Haddoni lighting

[Tracey2]

What type of lighting does this anemone prefer? Anyone keep them under LED's?

 

[Dragon moray ki]

I kept mine under t5 just fine in a 24 inch deep tank

 

[Tracey2]

Great, how long have you had him?

 

[jam05pr]

I have a blue hadonni that's been under led's for a little over a year. I would say high light for sure and medium flow.

 

[Toddrtrex]

Been keeping S. haddonis for the last 15 years or so. Managed to keep one under 6*65 PCs over a 75. My best results have been with 250 MHs. For a 58/65 and 75, 2*250s, and when I had one in a 33 "cube" I used a single 250 MH.

 

[Eastamherstbias]

I have a green haddoni under 2x radion. Good color and fully open. It has been a month. It was freaked out at the beginning but has adjusted.

 

[Higgy2010]

My haddoni's is under PAR38 LED lamp, 40* (or maybe 60*) optics, about 48" to the sand bed. The previous owner had it in a 24G nanocube with stock PC light. It also did really well then.

 

[Dragon moray ki]

I had him for a few month before my tank crashed

 

[clayspst]

mine is under LEDS and doing great

 

[phender]

Tracey,
Haddonis are about the least picky of the host anemones regarding light. If you can keep LPS under the lights then you can keep a haddoni.
However, with the fish you have in your tank, I would think twice about adding a haddoni carpet. They are notorious fish eaters, especially of tangs and dwarf angels. There will be some people who say they have had no problems, but its like playing with a loaded gun. Keeping clowns with the anemone won't help and neither will keeping on a night light. It looks like you have some nice fish there. I would hate for you to lose any just because you didn't know.

 

[Tracey2]

Thanks everyone for your replies. I have a viewable 100g sump/fuge that I plan to make a haddoni display with no fish other than clowns. I am hoping to find at least 2 healthy haddoni but haven't set up lighting yet.

Does anyone keeping haddoni dose a carbon source? Any other requirements I should consider before keeping these beauties?

 

[Toddrtrex]

I tried something similar one -- TM's bio-active salt -- while I didn't/couldn't run a controlled experiment, I blame it pushing my blue S. haddoni (( which was a bit stressed already )) over the edge and it dying.

I personally wouldn't dose anything with thing (( for sure with a newly arrived one )) that increases the bacteria levels.