Enough Lighting to House Anemone??

[Dor10]

ok so i have a 20 gal. and im getting my 75 gal. soon and planning on letting it cycle for 3-4 months. But while im waitig i just picked up a new light because i want to get my clowns an anemone. Ive had my tank up for quite awhile now and just got a new lighting system and wanted to know if it was enough light to keep an anemone happy...its a 65w 50/50 ....10,000k daylight and 460nm actnic power compact also says its high output on the box dunno if that matters

 

[dalston]

Honestly 65W of PC lighting isn't enough for a 20 gal...how deep is the tank?

 

[Dor10]

id say maybe a little less than a foot and a half

 

[Dor10]

or maybe even a little over a foot and a half closer to two feet...im not home right now so i cant measure it otherwise i would.

if thats not good enough what would you suggest how many more watts would i need??

 

[dalston]

What species were you thinking of? most host species require intense lighting, a good ratio is 5-7 watts per gallon but the rule also depends on intensity. MH and T5 have a better PAR value than PC's and 10,000K are better than actinic. 2 of the 65W 50/50 PC's lights would work

 

[Dor10]

i was thinking of some bubbletips..

ok thats not to bad then ill get another one today or tomorrow cuz my lfs gets its shipments on thursdays.

 

[dalston]

I see in your sig it says experience 1 month...is this how long the tank has been setup?