sicklids
salt water dummy
if i get one of these will it live in my predator tank? is it a good idea? wanted to add diversity to the tank, just something different to stare at.
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daugherty
part time reefer
do you have enough light for it. and yes it shoud be ok as long as you have the light
sicklids
salt water dummy
i have 50/50's so probably not, but i got a friend that has ran just some florescents for a year and a half with his condi and its fine, im not saying that thats the best thing by no means, but i thought i would at least give it a try. i got another friend that has a 300 gallon reef tank, so if the condi appears to do badly in mine, he said he would be glad to take it off my hands. just wanted something different to stare at for a while.
daugherty
part time reefer
i think that a condi is a lower light nem but i really am not shure on their light requirements. do you only have one light bulb?
sicklids
salt water dummy
no, theres 2, its a 55 gallon tank for now, i got a 120 gallon in the back room, however i am waiting until i move to set it up, dont want to have to break it down and move it just after having set it up.
daugherty
part time reefer
i would not do it it will more than likly not be enough light at all
daugherty
part time reefer
that is only 80w with those lights less than 1w per gal i am shure it will die quickly
sicklids
salt water dummy
alright, i was just wondering. the guy at the LFS has a rose anemone and all hes running is some 50/50's and he has been able to maintain this thing and even got it to split, so now he has 2. i know the rose anemone requires alot of light, but somehow hes done really well with it.
sicklids
salt water dummy
no, its a 55 gallon tank. when i upgrade to the 120 there will be some t5's in there. but for now i would assume that 80w in a 55 gallon tank is okay?
daugherty
part time reefer
that i dont understand if they are only Floressent bulbs but maybe t5's or vhos
daugherty
part time reefer
well that is only 1.45 watts per gal not good for a nem at all
sicklids
salt water dummy
no, just plain ole bulbs you get from walmart, i dont understand it either. the other guy at the LFS has a reef tank and cant keep a rose alive in it and hes got all the good lights, metal halides and such, and Matt, the guy with the fluroscents, keeps all kinds of stuff going. dont know what hes doing, but apparently the SW gods favor this guy.
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sicklids
salt water dummy
how many watts would be adequate for a nem?
daugherty
part time reefer
most nem require about 8w or more most of them need more light than most corals
daugherty
part time reefer
i had 10w per gal in my 50 when i had my nem
sicklids
salt water dummy
i see. well i was thinking of starting a "nemo tank" for my 3 year old. i got a 20g long so i would probably need a really good light for that huh. if i was to do that what type of nem should i get for the clowns to host in?
daugherty
part time reefer
i bet you could do it with a 6 bulb t5 setup as long as it has ir's
sicklids
salt water dummy
well, seeing as how i am going to be upgrading to the 120 hopefully in the near future, i dont want to blow a bundle of cash on the 55. so i guess it will just have to wait.
daugherty
part time reefer
clowns will not always host a nem but carpets are one but they are very hard to take care of even though they say they are one of the easier ones. a buble tip is a good one but even then you never know if a clown will host it. also nems have a record of eating their host fish sometimes.
daugherty
part time reefer
this is the light that i just ordered for my 75 http://www.catalinaaquarium.com/pro...=1447&osCsid=16f6d774bf0f376a0d946ebb79857ed2gal
