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FAQs on Anemones and Lighting, Design & Fixtures
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Mmm, the usual choices... el sol, all sorts of flavours of
fluorescents... metal halides/HQIs if your system is deep enough, the
anemone species in question can use this much light... There is also
photoadaptation and auxiliary feeding to take into account
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Lighting & Anemones
Hey Bob,
Sweet site. Couple questions: have a 20 long fine
filtration-circulation-water quality etc. Have in it two Ocellaris and
one flame hawk, live rock/sand, and two sebae (I think) anemones. These
were given to me free. I only have a fluorescent light on the tank,
have had the anemones for approximately a month and feed them
silversides once-twice a week. This is too little lighting everyone
says, I know it is, but they seem to be flourishing. Any theories on
why and what I should do or what kind of light I should get, and if so
where is the cheapest I can get it. Poor college student here :)
Thank you for your time
Jamie >>
<Don't know that I would agree with the "too little lighting" for your and other species of anemones commonly kept statement... Have seen MANY situations in the wild where actinarians were in low light settings... and, um, doing fine. So you can understand why photosynthesis may not be such a large or consistent food/source requirement for these "flower animals"... instead, maybe frozen silversides are a preferred input.... But, I would save up and add another fluorescent strip light to your array... or look around in the larger "hardware" stores for a compact fluorescent retrofit that you could/can easily supplant your current regular output with...
Bob FennerRe: Lighting & Anemones
One more thing...when you say another strip light, you mean a normal
fluorescent?? Would that make a difference?
Again thanks for your time,
Jamie
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At the very least, one more normal output fluorescent... something with a CRI of 92 or higher and a temperature of 5,000 K or higher... and mark the inception date on your lamps to remind you when to switch them out/replace them... every six months or so on a 12h daylight cycle.
Bob Fenner
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Anemone
<<Greetings from JasonC, giving Bob time to prepare his turkey>>
> Hi, bob. The pet sore here is offering me a maroon anemone. Can I keep these with my lighting?? 2 x 20 W Trichromatic. Thanks, Bernd
> <<off the cuff and without knowing anything else about your tank, I would say no, that is not enough light to keep an anemone. If you are intent on keeping anemones, you will want to look into a power-compact [PC] form of lighting and try to step it up a notch. There is a step beyond this [metal-halide], but the price, heat, and power consumption are considerably more than PC lighting.
> As an aside to the anemone itself, I am not familiar with a "maroon
anemone" although there is of course the Maroon clown [anemone fish] - is this truly an anemone that is maroon colored or do the folks at the store have a more scientific name for it? There is a problem with some stores/suppliers that will sell anemones that have been dyed so that they are all kinds of fun colors. These colors don't last and they're not really good for the
anemone either. If this is the path you want to head down, do take the time and educate yourself - it will enhance your experience in the long run. If you haven't already, give this URL a read:
> http://www.wetwebmedia.com/anemones.htm
> Cheers - J -->>Re: anemone
Hi and thanks for the quick reply. Happy Thanksgiving to everybody! I don't
know what the maroon anemone looks like. I will find out more when the owner
of the pet store comes. Thanks. Bernd
<<JasonC again, saying: fair enough - a good place to start. Cheers - J-->>
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Lighting Anemones
Thank you so much for your help!!
<I am not sure to who you are referring, but I will definitely forward the compliment. Bob is out of days for the next few days and Anthony Calfo and I, Steven Pro, are pitching in and helping to answer the daily questions.>
I have one more question... in your opinion, do you think for a 55 gallon that two 30 watt 10000k lights and one
30 watt actinic light would be enough for a bubble tip anemone and our other
two anemones (don't know what kind they are, not bubbles, small one is lavender and larger is white with bluish/purplish rouged tips, also two
greenish/sorta brownish sand anemones)?
<Probably not>
All we have is a 36 in long hood and we added the one light... yep I didn't read about how important lots of
lighting is before we got the anemones. We have room to add one more light to our current hood. I've seen what I would really like to get: a set up for
two metal halides and two florescent (well one would be actinic the other regular daylight 10000 k 40 watt type) but don't have $350 for it :(. I have
no corals and don't plan to get any until we upgrade to a larger system...
with better lighting)
<Actually, most people find host anemones to be far more difficult than most corals.>
I want to add a rose bubble tip anemone for the pair of maroon clowns I want to get someday. Yes btw I do feed the
anemones... usually a piece or two of shrimp that has been soaked in Zoe vitamin
supplement every other day or so. And a piece for the purple spotted anemone shrimp! Another question on the lighting, is there a way to buy something
from Loews or Home Depot to be able to mount metal halides in the middle (one on each side of the middle) of our existing hood instead of buying
another fluorescent light mounting system?
<I have seen people do this sort of thing, but these are not designed for high humidity environments. It would be best to buy something specifically built for the aquarium trade.>
Would I need to install a fan as well? Thank you SO much!!! Again!!
<Take a look at this page, http://www.wetwebmedia.com/bubbletipanemones.htm>
Condy anemone
<Anthony Calfo, in your service>
What are the lighting requirements for a Condy anemone?
<depends on where it was collected, but can be categorized as moderate to high light>
I bought one yesterday and currently have a 50 watt bulb on my 125....
<indeed... it would shrivel and die within months>
BUT, I have 4 Coralife ballasts to put on my tank if that will help it.
<if they are standard fluorescent bulbs (40watt?) it will still be too weak for the depth of a 125 gallon tank. Such lights do not penetrate deep enough. The necessary lights to keep this anemone will cost 100X the price of the
anemone...hehe. Do need to research before you buy animals, my friend>
He found a spot near a rock not long after I introduced him into the tank. Would the Custom Sea Life PC's work, too?
<now we are talking, goombah!>
I also bought some live phytoplankton for him to eat as well........
<fine zooplankton as much or more please>
Any info would be great, as I am having a hard time finding info on this anemone.
<not the hardiest in captivity but popular because they are inexpensive. Best regards, Anthony>
Thanks,
Kim
BTA and MH
I wrote about my BTA going to the back of my tank. You suggested too little
light. I currently have 3 watts per gallon in my 120 by compacts. I want to
upgrade. I was reading about MH giving off UV rays. Is this a significant hazard
to me?
<No, not really with any commercial model and proper installation.>
What is the difference between MH grow lights (fixture) and one I would but from
a fish store.
<Some are very similar, but many industrial units cannot light the aquarium
lamps.>
Doesn't the spectrum come from the bulb?
<Yes>
What do I need to look for when buying a fixture?
<Sanjay Joshi has done some comparative studies on fixtures. He has some of
his older works on his webpage. There is a link from WWM. Also, if you have not
already read it, there are some excellent works from hobbyists on the WWM page,
too.>
Thanks again! -Becky
<You are welcome. -Steven Pro>
Anemone needs for lighting (and vice versa)
Hello,
I have a FOWLR 55 gal tank that has been set up for about 8 weeks now. All of its inhabitants are doing great (one yellow tang, one Chromis,
one striped damsel, one flame angel a chocolate chip star and assorted
hermit crabs and emerald crabs. Since I do not have corals I do not have fancy lighting; there are only three 15 watt
fluorescent tubes, one of which is actinic blue. Do you think that's enough light to have an anemone?
<I am sorry to say, you are not even close, more like 220 watts for a 55.>
If so, which kinds of anemones have the most modest lighting needs?
<E. quadricolor has the lowest light requirements, but even they need significantly more light than you currently have. Plus your chocolate chip starfish is a potential predator of anemones.>
Thanks! Ana M. Saavedra
<You are welcome. -Steven Pro>
A Good Friend To His Anemone!
Hi, You were correct in your comments about real sunlight. I thought
the anemone was responding positively to attention from the
clownfish, but actually it is the sunlight that makes it happy. I know this
because the clownfish are now in this anemone full time, but it is when the sun
shines on the anemone that it expands and looks it's best.
<Yep- light is extremely important in anemone husbandry! That Bob Fenner is
one smart guy, huh?>
On days when there is no sun, it does not look as good.
My question is this, I know that most home aquariums are not the ideal
environment for a Heteractis anemone, so I am doing the best I can for my one
including feeding supplements, I just want to check if I am doing the right
thing. Every few feedings I soak its food in Reef Plus to give it some extra
nutrients. Is this a good idea?
<Not a bad idea to enrich foods for most captive animals>
Also, are there any other supplements that could benefit it?
<Just the "supplementation" that you will get by engaging in
regular water changes...>
Also, as it responds to sunlight, I am assuming that my normal lighting may not
be enough. If this is the case, are there any supplements that could help make
up for this?
<Just good feeding and clean water conditions>
Having asked all this, I should just say that the anemone is
currently looking good and has a good rich color, and has actually improved
since I bought it, but I just want to do the best I can.
Cheers
<Sounds like you already are! Keep up the good work! Regards, Scott F>
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