Mo8cinco
Aquarium Advice Regular
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I need to know the watts per gallon I need fir my aquarium, I have live rock, and anemone. And fish eventually coral! My tank is 55 gal, how many watts do I need for my tank!
Hinds04 said:I'm not sure but I do know this kind of question is the first step, not the second...
None yet ...
+1 and no that anemone is not good..... :-/ first if you wanted to house a anemone , you should have VERY VERY STRONG LIGHTING! Then wait about 8 months to a year...... just to make sure your tank is established, and doesn't go thru ph,nitrates,ammonia,nitrite SWINGS that will kill it.......please do more reading as they have lots of interesting web sites on anemone.
But to answer your question: watts per gallon really can't apply much since lighting has advanced.
For a anemone I say go with any
4xbulb t5 high output.
Or metal halide.. And if you have mucho money LEDs will do.
e_murray said:I want to upgrade mine as well, I have 4 t12 IceCaps. on a 100 gallon.
I cant decide on what to get... I was thinking T5HO's because I cant afford a chiller for the MH.. and LED's I would need to sell my arms and legs... LOL
So really.. how do you calculate how many watts per gallon? I have read 3 to 5 watts. so for my 100 gallon I would need 500 watts?
Right now I have a small pulsing xenia and a mushroom. They are doing fine, but I think I need better lights before I spend any money on sps.