Lighting-anemones

Lighting: Coralife Deluxe Series-Double Linear Strip 36 inch, 192 watt****
96 watt True Atinic 03 Blue **
96 watt 10,000k daylight
Does this support my anemones if not what does

 

What kind of anemone is it?

 

Bubble tip

 

That will be right on the edge of what will work for it. There can never be any real confidence that it is getting enough light to survive. You will at the least need to help it along with feedings about once or twice a week.

4 T5's would do much better for it.

 

It will be fine but bubble tips tend to have that true bubble tip look with more intense lighting. Plus PC lights are being phased out, they are energy hogs, lamps are expensive and they are not good performers..

Just a thought.

 

Avoid PCs like the plague (IMO of course). I would go with a nice T-5 array over your tank. You could do a 4x54W Tek and that would support your nem. However, a 55g is a pretty small tank to put a nem in IMO. I generally don't recommend nems at all. In a 55, it is hard to protect the nem from the powerheads. The tank is just not that big and they do move around pretty well. Just take care.