Anemone,maybe...

[OhNoNemo]

I have one t5 nova extreme fixture...would adding a 2nd one be enough light for an anemone?
Thanks.

 

[reeffreak]

How many bulbs on the one you have and how many banks(rolls of bulbs)?

 

[OhNoNemo]

Yeah ,i guess i was pretty vague...
Just 2, 1 each...so i'd get another dual fixture,for a total of 4 bulbs....

 

[Bifferwine]

On what size tank?

 

[reeffreak]

If this is for the 125g then no,not enough.What you really need is six banks with individual relectors,imo.

 

[OhNoNemo]

yeah its the 125

 

[OhNoNemo]

Well,i ordered the light....seems to be alot of mixed opinions on t5's and how many, all over the web..one guy said he uses 4 bulbs but only one is actinic,so maybe i'll tyr that..or maybe use no actinics,would that matter.

 

[Bifferwine]

It would make a difference in the color. The tank would look very yellow.

 

[OhNoNemo]

I still have my old t-12 strips from my old set-up,so i could throw a couple actinics in those....so if i had all 4 10000k's in the novas that would be good,..yes?

 

[Ulta]

My Uncle(who's setup got passed down to me) had a damn shop light fixture on his tank many many(10+?) years ago with a Lion Fish and Anemones... Ha. Not sure how happy they were but he did target feed them often. (I think they were Pink Tip Haitians?) I was so young back then I don't even know how long they lived for... few months? few years? :dunno:
All I know is that they weren't shriveled up and dying =P

Haha, but when it comes to how much light they really need... :dunno:

I've always heard, High Lighting... I wonder why? Are they photosynthetic too? In that case what separates them from corals?
Kinda curious, haven't done much real research on Anemones :)

 

[OhNoNemo]

Funny you bring up your Uncle,thru all my searches ,i have found alot of old timers talking about what they used to keep and under what lights,or lack there of:lol:

 

[Jmck]

haha nemo, i love this thread, your looking to challenge the rules, which i was thinking about doing with a nem, wanted to see how much of the high lighting idea is true, and if it comes down to water quality and so forth.

 

[OhNoNemo]

I've also read that spot feeding them everyday can really make a difference also..I'm still not 100% sure i'm even going to do it...I'm mean who sets these standards for watts and intensity of lighting.:question:..most places just say high lighting,some say the bubble nem only needs moderate,well,what the heck qualifies as moderate??:mrgreen: