Rose bubble Anemone
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I think that it can be done with pc lights BUT there are many factors that go into the equation. How deep is the tank? How good are the lights and bulbs? you will need to feed it as well.
Even if everything is at its best, I dont believe that it will be a happy anemone, but it might survive.
WOW that was very wishy-washy
Even if everything is at its best, I dont believe that it will be a happy anemone, but it might survive.
WOW that was very wishy-washy
xcali1985
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First o congrats on an excellent pickup. I want one myself but thy are at least a hundred buck or more from everywhere I check.
I have successfully kept an anemone under power compacts. The depth of the tank dosent really matter as much as how much light is reaching the top area of your rocks.
Anemones will move to where they are happy and mine lived at the very top of the rocks trying to get the best lighting. I would assume yours will do the same. If not you'll need to make sure that as much light as possible is getting to it.
I have successfully kept an anemone under power compacts. The depth of the tank dosent really matter as much as how much light is reaching the top area of your rocks.
Anemones will move to where they are happy and mine lived at the very top of the rocks trying to get the best lighting. I would assume yours will do the same. If not you'll need to make sure that as much light as possible is getting to it.
fretfreak13
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I was wondering the same question. Doesn't it depend on the wattage of the bulbs? I don't mean to hijack your thread, but can it be done under 28 watts if it's at the vey top of the tank?
btldreef
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It has a lot to do with the wattage of the bulb, but also how strong the bulb is. It matters more on how much light the bulb produces into the tank (it's been a long day and I can't remember the technical term for this right now). For example, my 10K T5HO 39watt bulbs made by Current did not produce even half the light that I get from my Coralife 10K T5HO 39watt bulbs on the same fixture. Another factor is whether your light has reflectors or not and if they're individual or not (which is hard to find on most PC fixtures).
Anyways, since it's coming from a metal halide, you may have a little more difficulty with it. That being said, it can be done under PC's, it's just harder. Since it's a baby, you may have better luck.
It's going to need to be closer to the top of your rock work. More than likely it will move around until it finds a place to call home. If you allow it to do this, you'll have better luck.
Another factor to consider is whether or not you have fish or an anemone crab. My clowns beat the snots out of my anemones. The RBTA was very, very unhappy about this in the beginning and moved all over my tank and closed up for days and hid under a rock. It's bounced back and is beautiful. So if you have clowns, keep an eye on it while it's acclimating.
How big of an anemone is it?
If you have clowns, they may feed it for you, then you won't have to worry about that part. For the record, I do not feed any of my anemones anymore, just allow them to catch the floating left over fish food that I feed twice a day. They've actually been doing much better this way.
Good luck.
Anyways, since it's coming from a metal halide, you may have a little more difficulty with it. That being said, it can be done under PC's, it's just harder. Since it's a baby, you may have better luck.
It's going to need to be closer to the top of your rock work. More than likely it will move around until it finds a place to call home. If you allow it to do this, you'll have better luck.
Another factor to consider is whether or not you have fish or an anemone crab. My clowns beat the snots out of my anemones. The RBTA was very, very unhappy about this in the beginning and moved all over my tank and closed up for days and hid under a rock. It's bounced back and is beautiful. So if you have clowns, keep an eye on it while it's acclimating.
How big of an anemone is it?
If you have clowns, they may feed it for you, then you won't have to worry about that part. For the record, I do not feed any of my anemones anymore, just allow them to catch the floating left over fish food that I feed twice a day. They've actually been doing much better this way.
Good luck.
fretfreak13
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BTDL, do you mean PAR?
btldreef
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Originally Posted by Fretfreak13
http:///forum/post/3176435
BTDL, do you mean PAR?
LOL .. yes. I was way too tired to remember last night, lol
http:///forum/post/3176435
BTDL, do you mean PAR?
LOL .. yes. I was way too tired to remember last night, lol
