Proper Lighting for Bubble Tip Anemone???

I have a 28 watt power compact half actinic half 10000k bulb from coralife running on my 10 gallon reef tank. I have a bubble tip anemone hosting a clownfish in this tank and was wondering if I need to increase the wattage and by how much to keep this anemone alive. Thanks.

 

How long has your tank been up and running. If I were you I would look at a little clamp on MH

 

its been up for about 3 months and the anemone has been in for a little over 1 month.

 

mh + 10 gallon reef tank = heat wave unless you have some way to keep the water from over heating.

 

would a fan work?

 

would help some but you would need to place the mh's high over the tank

 

I have a 70w viper metal halide on my jbj picotope 3 gal with no over heating issues.

 

ok that is the one im looking at getting. Do u have yours high above your tank?

 

3 months is way too young for an anemone to survive, unfortunately. The biological system is too volitile at that stage to sustain anemones. That aside, if the tank was mature enough (minimum of 8 months), 10G is a bit too small for BTAs, since they tend to grow large in the right conditions and needs TONS of dissolved oxygen. They need fairly strong lighting, at least good T5s or moderate MH. Too strong and they will bleach, too weak and they will bleach. Anemones are very hard to keep healthy.

 

I am looking in to getting one in my 125.. and i have 2 250w MH's with 4 65w pc actinics.