Anemone Lighting Requirements

[GottisEgo]

Hey Everyone,

New to the site. Had a quick question on Lighting.

I am running T5's and would like to introduce a Anemone into my reef tank. Do you think these would be sufficient?

Thanks!

 

[Tofumushrooman]

depends on wattage for the tank but yes in general T5's work very well for bubble tip anemones. what are the params of your tank? do you have any pictures? any additional info would be helpful.

Oh and btw WELCOME TO REEFCENTRAL.

also check out the FAQ about anemones at the top of the forum its very useful.

 

[OranguTang]

Wattage doesnt matter much anymore...

What t5 ( wattage, bulb model ), what ballast, and what reflectors? Or what fixture?

What size tank?

In general though you will be able to keep anything you like under T5HO.

 

[GottisEgo]

It's a 48" Nova Extreme T5. 216 Watts, Slimpaq 460nm Actinic and 10000°K T-5 HO lamps, parabolic reflector.

Running a 55Gallon.

 

[OranguTang]

Should be no problem at all, what anemone are you looking at? How old if your tank?