BTA lighting?

[Ro Bow]

Hi i will have a 15 gallon cube nano tank with a bubble tip anemone and some corals (hard and soft) the dimensions are 16 by 16 by 14 . will this light be good to house a BTA? Thanks

 

[Jekyl]

Looks like it should work. I know others on here use that light. Just make sure your tank matures before adding an anemone or it won't make it even with the best lighting.

 

[Spare time]

You would be better off with their 50w fixture or 2 of those one's that you linked. The thing to remember with those lights is that their par map is at 24 inches away and the spread is not fantastic so you will need more to cover areas of your tank if you use the mounting arm (cut the spread in half and double the par values they give you) and that will tell you the par and spread at the surface of the water).

 

[Ro Bow]

ok, so This one would be fine? Thanks for helping

 

[Spare time]

ok, so This one would be fine? Thanks for helping

Yes at 8 inches off the water surface the par map they provide should be decently accurate but does not account for light reflecting off the glass. Run the blues at max.

 

[Ro Bow]

Looks like it should work. I know others on here use that light. Just make sure your tank matures before adding an anemone or it won't make it even with the best lighting.

how long until my tank matures? should i add it before or after i add fish? I have a clownfish, so i should probably add it before the fish right? Thanks

 

[Jekyl]

No. I wouldn't get an anemone for about 9 months to a year after your tank is up and running. They don't do well in young tanks. I lost 2 of them trying too early.

 

[Pistondog]

Fyi, The specs describe par at 24 inches in air, not saltwater
Spectrum looks good

 

[Jekyl]

Get passed your ugly stage and have coraline all over with stable parameters. Then you're ready for an anemone.

 

[Ro Bow]

ok. thanks

 

[Ro Bow]

Wait, i add corals right away though, right?

 

[Ro Bow]

as soon as im ready to add fish i can add corals too?

 

[Ro Bow]

both hard and soft ones

 

[Jekyl]

That light you selected won't do SPS. I would wait a couple weeks and try some easy ones. Just Google beginner corals. You can add a few clean up crew members when you add your fish

Edit: maybe that light can do SPS I don't own it. If you try keep them high up.

 

[Sdot]

Wait, i add corals right away though, right?

No sir!!

as soon as im ready to add fish i can add corals too?

Not at all

That light you selected won't do SPS. I would wait a couple weeks and try some easy ones. Just Google beginner corals. You can add a few clean up crew members when you add your fish

Edit: maybe that light can do SPS I don't own it. If you try keep them high up.

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[Spare time]

That light you selected won't do SPS. I would wait a couple weeks and try some easy ones. Just Google beginner corals. You can add a few clean up crew members when you add your fish

Edit: maybe that light can do SPS I don't own it. If you try keep them high up.

It can do sps (in the upper half center of the tank where it should be above 200 for par). The edges would be a no go for sps.