newbie ?

[puff_puff_]

alright not to bore you with the details since there posted in the picture section undre 2 month review. but i have a 75 gallon with a mandarin, a scooter, 4 chromis, 1 suedochromis, 1 zebra goby, 1 violet goby. some corals, rock and lots of inverts. pics and details in the other thread. whats a good, safe, anemones to start out with? what should i know ahead of time. and should i stay away from the idea with the live stock i have? thanks for all your help as usual.. i love this place!

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[xrobbx03]

I think the easiet most common anenomes to start out with are BTAs (Bubble Tip Anenome). What kind of lighting do you have on your tank.

 

[puff_puff_]

the lights i have... there coralife aqualight t-5's 50/50 i got a good deal on 2 sets... for 50 bucks a pop. brand new from my LFS. there 4 footers. i poped the atinics out of 1 and the 10k out of the other and put both 10's in one and the blues in the other so i can kick them on and off apart for sunrise and sunset. i also have 4 blue LED moon lights.. i used a pice of black F channel(for siding) and drilled the 4 hoes in that and siliconed the bulbs in place and mounted it between the 2 lights.. the reason i like the lights is they sit on the inner rim of my tank and are only an 1 inch thick! so there really slim.... no big bulky light hanging out. and plenty bright enough.. with both units up there its bright and the color of my corals and fish is comparable to some 400 dollar set ups ive seen.. i know i should have halides but the size, heat, and cost of purchase and running are all playing against me at this point...

 

[xrobbx03]

I'm not to familiar about T-5s. Im guessing they are the High output t-5s, am i right? From what i read im sure that you can easily keep a BTA under that lighting but you should also wait for someone with more experience in the t-5 area to chime in with their opinion.

 

[puff_puff_]

yes they are high out put... and ther only 2 months old..my brother has the aqualight pro 72 inchers with the 3 halides and still cant gett over how well my tank is lite for 4 feet with only a hundred bucks spent on brand new stuff... ill swear by them.. they run cool and efficent and bright as hell. look at my pics on the other thread....

 

[gatorwpb]

I have 150x2 MHs and dont have T-5s, but all my research into BTA says that one would be very happy under T-5s. Whats the total wattage?
W/e it is, it sounds like its plenty for a BTA. All other anemones are MH only.
HTH