Corals that are nocturnal, or night active, open their polyps at night... They are more difficult and demanding to feed, because they need intentional feeding in an aquarium.
Interesting site on coral feeding:
Feeding The Reef Aquarium, A New Paradigm - by Ronald L. Shimek - Reefkeeping.com
Coral Feeding by Andrew Trevor-Jones - Reefkeeping.com
Check this source for the specific needs of each coral.
Corals: Large Polyp Stony Corals

I chop up silver sides, clams, mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and add zooplankton, phytoplankton, etc. to the mix and carefully squeeze it into the polyps when they open. Some one has suggested using a 2 liter coke bottle with screw lid with bottom cut out to place over the coral against a sand substrate and squeeze food food through opening then screw lid shut, to stimulate polyps to open and to keep food more targeted for that coral. Also shut down pumps while feeding.