Making a lighting unit

[lionfish12]

Me and my dad are starting to make our new lighting unit tommrow. Im getting 3-4 bulbs for it and they will be 40 watt each. 2- blue and 2- white
One the lights are on, Im getting a feature duster first. If it doesnt die then im getting more. I have some kent invert food. It is for anemones, dusters, ect.
Its 25 weeks old

 

[lionfish12]

Im just using normal lights from lows. There sould be enough light for them to live if i place them up close to the lights.

 

[*bta*]

feather dusters are not photosynthetic..

 

[bang guy]

Skip the Anemone.

 

[lionfish12]

I have an anemone under only 45 watts and its fine. It is normal and it growing fast. Ive had it for about 3-4 weeks so far.

 

[flatzboy]

Thats not long at all 4-5 weeks.

 

[bot587]

it takes months to tell how well coral and anemones are doing.

 

[lionfish12]

I know im pushing it, but its fine.

 

[*bta*]

i doubt it that very low lighting, it may look good but down the road a few months from now it will slowly shrink and die

 

[lionfish12]

It wont die b/c im making the lighting untit tommrow
How do you acclamte corals? like duster?

 

[*bta*]

even with thouse lights its still probably not enough take bang guys advice and skip the anemone
a slowly drip acclimate my corals and fish, in a five gal bucket, it takes about 3 hours, you'll need airpump for the fish, and living inverts like crabs, but not for coral