Enough Lighting???

[sabadaque]

I consider myself lucky! My wife bought me my tang, my Brain coral and my Anemone. Most of what I hear on here is how we are all trying to hide the checkbook from our wives just to be in this hobby.

This is a pic I asked my wife to send, not very good and under actinics but until I get off work or the day lights come on it is all I have.

Maybe this is why it only comes out at night? It eats just fine micies and brine shrimp every 3 days (about) and has only moved once in the 6 or 7 months I have had it. I did notice some green on the tips of its bubbles.

 

[Henryreef]

Yes, that is a bleached BTA by the looks of it. You really need to keep up feeding in that case as it is the only source of food it gets. Hopefully under good conditions it will regain its symbiotic algae.

 

[sabadaque]

How often should I be feeding it?

Also this ties into my original question should I have more lighting found a unit that is 2 x 24w t5. that would give me 6 total 24watt with 3 10k and 3 460 actinics. it is either that or retrofit a 250 MH. My tank is awkward to fit lights on!

Here is another pic

 

[IslandCrow]

Think more quality than quantity when it comes to lighting. I don't think the extra 2 T5s are going to be a significant improvement. I'd either do the 250 MH or if you wanted to stay with T5s, replace them with a Sunlight Supply Tek unit or an Aquactinics. Of course, there's the ATI as well, but that's a bit more than you need. Be sure to acclimate the corals slowly to any new lighting, though. Placing a few layers of window screen betweent he light and the tank works well. You just remove a layer every week or two.

 

[sabadaque]

Just replaced my lighting but I do want to upgrade, the 2 more t5 will only run me $60 or so. Going all out with MH, I might as well upgrade the whole tank! Even the 24in PC or to retrofit MH will be over $300.

Sunlight Tek's are about $250 as well!

So anybody want to buy a 45 corner? LOL

 

[sabadaque]

Here's a better look at my Anemone

 

[sabadaque]

The tx5 aquatinic looks awesome! But again if I am really going to spend that kind of $ Y would I not go with MH?

 

[sabadaque]

Found this on ebay would this work better? Seems like a scam shouldn't it b more $ ?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-24-Cu...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50

 

[sabadaque]

Ha ha here's the real $ nevermind!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Current-USA-24-...|66:4|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:200

 

[IslandCrow]

I don't think that light will be much better. I've never seen a 150w MH that I've been very impressed with. The lighting you have is fine for most of what you have. I think you just need to lose the anemone. It could theoretically survive under your lighting, but given the bad shape it's already in, I don't think the chances are very good.