Anemone Lighting

[40g Nano]

Good lighting for a 24" cube clownfish/anemone harem tank

 

[40g Nano]

Red sea 50, AI prime, kessil a160we?

 

[40g Nano]

or do i need something more powerful?

 

[j.falk]

AI Prime will work. It has a 24" x 24" coverage area.

Also note that the tank is too small for a clownfish harem long term.

 

[40g Nano]

Will it penetrate 19" though?

 

[j.falk]

Will it penetrate 19" though?

Yep.

 

[40g Nano]

It can be done though.

 

[40g Nano]

You don't really know until you try
Auto feeder, lots of BTA, good places to hide, and tank stability are keys to success

 

[j.falk]

24" x 24" space is not enough room long term...but go ahead...you go prove me wrong. Lots of people have tried it and lots of people have failed. Maybe you'll be the unicorn.

 

[40g Nano]

Only one becomes big (dominant female), one a little smaller, (dominant male) ,then the rest are smaller

 

[40g Nano]

I was thinking 8-10 of them

 

[40g Nano]

My lfs always has dozens of tiny clowns

 

[KorD]

I am using the AI hydra and my nems love it.
Before that I have used black boxes and also the varaspectra lights. Have not had an issue with those either. Just make sure they are full spectrum and you should be good.

For the clown harem..... I would not advise it in a small tank. Even the nano clowns will get up to 4 inches long. It might work at first, but there will be a lot of fighting. The female will become mega aggressive when she is ready to lay eggs

 

[40g Nano]

Hydra 26 or 32?

 

[40g Nano]

I dont want to light my house on fire with a black box.
Look at a review

 

[j.falk]

I am using the AI hydra and my nems love it.
Before that I have used black boxes and also the varaspectra lights. Have not had an issue with those either. Just make sure they are full spectrum and you should be good.

For the clown harem..... I would not advise it in a small tank. Even the nano clowns will get up to 4 inches long. It might work at first, but there will be a lot of fighting. The female will become mega aggressive when she is ready to lay eggs

Hydra would definitely be better than a Prime...but the tank is still too small for a harem long term. It might work out for 8 - 12 months but after that I'll bet the pair starts killing off all the others per usual.

 

[KorD]

Hydra 26 or 32?

Go with the 32’s... I’m currently using three of the 52’s

Black boxes won’t burn down your house unless you get the cheapest made.

 

[40g Nano]

My plan is a harem with 5-6 bubble tips and an ai prime

 

[40g Nano]

And 6 clowns

 

[40g Nano]

One anemone for each clown seems like the best method of success based on reading