What corals would you be able to keep under a 260watt aqualight in a 55?
What about anemones?
Thanks
What about anemones?
Thanks
Aqualight?
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from what I have read about lighting so far you should be able to keep just about anything including anemones.
You're talking the power compact's, right?
Softies and most LPS you'll be fine.
SPS and clams most likely not.
I'll let others comment on anemones. (But I personally wouldn't do them unless they're under MH)
Softies and most LPS you'll be fine.
SPS and clams most likely not.
I'll let others comment on anemones. (But I personally wouldn't do them unless they're under MH)
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Basically agree, and can't add anything about anemones, but there are SPS like montipora and pavona that will do just fine.
what about a 4x54 watt t-5 fixture
Would I be able to keep sps and clams and anemones? (eventually)
Would I be able to keep sps and clams and anemones? (eventually)
Anemones, mostly, are impossible to keep for lenghts of time, I could look up the stats but its like 1 out of 35 or something people have had an anemone over 5 years, and those were experienced persons.
Typically it takes a few year old tank to host anenomes appropriatly, unless you have transfered from a longer lived aquarium some of their materials, filters, rocks, etc. . and still you need a very established tank, preferably with various algaes growing.
In other words, please do some anemone research find the hardy ones and the not so hardy and circumstances needed to keep these animals. They are normally brought from reefs and they typically reproduce very slowly and can live, I understand, hundereds and hundereds of years, but not so much in home aquaria and when they die they can foul a whole tank up killing everything, this of course depending on what anemones you plan to keep.
Just some info to take into consideration, hope it helps, and maybe someone with a long term experience with them can chime in?
Typically it takes a few year old tank to host anenomes appropriatly, unless you have transfered from a longer lived aquarium some of their materials, filters, rocks, etc. . and still you need a very established tank, preferably with various algaes growing.
In other words, please do some anemone research find the hardy ones and the not so hardy and circumstances needed to keep these animals. They are normally brought from reefs and they typically reproduce very slowly and can live, I understand, hundereds and hundereds of years, but not so much in home aquaria and when they die they can foul a whole tank up killing everything, this of course depending on what anemones you plan to keep.
Just some info to take into consideration, hope it helps, and maybe someone with a long term experience with them can chime in?
Agree with everyone else. I am sure that we all have attempted them at some point or another. "Oh, myyy tank will support it" Then 2 weeks later you have this dissintegrated pile of mush at the bottom of your tank. "must have been the anenome, must have been sick"..lol Your water quality needs to be PERFECT to keep them as well as lighting, temp ect... they are fussy little guys.