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[justrock79]

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I looked at the reviews on Amazon and there are pictures of people with anemones on there tank using that light. However I don't know how successful they are long term from a picture.

Ideally you could rent a par meter and test the light output. See if you can get it in the ranges that anemones look for which is somewhere around 220 par.

Yea, from the specs (par) I've read it's just below what's recommended for anemone, but from pics & things it seems to be ok. Was just wondering what experiences others have had with this light. I don't want to get a living thing just to have it die due to my lack of research

 

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Welcome to R2R! Sorry can't help with the light.

 

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[j90ramos]

Hi guys & gals,

I'm brand new here to this forum. I've had fish tanks off and on in the past, mostly brackish but am exploring reef tanks now.
I have a question tho: I have this light which is working well for my corals,

NICREW Saltwater Aquarium Light, Marine LED Fish Tank Light for Coral Reef Tanks,​

But is it ok for anemones?​

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[Jsnyder154]

Hi welcome!
I'm new here also, but I do have experience with reef tanks.
The light is ok.
But seriously think twice about getting an Anemone.
They are beautiful but they are quite deadly.
They can get up and walk around whenever they "feel" like it.
Effectively killing anything in their path.
They will kill fish and corals with all the beauty and elegance of natures fury.
They will even kill most captive bred clownfish that have no sting immunity.
Clowns build up immunity in nature.
They are not simply born with it.
And to be honest they rarely host what you eant them too.
So if you want the "look" of an Anemone without the danger. I would recommend Duncans and Euphyllia (Hammers, Frogspawn, Torches). But wait on the torch until you are 100% on the tanks stability.
Anemones are hard to keep and are dangerous as can be.
They can even sting you.
They really need a species specific tank with perfect conditions.
So unless you just want a tank filled with murder flowers then Anemones may not be the best choice.

 

[justrock79]

Hi welcome!
I'm new here also, but I do have experience with reef tanks.
The light is ok.
But seriously think twice about getting an Anemone.
They are beautiful but they are quite deadly.
They can get up and walk around whenever they "feel" like it.
Effectively killing anything in their path.
They will kill fish and corals with all the beauty and elegance of natures fury.
They will even kill most captive bred clownfish that have no sting immunity.
Clowns build up immunity in nature.
They are not simply born with it.
And to be honest they rarely host what you eant them too.
So if you want the "look" of an Anemone without the danger. I would recommend Duncans and Euphyllia (Hammers, Frogspawn, Torches). But wait on the torch until you are 100% on the tanks stability.
Anemones are hard to keep and are dangerous as can be.
They can even sting you.
They really need a species specific tank with perfect conditions.
So unless you just want a tank filled with murder flowers then Anemones may not be the best choice.

I'm not so worried about our anemone, our clown fish have been hosting it since the first week & it has been fine, so are other fishes & things. We have Duncans, a hammer, a frogspawn, gani, zoas and a few others. Things seem to be going well

 

[Jsnyder154]

I'm not so worried about our anemone, our clown fish have been hosting it since the first week & it has been fine, so are other fishes & things. We have Duncans, a hammer, a frogspawn, gani, zoas and a few others. Things seem to be going well

That is awesome. I have bad luck with getting the clowns to host the Anemone. They usually pick a powerhead or something to spite me I think. But it's great you got them to host and everything is going great. What size tank are they in? And how long has it been up for? If you don't mind me asking.