new t5. So what can it support?

Hey i was told to get a T5 fixture. Here is a link to what i got! eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices

4 bulbs 2x 10000k and 2x actinic.

So what corals will this support? Anemone?

I have a 20 gal tank. I believe its 2ft long by 1 foot wide by 16in tall. So not a ton of water to do down through.

So basically can i put any type of corals i want in there?

Or is a t5 with these bulbs still not enough? Should i just lose the actinic and get 2 6500k? so then 2 10000k and to 6500k?

Kind of new to this hobby. I have a protein skimmer AquaticLife Internal Mini Protein Skimmer 115 good up to 30gal tank, and a power head. Not sure of its rating, but i have another on its way that is a 550 gph so with the both of those and the protein skimmer i will have good flow. I have 2 clown fish, snails, hermits, yellow clown goby, live rock, xoanthids, star polyps, and some other coral i don't remember the name of. And 2 mandarin dragonets coming tuesday. Then i believe my tank will be full on fish and i will just want to add an anemone and more corals. So let me know what kinds i can put in there with this light!

Thanks guys!

 

OH also do i need to acclimate my tank to the new bulbs? how do i do this?

 

You could keep basically anything. Sps has to be at the top. Are you sure you have enough pods to keep two mandarins in a 20g tank? 5 fish in a 20 is overstocked IMO. Be careful,

 

I have the LFS making sure they are eating frozen before i buy them. So that takes care of that.

 

ahh. good. is this a 20L or 20H? i think you could keep basically anything with that light but bulbs and reflectors make a huge difference, a 4 bulb t5 with crappy bulbs is just as good as a 2 bulb t5.

 

It is a 20H. 24 long, 13 wide, 17 high.

 

Nice find... Congrats.

You can definitely keep whatever you want with that unit.

You may want to start with a 4-hour lighting schedule for the first week, then start adding 1 hour each week until you reach your goal. Just keep a close eye on the corals. If they close on you, shorten your daylight by one hour, then start increasing by 1/2 hour per week. If, OTOH, they seem to be stretching out for more light, then bump it up a little faster.

 

Alright. I was planing on rigging up 2 switches, one for the actinic and one fore the 10k bulbs that way i can leave the actinic on all day and the 10k i can acclimate. I do not need to acclimate them to the actinic right?

 

Correct. You should be fine with that.

 

Sweet! Thanks for the info man!