Light

[Jross1984]

Can you have tow much light I have 2 t5 lights 1 white 1 blue and thinking of getting another light because I have a sand anemone now but I have green star polyps near the top and don't want to stress it out what do you think ?

 

[oyf709]

some more detail on your tank would be helpful. Size? Dimension?
and 2 T5 at wat watts?

 

[Jross1984]

some more detail on your tank would be helpful. Size? Dimension?
and 2 T5 at wat watts?

Sorry I'm new to this I have 2 24 watt t5 my tank is 30 gal the lights are 438 mm long

 

[Dude1982]

The more the better really I would put 4 tubes over your tank. The tubes should cover the the length of the tank. I have star polyps at the top of my rock work and its under a 8 tube 8x54w light unit

 

[Jross1984]

The more the better really I would put 4 tubes over your tank. The tubes should cover the the length of the tank. I have star polyps at the top of my rock work and its under a 8 tube 8x54w light unit

Thanks what about the heat and evap

 

[Dude1982]

T5's don't kick out that much heat so you will be fine with 4 tubes over it. It won't make much difference with evap

 

[Dude1982]

If you lived close to me I would sell you a Hagen glo 2x24w light starter for really really cheap as its sat under my tank doing nothing lol

 

[oyf709]

You will need more than the 2x24w T5 to keep the anemone happy in your tank.

 

[Dude1982]

Oh yeah oyf709 is right anemone's need intense lighting and pristine water quality. Maybe stick 6 tubes over your tank, until then keep it well fed by target feeding it meaty foods every week. I feed my 4 nems with a turkey Baster and blast it with mysis !

 

[Jross1984]

If you lived close to me I would sell you a Hagen glo 2x24w light starter for really really cheap as its sat under my tank doing nothing lol

I'm in Southampton not sure where you are

 

[Dude1982]

I'm in the uk cleethorpes near Grimsby !

 

[oyf709]

also worth to mention is that , using T5 require on top of bulb change. Make sure you will do the bulb change every 8 too 12 months. your coral and especially your anemone need proper spectrum to grow and survive.

 

[Mr. Crabs]

2 T5's is not much. Probably good for viewing fish only. 4 T5's would be a bare minimum to keep corals or photo inverts. Especially if the T5's are standards and not even high output.