What Anemone should I get for Perculas?

[jam1e]

As the title says ... I'm trying to figure out what anemone I should get for a pair of Percula clowns .. any help would be appreciated :happyfish

 

[zanoshanox]

I would go with a bta or lta, give us your tank specs.

 

[jam1e]

It's a 65 gal. and I have power compacts for lights

 

[viper_930]

Unless you have 300+ watts of PC lights IMO you should stay away from anemones.

 

[jam1e]

well I'm pretty sure that my PC's are strong enough becuase my dealer said that I could put anemones in ...

 

[mryoung7]

dealers often say such things, regardless of the truth. i'm not saying they're wrong ... just not absolutely right. you'll find much better information from knowledgeable people on these boards.

 

[jam1e]

hey .. yeah while I was gone I found out that my lights are 300W and I called my dealer (we know each other personally) and he said that the minimum for a BTA is 250-280 .. do you think he's right?

 

[joojoo]

look at your bulbs and tell us the exact wattage
250 watts on a 29 gallon tank, sure. your is much bigger

 

[jam1e]

ok I looked at the bulbs and there is 2 pairs of really long bulbs and at the base of each pairs it says something about 96 watt dual Power Compacts .. and I know that they are PC's but what I was wondering was if you think that each pair is 96W resulting in 200W or if each bulb is 96W resulting in 400W ... either way .. I guess my dealer was wrong about my wattage .. he's the one that told me my wattage was 300 total .. ???

 

[joojoo]

my lighting fixture says i have dual 65 watters, dual means the bulb has 2 tubes equaling 96 watts
i have a total of 130 watts

 

[jam1e]

booo .. so that means I only have 192 watts?

 

[joojoo]

take it back and say "you lied to me"

 

[firedog]

Each bulb has two tubes, each bulb is 96w. You have 192w.

 

[jam1e]

no it's 2 bulbs on each pair of bulbs ... there is 4 bulbs

 

[joojoo]

does it look like this?

 

[viper_930]

If it says 96 watts at the base, then it's 96 watts for the entire bulb (one pair as you call it). If I understand correctly then you have 192 total watts.

 

[firedog]

Yes you have 192w. Each PC bulb has 2 tubes which make up a single bulb. Or you can think of it as 2 bulbs. But either way, it is 96 w for that bulb. Add up the numbers on the base of the bulb, not the number of tubes.

 

[jam1e]

ok thanks .. yeah it does look like that .. the only way I'll be able to put an anemone in that tank would be if I put it at the very top .. or should I not get one at all?

 

[lion_crazz]

Originally Posted by Jam1e
ok thanks .. yeah it does look like that .. the only way I'll be able to put an anemone in that tank would be if I put it at the very top .. or should I not get one at all?
Do not get one at all. Most anemones need very intense light. The types of anemones that perculas host, which are carpet and ritteri, need metal halide.

 

[mal3]

Originally Posted by lion_crazz
Do not get one at all. Most anemones need very intense light. The types of anemones that perculas host, which are carpet and ritteri, need metal halide.
I have kept anemones for many years under pc lighting and vho, without MH.
There has to be enough light. I had a malu anemone for 5 years. It grew from 5" to the size of a dinner plate in a 50 gallon with 210 watts of pc's.
I had a Large carpet in a 65 for three years with 200 watts of pc light. (now in a 58 gallon under PC's)
I had BTA's for years under PC's.
I have LTA for over 5 years under MH. I did not try them under PC. (no room)
Just have good water and lots of light. 4 to 5 watts per gallon. The tank should be 24" or less. Lots of water flow too.
Thanks
Mal