Help please

[gto]

Any thing i should stay away with 560watts of vho on a 100g,dont wanna buy something i cant support any ideas?

 

[rykna]

Gosh...I'm no light expert, but it depends on what you have or plan to keep in your tank. Acapora?Zoos?SPS...etc.

 

[gto]

I have nothing now my tank has been set up for 4 years as a FOWLR but all my fish are reef safe so open for suggestions

 

[nycbob]

and softies and zoas will be good.

 

[gto]

enough light for anemones?

 

[rykna]

Originally Posted by GTO
enough light for anemones?
I'd doubt it. As far as my exp. goes, because of the zoo algae host that provides food for the anemone it is vital to have MH(metal Halides) when housing anemones.

 

[h2ocrazy]

Not sure what Rykna means. Most Corals contain zooanthella algae. It is what colors the corals. It is the amount of the zoo. algae that anemones are dependent on that makes them need more light. As far as needing MH explicitly, not true. All kinds of anemones have been grown under T5s, VHOs and PCs. With T5s about 5WPG should be sufficient, but with PCs and VHOs I would do no less than about 6-7WPG. The thing with fluorescents is that you do not get the penetration you do from MHs therefore the best placement would be mid to high in the tank.

 

[rykna]

Originally Posted by h2ocrazy
Not sure what Rykna means. Most Corals contain zooanthella algae. It is what colors the corals. It is the amount of the zoo. algae that anemones are dependent on that makes them need more light. As far as needing MH explicitly, not true. All kinds of anemones have been grown under T5s, VHOs and PCs. With T5s about 5WPG should be sufficient, but with PCs and VHOs I would do no less than about 6-7WPG. The thing with fluorescents is that you do not get the penetration you do from MHs therefore the best placement would be mid to high in the tank.
Yeah!!!! That's what I'm talkin' bout!!! Thanks for translating

~Rykna

 

[gto]

SO with a 100g 560 watts i got 5.6 watts per gallon with a depth of 17" water to sand bed and lights being 8 inches above water so think thats too low?