anemonies!!!!

[shista]

what anemonies can live under 80 watts of pc light in a 44 gal tank?? and what else could live in that light that would do good with an anemonie.

 

[thegrog]

Aptasias would be it......and we don't like those!
You don't have enough light for most any anemone species. You would need to have at a minimum of 200watts of PC lighting for that tank. MH would be better yet.

 

[shista]

what zoos or mushrooms could live with 80 watts of pc light in a 44 gal??if not what corals can?

 

[murph145]

yeah u might be able to have some shrroms and zoos in 80 watts the only thing is that they probably wont be as brightly colored as u might want them to be ... 80 watts over a 44 gallon is pretty minial lighting when it comes to corals of any sort and anemones especially... all u might be able to keep is some shrooms and zoos like u are askin about.... other softies like leathers still need more like 3 watts per gallon and your hovering right around 2

 

[shista]

can i put feather dusters with zoos and shrooms?? and are shrooms and zoos hard to keep?? and can they do good with a bicolor angel??

 

[murph145]

featherdusters are fine i have some in my tank they are only filter feeders not requiring significant light like other light demanding corals....
shrooms and zoos are relatively hardy but u need to have a tank that water parameters are good and not fluctuating
as with most angel fish u run a chance of them nipping at sesile invertebrates and soft corals.... so u run a risk of it nipping at them

 

[shista]

what is something easy to start with with a 80 watt pc light??

 

[murph145]

well the easiest thing to start with are mushrooms and polyps thats about your best bet.... you can do a nice fish with LR and inverts with some soft corals ( maybe ) if thats all the lighting your going to have otherwise your going to need to upgrade the lighting then

 

[shista]

by soft corals do u mean mushrooms and polyps??

 

[hot883]

Originally Posted by shista
what is something easy to start with with a 80 watt pc light??
But a new tank is not recommended!! Water needs to be excellant.

 

[murph145]

yeah those are the only two soft corals id try with the lighting you have

 

[mudplayerx]

Mushrooms and feather dusters are good for a low-light tank. You can try your hand at certain non-photosynthetic sponges and gorgonians as well. However, you need a tank at the very least cycled for 2+ months. I recommend 6+ months with lots of live rock.

 

[salty tank]

You want about 4 watts of lighting per gallon. you only have 1.81 watts per gallon. you need 176 or more watts per gallon in order to have an anemone

 

[cushen123]

What about a tank that is 29 gal with 4x65, 18 inches high?zoos, soft, anenomies