What Anemone Would be Best Under This Lighting?

[Midus]

I have two Tomato Clowns and am preparing to add an Anemone for them in the future(Months and months away). I'm thinking of purchasing a Nova Extreme T-5 Fixture(4 x 24 Watts) for my 29G tank. What would do best under this lighting and be hostable?

 

[onecrzyboi4u]

I have that fixture.. i was under the impress you couldn't get any kind of anemone that will thrive in it.. but i'll follow along cos i'm curious as well..

 

[rkelman]

I don't see why you couldn't keep any anem you wanted under that lighting... Or anything else for that matter.

 

[GSMguy]

Rkelman becyause the t5s in the nova do not have individual reflectors...

Midus i think with that fixture a bubble tip anemone would do very well

if you are able to afford something better like a t5 with individual reflectors you can be sure you have plenty of light

check out the aquatinics tx5 fixtrures

 

[Dawman]

You can also get individual reflectors for the Nova Extreme you plan to get . You should be able to put a LTA or BTA under that light .

 

[phender]

Since a tomato clowns live almost exclusively in BTAs in nature and BTAs are one of the easier anemones to keep, that would be a good choice.

Aren't 29 gal tanks 30" long? I don't think they make a 30" Nova Extreme fixture.

 

[onecrzyboi4u]

phender- they don't make a 30" nova extreme fixture. i had to use a 36" to which i don't mind.

Dawman- nova extremes are not able to have the individual reflectors. I asked that question after i got it.. which was a mistake!

 

[Genin]

onecrzyboi4u,
I think what Dawman meant was doing some DIY mods to the light. I am sure the manufacturer is not willing to sell it with individual reflectors but most lights are easily taken apart and modified.

I would also go with a BTA in your tank. Good luck.

 

[onecrzyboi4u]

Hmm.. id be interested to know how this could be done.. I would like to add reflectors on mine as well..

 

[Dawman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10507715#post10507715 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by onecrzyboi4u
phender- they don't make a 30" nova extreme fixture. i had to use a 36" to which i don't mind.

Dawman- nova extremes are not able to have the individual reflectors. I asked that question after i got it.. which was a mistake!

Many people buy the Nova Extreme lights and put Ice Cap T-5 individual reflectors on .

 

[onecrzyboi4u]

Is there pics of people who have down this..?

 

[Dawman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10510964#post10510964 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by onecrzyboi4u
Is there pics of people who have down this..?

Not sure , I imagine someone does . Check in the lighting section . I don`t as I don`t use T-5s .

 

[onecrzyboi4u]

Where do you get those Ice Cap T-5 individual reflectors? ive looked on some sites and can't find them...

 

[phender]

Reefgeek.com has the individual Ice Cap reflectors and the individual Tek Light reflectors.

 

[Midus]

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=12771&N=2004+113175

I can't find the topic, but someone made one with pictures of the finished product. They said that there was a huge difference. Some people in the topic said that it was a waste because they had to bend the reflectors which messed things up somehow. I searched for "Nova Extreme" to find the topic before.

 

[IslandCrow]

Reefgeek.com sells the Icecap reflectors. As for the anemone, Midus, although it may do fine under what you have, I don't think it would be advisable. You'll have a much better chance of success with individual reflector T-5s as a minimum. Also, give a lot of thought as to whether or not you really want an anemone. On average, they still do very poorly in this hobby. I believe the 3 year survival rate is somewhere around 20% or less. Clownfish will do just fine without a host anemone. Also, if you plan on keeping corals, be prepared to either move them at a moments notice or lose one or two prized corals to anemone stings. I'm not saying it will happen, but it's something you'll want to be prepared for.