Do I have enough lighting for a BTA?

[Aaarrrggg]

I'm still a newbie but one day I'd like to get a BTA for my clowns (doesn't everyone?) My LFS seem to think one would be ok in my tank but I'm concerned about my lighting... would 1 White and 1 Blue T5 really be enough?

If not how many would I need?
Thanks!

 

[davocean]

Bta's are lower light, but I would think you need double at least.
What wattage?

 

[sarahkucera]

Most LFS's will say anything to make a sale.
You didn't mention the wattage and I have no idea how deep your tank is, so we're really talking generalities here.
Lots of people here have success keeping BTA's under T5's as long as they have enough wattage for how deep and wide of a tank they have.

 

[davocean]

I agree.
It's shot in the dark w/out specs, but I'm guessing if this is the 57g in sig then 4 T-5's would be about right, but yeah that's still vague.
But 2 bulbs, unless you are supplementing w/ something else I'm guessing no.