4 Bulb T5 on 75 gallon Tank

Juano908 · Sep 17, 2013

Can I keep any Anemone with this setting?...BT Nem?

Xavier613 · Sep 17, 2013

What type of fixture? How high up do you plan on having rocks for the nem to climb up? What type of bulbs?

If individually reflected ati or similar quality bulbs, and high rockwork, you should be ok.

Juano908 · Sep 17, 2013

ATI bulbs 2 blue+ and 2 actinic, no individual reflector and about 1 foot above from the rockwork.

BuGG · Sep 17, 2013

I think the blue+ and actinics will give you a lot of blue spectrum. You can change 1 of each for either purple+ or coral+. Those have some red and green spectrum and brighter (whiter) to the eyes. So they may put out more PAR for keeping anemones.

Also don't forget about flow. Some anemones like strong flow.

Juano908 · Sep 17, 2013

I know I don't have many color options with only 4 bulb, I'll try changing at least one bulb, I have two 800 gph power heads and 780 gph return pump.

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Juano908 · Sep 17, 2013

Bugg do you have any anemone in your tank?
I didn't see any that I remember.

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Xavier613 · Sep 17, 2013

Blue plus have some of the highest par ratings for t5 bulbs, more than some whites. No need to change out any of those. I would look into a purple plus to swap with an actinic though.

Without reflectors you are pushing it, but I'm not gonna say it can't be done.

BuGG · Sep 17, 2013

Yes, i have an RBTA.

Juano908 · Sep 17, 2013

That's what I'm thinking about to do, change one of the actinic for a purple plus.
Bugg you have so many nice corals in your tank I have missed it.

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