light for anemone..??

[Kike12]

I have a 23 gallon tank i want to know how many watts do i need to put for 1 anemone i was thinkin in 4 bulbs of 24 watts t5ho do you think i can keep 1 anemone in my tank??

 

[bues0022]

First off, it's not the number of watts on your tank, it's the quality. Putting 4x24W T5 bulbs over a 23 gallon tank is likely enough for a RBTA or BTA. Total watts = 96 watts, but if you put 2 60watt incandescent light bulbs (=120 watts) you probably won't be able to keep much of anything in there. See the difference? Quality vs. Quantity. Don't let anyone give you a "watts-per-gallon" lecture, too many variables for this inaccurate "rule-of-thumb" to work. Now, your tank is on the smaller size, so you could get away with a smaller bubble-tip anemone (provided your water quality is sufficient). Be careful with any powerheads/intakes in the tank. It's a small tank and if the nem starts moving there's not much room before it hits a powerhead.

 

[Toddrtrex]

First off, it's not the number of watts on your tank, it's the quality. Putting 4x24W T5 bulbs over a 23 gallon tank is likely enough for a RBTA or BTA. Total watts = 96 watts, but if you put 2 60watt incandescent light bulbs (=120 watts) you probably won't be able to keep much of anything in there. See the difference? Quality vs. Quantity. Don't let anyone give you a "watts-per-gallon" lecture, too many variables for this inaccurate "rule-of-thumb" to work. Now, your tank is on the smaller size, so you could get away with a smaller bubble-tip anemone (provided your water quality is sufficient). Be careful with any powerheads/intakes in the tank. It's a small tank and if the nem starts moving there's not much room before it hits a powerhead.

Good answer --- not much more to add.

 

[Kike12]

First off, it's not the number of watts on your tank, it's the quality. Putting 4x24W T5 bulbs over a 23 gallon tank is likely enough for a RBTA or BTA. Total watts = 96 watts, but if you put 2 60watt incandescent light bulbs (=120 watts) you probably won't be able to keep much of anything in there. See the difference? Quality vs. Quantity. Don't let anyone give you a "watts-per-gallon" lecture, too many variables for this inaccurate "rule-of-thumb" to work. Now, your tank is on the smaller size, so you could get away with a smaller bubble-tip anemone (provided your water quality is sufficient). Be careful with any powerheads/intakes in the tank. It's a small tank and if the nem starts moving there's not much room before it hits a powerhead.

With the same light if i want to put some sps corals and give the adecuate water quality do you think i can put sps and lps corals??

 

[bues0022]

I think you should be fine with LPS and SPS (high up) with those bulbs. I had 4x39W T5 on a 58 gallon tank, and I was able to keep SPS about 1/3 the height off the bottom. Same disclaimer goes for the corals as the powerhead. If your nem starts walking it can/will kill anything in it's path. I had a full mixed reef, and when my RBTA would throw a clone I could trace it's path across the tank by tracing the dead tissue on my corals.

Todd - Thanks for the compliment, any other nems to suggest? Or stick to the hardier BTA's?

 

[Kike12]

I think you should be fine with LPS and SPS (high up) with those bulbs. I had 4x39W T5 on a 58 gallon tank, and I was able to keep SPS about 1/3 the height off the bottom. Same disclaimer goes for the corals as the powerhead. If your nem starts walking it can/will kill anything in it's path. I had a full mixed reef, and when my RBTA would throw a clone I could trace it's path across the tank by tracing the dead tissue on my corals.

Todd - Thanks for the compliment, any other nems to suggest? Or stick to the hardier BTA's?

ok man thanks!!