20 gallon help!

[DrEclipse]

yeah, definitely not enough light. by a long shot.
is your tank a 20 long or standard?

 

[brycecouture]

i think a standard

 

[DrEclipse]

24inch or 30inch?

 

[Tschupe]

Nems go where they want. You can't "put" them anywhere. And like the Dr. said the lights insufficient

 

[brycecouture]

24 inch , the curly 1 was fine , it was there for a mounth and was fine

 

[DrEclipse]

24 inch , the curly 1 was fine , it was there for a mounth and was fine

you would need a 4 bulb T5-HO fixture, or a 150 watt MH, to keep a anemone successfully, plus good and stable water quality, which by your algae problem i would say you do not.

 

[brycecouture]

what if i upgraded to this , i foudn it on ebay and can afford it "24" 48w T5 HO Aquarium Light German Reflector Hood 2x24W Lamp Fixture Coral Reef" it has one 12,000k fluorescent bulb and one actinic bulb , what kind of corals or anemone could i keep then

 

[DrEclipse]

http://www.aquatraders.com/24-inch-4x24W-T5-Aquarium-Light-Fixture-p/52303.htm
http://www.aquatraders.com/24-inch-Metal-Halide-System-p/54243.htm
these are gonna be the cheapest fixtures you can find. they arent the best quality, but they get the job done. and if you replace the stock bulbs they work a whole lot better.

 

[brycecouture]

i cant afford those , why do u need so much light , i see tanks all the time with just the 2 bulbs and theyre tanks and stuff looks good

 

[brycecouture]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/24-48w-T5-H...ltDomain_0&hash=item20c6388345#ht_1659wt_1002
would this be ok

 

[DrEclipse]

its only 2 bulbs. it wouldnt be enough for a anemone.

 

[brycecouture]

http://www.aquatraders.com/24-inch-2x24W-T5-Aquarium-Light-Fixture-p/52121.htm
what about this , this is very affordable

 

[brycecouture]

what about hard corals

 

[DrEclipse]

again. youll need at least 4 bulbs. 70 dollars isnt that much, go mow some lawns ahaha
the 4 bulb will support sps and lps

 

[brycecouture]

im gona save up some money then buy the 96watt t5 light and a powerhead , then ill look into buying a an anemone , will i be able to have anemones and hard corals wehn i ahve that light?

 

[DrEclipse]

lighting wouldnt be a problem, just water quality.

 

[brycecouture]

the wtaer is fine exept a little iron , and everything is doing well , it hasnt hurt anything , corals inverts and fish are all ok and the water test are good

 

[brycecouture]

the water is fine , the tests are good , there is a little iron , but the corals are fine and growing , inverts are doing fine and fish are good

 

[DrEclipse]

iron is horrible for invers. so you ought to do a 100% water change with distilled. then from there continue to use distilled.

 

[TjwBlake]

and technically your water isn't fine.... that was the whole reason for starting this thread. You have algae problems which means that you have excess nutrients, which means your water isn't ready for nems and the like