Lighting for a 20 gallon tall tank

[clownyfish]

I bought this light fixture from a coral store in Tustin. it has two 28 watts in it right now. so, 56 watts total. right now, i have it on my 20 gallon tall. with a toad stool and a bubble tip anemone. do i need to upgrade to a more powerful lighting? I was told by a lfs that this light fixture would work for my tank. please give me some input! I was plannin to have soft coral in the tank.

 

[ReeferEric]

It should do ok, but I would have gone with T5HO or LED. Price point might have been a factor but it should be ok. Before people always thought about watts/gallon but now it's more so with light penetration or rather should have always been. The BTAs require less lighting compared to other anenomies, maybe running them for a little long will help it get all the lighting it needs.

 

[jbird]

i had a bta in a 20 h with 2 x 24 w t5ho and it did fine but now have a 4x24w t5ho and it loves it

 

[clownyfish]

thank you guys! i do want to switch over to leds.. just saving up some money!!