lighting for a bta?

[bluetanggirl]

Would a marine glo light + a regular white light be enough lighting for a BTA?

 

[Toddrtrex]

What size tank, and what wattage are those bulbs? And I am guessing that they are NO bulbs?

 

[bluetanggirl]

It is a 55 gallon. There are 2 single strip lights and both have 40 watts on each light. One is has a blue tint and the other is a plain white bulb.

 

[Toddrtrex]

IMO, that isn't going to be enough light for a BTA in a 55.

 

[CaliReefer12]

def not enough light.

 

[Zestay]

those are t12 tubes. in a short but blunt answer

NO..
and i dont mean NO
i mean NORMAL OUTPUT
you need a high output light system.
t5high output ( diffrent thatn t5 low output)
or metal halides
depending on the tank size power compacts ( its been done in the past before the days of t5s people flame on ..)

 

[PRDubois]

Glo should be a T5 light check the bulbs. If it is T5 then it is OK

 

[josh112990]

sorry i am not trying to take over your thread but i have my qt it is small cause i have no intent to get any large fish at all but if i get a bta would it live under 10,000k 15 watt the qt is only 4.5 gallons and the bta i want is about 2 inches in diameter it would only be in there until i get better lights on the "big" tank

 

[Toddrtrex]

Are you planning on keeping the BTA in that tank (( 4.5 gallons )) long term? If the answer is yes, then the odds are good that it won't work.

 

[josh112990]

no only a month tops then it goes to the 55 i am going to get metal halides for the 55gallons and then the nem will be going in

 

[a4twenty]

why not just wait and get the proper light on a descent sized tank rather than trying to move and acclimate again after one month??

 

[Toddrtrex]

I agree, would be better off waiting. Besides the stress of moving it, the water parameters in such a small tank can/will change quickly, which will stress it out.