Good enought lightingfor an anemone?

[srgvigil]

I want to get a sebae anemone in the 55 gallon.
My LFS said I had good enough lighting but I know to come here and ask
I have two Eclipse Natural Daylight 18 watts

 

[perfectdark]

What type? PC, t5 etc.? How many watts? I am thinking no but answering these questions will determine it for sure.

 

[srgvigil]

This is what it says on the lightbulb
F15T8 18"
19 watts

 

[perfectdark]

Originally Posted by SrgVigil
http:///forum/post/2479722
This is what it says on the lightbulb
F15T8 18"
19 watts
No... not even close. You need nothing less than HO t-5 lights, at about 300 watts 6 bulb fixture with 54 watt bulbs. Individual reflectors are prefered.

 

[nycbob]

u will need at least 4x54w t5.

 

[srgvigil]

ok
what is the cheapest I can get away with for lighting for an anemone?

 

[perfectdark]

Look at Current USA's Nova set ups, they are the minimum IMO. And will be the least expensive too.

 

[srgvigil]

I know I am not suppose to post links to other websites that take away business but seeing how the Current website sells only lights and SWF does not am I allowed to post links cause i have questions on somwe of those lights
correction: nevermind swf does sell lights, am i still allowed to post the links though since they dont sell them at the site?

 

[reefmate75]

if they sell lights then no, if they sell fish no, if they sell anything around what SWF dose then no i know, i was worned

 

[1journeyman]

No links to SWF or related products.

 

[ripstar]

Have never gotten why you can't post a link for a light. All it would do would create more business for saltwaterfish.com. Maybe not though, look at their coral list right now.

 

[wangotango]

Really all you have to do is type in Nova Pro or Nova Sundial or whatever and do a Google search. You will find them somewhere.
Like someone said before "If I was an employee at Lowes, I wouldn't stand in front of it telling people to go to Home Depot because the prices are cheaper." Same thing here, even though personally I believe it's a bit over-rated as there are many other noncompetitive educational sites out there.
-Justin