Edward2788
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Aug 23, 2013
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I've had my BTA for about 2months and it lost color. I feed it 3 times a week and have a 20w light. What is wrong with it?
Agree, not nearly enough light. Also you could be harming it by feeding so often. With the right lighting you shouldn't need to feed it at all...
with a45 gallon tank your gonna need a 6-t5 at minimum. For close to the same price you could go with a Tao 120 watt dimmable. Also you don't need to feed your anemones. Your clowns will take care of it and the flow will blow extra into them.What like and how many watts would you recommend
with a45 gallon tank your gonna need a 6-t5 at minimum. For close to the same price you could go with a Tao 120 watt dimmable. Also you don't need to feed your anemones. Your clowns will take care of it and the flow will blow extra into them.
your set up is only 3 months old, way too new to keep a nem, and also as others said, you are going to have to upgrade your lighting a long way to even have a chance
I agree with the 120w taotronics light.
Check this one out, its affordable and very effective.
New Dimmable 120W Aquarium Coral Reef Fish Tank White Blue LED Light Black US | eBay
You are going to need this light asap if you want to keep your nem alive.
In the future I would highly recommend researching things to buy before trying to buy them. It will save you a lot of grief down the road in situations like this, not to mention money. If that nem dies in your tank it has the potential to nuke the tan killing everything else in it.
Hi - just saw this link and don't mean to hijack it however I have the same size tank and have a couple of miserable corals whilst others are thriving including my nems. I am sure it is the lighting. I have the same size tank with an Aqua One 2 bulb light 10 000 output for the marine blue globe and high output ( Chinese brand ) for the white globe- recommended by LFS for my anemone and soft corals based on the 2nd hand tank I had just purchased. I had a look at this link- thanks for adding it as it helps so much. Do you know if these can sit straight on glass lids or do they have to be suspended like the diagram? I have been looking at different lighting and forum links and people talk about acclimatising your corals to the new lighting with shade cloths etc ( prob for the T5s- this one has a dimmer and fan which interests me). Can get a bit confusing. Soft corals are doing well as are some hard.
Hi - just saw this link and don't mean to hijack it however I have the same size tank and have a couple of miserable corals whilst others are thriving including my nems. I am sure it is the lighting. I have the same size tank with an Aqua One 2 bulb light 10 000 output for the marine blue globe and high output ( Chinese brand ) for the white globe- recommended by LFS for my anemone and soft corals based on the 2nd hand tank I had just purchased. I had a look at this link- thanks for adding it as it helps so much. Do you know if these can sit straight on glass lids or do they have to be suspended like the diagram? I have been looking at different lighting and forum links and people talk about acclimatising your corals to the new lighting with shade cloths etc ( prob for the T5s- this one has a dimmer and fan which interests me). Can get a bit confusing. Soft corals are doing well as are some hard.
How about this light? The other one advertised is in USA only. This one is a bit pricey I think however I need one which has legs as I have a cabinet hood
2ft 60cm Cree Aquarium LED Reef Grow Light 3 Watt Leds First Class Light | eBay