Anemone Question

[shoreliner11]

I am curious as to how much lighting an anemone would require in a 20 gal. tank. I would have liked to upgrade to a 55 gallon reef in the next couple months but the price of the lighting alone would be my whole budget...lol . So I guess what I should be asking is what lighting setup should I get for a 20 gallon reef?

 

[bdhough]

20 high or long?
I have an aqualight by corallife on my tank 130 watts of pc 24 inch fixture. Thats about the best you can get without spending 200+ dollars. I got mine for 125 to my door. If you are thinking of a 55 reef one day then I would invest in a ICECAP ballast that powers VHO bulbs. Get one from this site. They looked pretty cheap. You can run 48 inch bulbs which are 110 watts i think. I think there are 24 inch vho bulbs which are 75 watts each. Im not entirely sure. But going the vho route will probalby cost you 100+ dollars more.