How much light do Anenomes require?

Beverly · #1 06-26-2006, 08:44 PM

We've got an RBTA in my 36" x 18" x 24" high tank lit with 4 x 95 watt VHOs. The RBTA is up pretty high in the tank. It gets fairly low water movement and hasn't moved more than an inch or two since December 2005. It has no bubble tips, but is about six times the size now as when first introduced to the tank. A pair of PITA tomato clowns host in it.

We've also got a GBTA in our 24" x 18" x 24" high tank lit with a 175w 14000K MH. It's located low in the tank and also gets low water movement. This anemone moved around quite a bit when we first got it in Oct or Nov 2005, and I'm pretty sure the movement was caused by too much water flow at the front of the tank. It has split twice and we sold the clones. The GBTA we have left has huge bubbles since we replaced the old bulb with a new one, and is also about six times the size of the original GBTA. A pair of ocellaris clowns host in it, but since they've begun spawning regularly, they don't spend much time in the GBTA anymore.

Have videos of both BTAs and can post links to them if you are interested.

Puff · #2 06-26-2006, 10:29 PM

i still havent decided exactly which anenomes i want. but i have plenty of time to further research and make my choice.

thanks a lot for all the help.

and beverly, if you could, id love to see those videos

OCDP · #3 06-26-2006, 11:21 PM

IMO , you should start with something hardy. Like a BTA. If you succeed and can keep it long-term.. then advance to a harder to keep anemone. Just a suggestion, may save you some money and headaches. I know that once you start getting into carpets, sebaes, and magnificas.. things get a bit more tricky. So make sure you read up. Anemones are great!! But to keep one requires quite a bit, and your research and preparation will pay off big time.

TheReefGeek · #4 06-26-2006, 11:24 PM

I would go with a long tentacle over a BTA if you have halides, because they will stay in the sand and not move all over your rockwork knocking down corals and burning them.

But second to a long tentacle, I recommend a BTA as well.

Puff · #5 06-26-2006, 11:26 PM

i was looking at both today in a store. i like both types...guess i just have to really read up before i make any kind of decision.

with this marine tank im treating it much differently than my freshwater tanks. with my freshwater tanks i was too much of an impulse buyer, "oh...ive been looking for one of those FOREVER!! better get it now...." lol

its safe to say i learned my lesson, and havent bought fish in around a year. actually i just cleared out well over half of my fish.lol

im down to a small tank of africans and my flowerhorn.lol

Beverly · #6 06-27-2006, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Puff

and beverly, if you could, id love to see those videos

Don't know why, but video download times seem to be longer than usual, so please be patient. You might want to right click on them, save them to your desktop, then play them.

One of the more recent GBTA videos...

http://www.lostmymarblz.com/v-gbta-ja-ap-06.wmv
January 17 to April 25, 2006
(320 x 240 pixels, 10.5 MB, 2:21 minutes)

Video of the RBTA being fed...

http://www.lostmymarblz.com/v-rbta-f...s-ja-21-06.wmv
January 21, 2006
(320 x 240 pixels, 5.7 MB, 1:28 minutes)

Gads, two BTAs sure look small back then compared to how they look today. Should make a new vid of each of them some day soon to show the difference in size.

For all my reef videos....

http://www.lostmymarblz.com/videos.htm