Lighting a Haddoni

[stevetcg]

Im running a standard 55g, 4 inch LS, 50lb LR, currently fowlr. Flow is medium, dialed back at the moment. Parameters are good (0/0/<5/8.3/1.023)

I currently have a dual bulb T5 (54w X 2) for 108w of 10k.

My question - if I were to add a Haddoni for my falsies to live and love, would I need to upgrade the fixture, bulbs or nothing?

Center of the tank is all sand (rocks are on sides) so it would get the most direct light available.

TIA

 

[Frank Giacobbe]

I have to Haddoni's both like two very different light parameters. My blue one seems to like less light and my red seems to enjoy high light. Over my red i have 2 250 and T5 over a 75 gallon tank. My blue is in the most shaded area in my reef tank, which has 400 Watt 12k bulbs and VHOs over the tank. I don't think too little light would be a problem where the anemone will die but the pigment may change. I think most people give too much light to quickly to carpets and they get stressed out and die.

 

[Toddrtrex]

I would bump up the salinity to 1.025/6.

As for your lights, I would like to see 4 T5's, with individual reflectors.

As for my Haddonis, they are all under 250 watt MH. 2 of them are under 2*250 -- 58 gallon. 1 under 2*250 --- 75 and 2 under 1*250 in my 33 cube.

 

[nikon187]

I keep all anemones under Metal halide. Some will do allright with T5. Which fixture do you have? What bulbs?

 

[Flightpipe]

I am with Toddrtrex I think you would need more light, and individual reflectors are always a good idea.