New Condy anemone...is my lighting good enough?

A3beshouri · Aug 7, 2014

Hey guys....So I just bought a Condy anemone about a week ago....he seems very healthy, is eating... and finally found the a good spot to settle in (about halfway up my tank on my rock structure)

I currently have a 70 gallon reef tank with the following lighting
-A 48 inch 2 x 54w Solarmax T5 HO fixture with 2 fresh Giessmann tubes in it (1x pure actinic and 1x mid day tube).
-3x 48 inch TrueLumen Pro LED strips (White/blue mix) which put out 30w each. The tank is 24 inches deep.
-Total of 198w or 2.82 w/gallon
-Tank is 24 inch deep and has been established for over a year and a half

Now, while I do have a BTA that hangs out at the bottom of my tank attached to a rock on the sand bed(which is happy and healthy)...I was wondering if you guys think my tank has enough lighting to support a Concy anemone?

Do you guys think this lighting will be sufficient to keep this guy alive? ....Thanks

vic67 · Aug 7, 2014

Your lighting should be fine for the Condy if it already supports your bta.

A3beshouri · Aug 7, 2014

thanks for the reply...yeah thats what I thought...but when I did the research there seems to be some mixed info out there on the condy....some say its the easiest anemone to care for (beside its moving around and possibly stinging coral/fish)....while others say it is difficult and needs very powerful lighting such as metal halides to keep alive