anemone possible?
- Thread starter Chucky
- Start date
Yep, upgrade your lights !!! Mine runs a TMC Dual T5. I have a ritteri anemone with 2 clowns. 40 Gal Tank , but you should be fine so long as it's not overcrowded, anemones need good water. Added mine after 6 months and it's doing great. Once they find THEIR position heh, not neccesarily the one you want them in, they don't move around much, so space is'nt really a requirement. Try and sit it no top of a piece of live rock so that it can be close to the light.
I agree with narny and Nikon here. You need more light to keep an anemone happy. I'd upgrade the light on that tank. Also... just an FYI, I'm not so sure that tank is big enough for a clownfish. If that was your goal IMO you want at least a 30 gallon tank with much stronger light to keep the clown and the anemone happy.
Good luck!
J.
Good luck!
J.
1 clown and an anemone (depending how big the anemone gets) would be ok giving all other parameters are good to go..ie lighting..But the larger tank is much appreciated...I have two clowns in my 20g and a flower anemone...It isnt a true hosting anemone though and it wont get very big i think...also I have 175W MH over the tank too...
Well to offer SOME help with what you have... you COULD keep what's called mushroom anemonies...better known as shrooms, but even at that .. im not sure 14w will keep them happy. If you're goin to keep any type of inverts, especially those that are at least partly photosenthetic you're GOING to need more sun....
That being said.. the true anemone that probably does best under the least amount of light would probably be a BTA (bubble tip). Don't try it under 14w though.
As a GENERAL rule of thumb you should have at least 5w / G... so you'll need about 50w in your 10g tank to get started... not a hard and fast rule.. .. but a pretty good standard I think.
Good luck!
B.
That being said.. the true anemone that probably does best under the least amount of light would probably be a BTA (bubble tip). Don't try it under 14w though.
As a GENERAL rule of thumb you should have at least 5w / G... so you'll need about 50w in your 10g tank to get started... not a hard and fast rule.. .. but a pretty good standard I think.
Good luck!
B.
What role does Kelvins play in the tank? Also, what wattage would I need for soft coral?
A clever CUSTOMER in the store today suggested I take an older style INCANDESCENT hood, and screw in the highest power HALOGEN BULBS!!!
DUUHHH!!!
Of course that will give much more wattage than the effing 14W power glo I have in a Marina top!!!
And I used to hate my incandescent top so very much...
A clever CUSTOMER in the store today suggested I take an older style INCANDESCENT hood, and screw in the highest power HALOGEN BULBS!!!
DUUHHH!!!
Of course that will give much more wattage than the effing 14W power glo I have in a Marina top!!!
And I used to hate my incandescent top so very much...
Chucky":1ye4rhy6 said:
Halogen bulb???? I hope you are kidding. Don't use a halogen. Your tank will look horrible.
As the kelvin rating rises the whiter the light gets going up to around 10000K after that the light tends to become bluer..
For soft corals you should be fine with some PC lighting (power compacts).
Dam - it's too bad I read those only AFTER I bought 2 halogen lights. Does anyone know about the lightdistribution and the lumens? Does saltwater have specific requirements? Or will anough wattage simply do?
Man, I'm stumbling around in the dark here...
Of course, I'm doing this on the cheap. I'll try out an incandescent hood, and let everyone know how it went.
Man, I'm stumbling around in the dark here...
Of course, I'm doing this on the cheap. I'll try out an incandescent hood, and let everyone know how it went.
IT isnt that saltwater requires a certain amount of light. It's that saltwater inhabitants require a specific kind of light. Also a lot of REALLY bright and pretty corals and anemonies will look pale and brownish under normal lighting.
How much would you LIKE to spend on lighting? Maybe then someone can suggest somthing practicle for what your wanting to keep.
B.
How much would you LIKE to spend on lighting? Maybe then someone can suggest somthing practicle for what your wanting to keep.
B.
What Mr. Snowman is saying here is bang on, but have something to add here.
The amount of lighting over your system determines the kinds of corals and anemones you can keep. Just as this person got the suggestion to add more lighting to keep an anemone, you might get similar suggestions depending on your light set up.
I recommend buying the nicest lighting set up your budget can comfortably take.
J.
The amount of lighting over your system determines the kinds of corals and anemones you can keep. Just as this person got the suggestion to add more lighting to keep an anemone, you might get similar suggestions depending on your light set up.
I recommend buying the nicest lighting set up your budget can comfortably take.
J.
Also, just wanted to add...
Incandescent lighting is generally a poor choice over a reef tank. They're usually regarded as too inefficient for our purposes - ie. they waste too much of their power consumption producing heat instead of light.
This is one of the reasons why suggesting light levels in watts or watts-per-gallon for a reef tank is not terribly useful. Different types of lighting systems can produce VERY different irradiance levels on your reef animals despite the fact that power draw may not be all that different.
In fact, even with similar systems that are generating similar light levels at the lamps, changing reflectors, mounting heights, animal placement, etc. can dramatically impact how much light actually gets to the critters. None of that changes total watts drawn, or watts-per-gallon...
All that said, I agree with the general recommendation above, for a small tank like your 10 gallon, PCs, preferably with decent reflectors, would probably be the least expensive way to get some quality lighting over your softies...
HTH
Incandescent lighting is generally a poor choice over a reef tank. They're usually regarded as too inefficient for our purposes - ie. they waste too much of their power consumption producing heat instead of light.
This is one of the reasons why suggesting light levels in watts or watts-per-gallon for a reef tank is not terribly useful. Different types of lighting systems can produce VERY different irradiance levels on your reef animals despite the fact that power draw may not be all that different.
In fact, even with similar systems that are generating similar light levels at the lamps, changing reflectors, mounting heights, animal placement, etc. can dramatically impact how much light actually gets to the critters. None of that changes total watts drawn, or watts-per-gallon...
All that said, I agree with the general recommendation above, for a small tank like your 10 gallon, PCs, preferably with decent reflectors, would probably be the least expensive way to get some quality lighting over your softies...
HTH
I dont think they make one for 10 gallons.. i believe they make a 24in fixtures..but they do have PC's for 10's..if not a retro DIY fixture is good to make...Watts per gallon theory is only effective when using certain types of bulbs..and even then, I would agree with Chris on that not being an effective way to determine lighting for the aquarium.
Think of it like this 130W of PC isnt gonna be the same as 130W of VHO or MH... Kelvins is a measurement of heat. This gets into some physics.. Light intensity is partially a measurement of heat with 6500K being daylight noon around the equator..I believe how that is factored...I could be wrong on that so dont hang me :wink:
Think of it like this 130W of PC isnt gonna be the same as 130W of VHO or MH... Kelvins is a measurement of heat. This gets into some physics.. Light intensity is partially a measurement of heat with 6500K being daylight noon around the equator..I believe how that is factored...I could be wrong on that so dont hang me :wink:
Thanx for all the advice everyone, even if you're not sure of your facts, it is greatly appreciated!
In the meantime, if more powerful lighting is required, it can be done. I didn't intend to make this a nano REEF, despite the name of the forum...I would just like a nice balance between a few fish, live rock, and a few interestnig inverts - some of which I hope could be soft corals...
In the meantime, if more powerful lighting is required, it can be done. I didn't intend to make this a nano REEF, despite the name of the forum...I would just like a nice balance between a few fish, live rock, and a few interestnig inverts - some of which I hope could be soft corals...
Sponsor Reefs
We're a FREE website, and we exist because of hobbyists like YOU who help us run this community.
Click here to sponsor $10:
