enough light? - Aquarium Advice

fishdoc · 03-09-2006, 10:50 PM

I currently have a 55g folar tank and was looking to upgrade my lighting to a PC 260w. What coral/anenomes can I add with that light?
Thanks

**lando** · 03-10-2006, 07:53 AM

You can keep a wide variety of coarls under this lighting. Leathers, mushrooms, zoos, polyps, other softies and most LPS corals will do just fine under this type of light. A lower light anemone such as the bulb tip will do fine as well. The only thing you should stay away from are most SPS corals, clams and higher-light anemones.

fishdoc · 03-10-2006, 10:07 AM

What about anenome's for Prec clowns?

hackteck · 03-10-2006, 11:36 AM

you could host a bubble tip with that light setup

afilter · 03-10-2006, 03:38 PM

If you have not purchased the lights yet I suggest you take a look at this thread:

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewto...310&pc_t=52487

Two of these fixtures would cost about $110-120 and IMO provide about the same amount of light with less eneregy and a lot less heat.

I have 4 fixtures on my 90g and am successfully keeping a host of corals and a few lower light anenome.

These fixtures are fairly new (6-8 months) and have not received the due attention.

Just a thought.

Good luck,

Aaron

**lando** · 03-10-2006, 09:29 PM

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What about anenome's for Prec clowns?

Like I mentioned, the BTA will do just fine under that lighting. Please keep in mind that you can never predict if any anemone will host any clown. It is always a crap-shoot. I have a pair of true percs and it took several months before my BTA decided to host them.

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lando Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Savage, MN Posts: 7,613 Images: 46	You can keep a wide variety of coarls under this lighting. Leathers, mushrooms, zoos, polyps, other softies and most LPS corals will do just fine under this type of light. A lower light anemone such as the bulb tip will do fine as well. The only thing you should stay away from are most SPS corals, clams and higher-light anemones. __________________ Some people are like slinkies...they serve no real purpose yet can still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs! Have a great day! Brian

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afilter Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,290 Images: 19	If you have not purchased the lights yet I suggest you take a look at this thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewto...310&pc_t=52487 Two of these fixtures would cost about $110-120 and IMO provide about the same amount of light with less eneregy and a lot less heat. I have 4 fixtures on my 90g and am successfully keeping a host of corals and a few lower light anenome. These fixtures are fairly new (6-8 months) and have not received the due attention. Just a thought. Good luck, Aaron __________________ Aaron Tank: 90 Gal SW Reef in the making See my info for setup and inhabitant details:

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