Sunlight for anemone?

[maxberter]

New to the hobby...
I was wondering if the amount of sunlight my tank receives could possibly support an anemone? It gets a few hours of direct sun (through a frosted window) in the morning (portion of the tank) and indirect sun light the rest of the day. The direct sun may shift through the year, I'm not sure yet.
I dont have any artificial lights besides the room light.
Thoughts?
Direct:

Indirect:

 

[blaxsun]

Hard to say.

 

[James M]

Probably not.

 

[jda]

Sunlight is great. That is probably not enough, but only a light meter can tell. Need to get at least 200ish PAR for 6-8 hours to have a chance.

 

[CasperOe]

I sat up a cold water tank with cold-water anemones local to the waters around the UK. It was a fun experience and I got on allright just by keeping the tank close to a window with lots of natual light.

As the anemones I kept are native to the UK and accustomed to that sort of lighting, it went rather well!

Think about where the anemones that you want to keep live. That is the conditions you are trying to replicate in a glass box.

 

[Sleeping Giant]

probably not, the sunlight will be degraded by the time it gets to the anemone

 

[maxberter]

Thanks everyone. If I give it a try I will report back...

 

[bluemon]

I remember a reef tank with a dedicated sunlight set up on RC many years ago.

If you have the right set up, and live in the right part of the world, it would beat any artificial light.

But not through that small frosted window

 

[Hhaynie]

Aiptasia might be cool, and not a pest if there isn’t any corals for them to sting. They would be able to create a ton of movement too.