Need lighting advice

[mfish009]

This is my first post so bear with me

- 29 gal. tank
- crushed coral bed
- 8-10 lbs of live rock (more on the way)
- 1 rock anemone
- 1 (i believe to be) sebae anemone
- 2 percula clowns
- 1 emerald crab
- 4 blue claw hermits
CURRENT LIGHTING
- 1 Power-Glo 24" T-8 18,000K 20W
water depth to bed is roughly 17.5 inches
I believe i need to update my lighting to allow for more light to reach anemones near bottom of tank? Should I be looking for something similar to the AquaticLife 4 Lamp T5 HO? more? less? please help!

Thanks,
Mike

 

[meowzer]

HEY MIKE.....welcome to SWF....
Definitely think an upgrade of lighting is needed.....look for lights that list reflectors too.....I have a 4 Bulb T5 unit on my 29G and I keep all sorts of stuff
6 bulbs would give you a little more to work with though

 

[nikesb]

check out a TEK fixture. it'll provide more PAR to the bottom of the tank than a aquaticlife by roughly 20%.