New fish in town

[fsubowman]

Hey everyone,
I'm new to the fish world and hopefully it will be a good experience.
I'm writing because i purchased a 60 gal used Hex tank with some LR , Fish, tube anemone, and a couple of sea cucumbers. i've had it for a couple of months and had some problems. I think i have the hang of it now.
anyways, it came with a 25w jalli lamp, that i have learned is not enough for my size tank (depth) if i am to introduce some anemones. although, the tube anemone is big and healthy.
question: i'm on a bugdet and need info on a light that would work best for my tank. the MH are very expensive and was thinking of using a PC but my other problem is that i have a top on the tank with a glass window thats 20" X 10".
what can i fit there, that is cheap and will work on anemones?

 

[sheracr123]

Well unfortunately I am not a good person to ask about lighting. That is coming soon.
But I did want to say
WELCOME TO THE BOARD

 

[slofish]

WELCOME TO THE SWF BOARD!!!

 

[dzones]

explain what "cheap" is to you
give us a price range to work with
Dave

 

[stillfrodo]

Not an expert yet on anything by far but you might want to check out some posts in the DIY forum. Do a search on lighting i'm sure you might find plans on building a custom hood and lighting system yourself for half of what it might cost otherwise. Also IMO please becareful with the sea cucumbers they have been known to wipe out tanks in a matter of hours with release of toxins.

 

[fsubowman]

Thanks for the responses. I think i'm going to like this message board thingy. I'll take your advise, especially the DIY.
PS, cheap means under 200 bucks (and I ain't talking about the mammals).

 

[bang guy]

WELCOME!!
What are you wanting your tank to look like? PC will be fine if you don't want much in the way of corals. I agree with not considering the anemone yet. There's more there than meets the eye.

 

[dzones]

200 bucks will get you some great lights for that tank. There are great deals to be had in the classifieds on this message board. I just sold both my 175w and 250w Metal halide lighting kits for $125 shipped on the board.
Dave

 

[nicky1.8t]

hiya