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beaker5
08/17/2006, 09:31 AM
Hi,
I have a few BTAs in my 80g. Due to splitting, the population of anemones is growing in that tank. I wanted to start a 33g tank and move one or two BTAs into it. The 33g tank is only equiped with fluorescent lighting.
Question: Will the BTAs be able to make do with that amount of lighting?
Thanks in advance for your responses.
Dubbin1
08/17/2006, 09:48 AM
Are we talking about HO florescent lighting? If so how many watts are they? If not HO then no, they will not survive.
RichConley
08/17/2006, 10:08 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7957668#post7957668 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Dubbin1
Are we talking about HO florescent lighting? If so how many watts are they? If not HO then no, they will not survive.
I've got a couple of BTAs under NO fluoros, so I beg to differ.
skeeter-doc
08/17/2006, 10:30 AM
well what kind of lighting are the orignals under now in the 80?
I have always had great luck with BTA's under PC lighting
beaker5
08/17/2006, 10:36 AM
The 80g is under PCs
Actually, I checked my lighting for the 33g, and discovered the ballast is dead. I would have to buy a new lighting system for the 33g. However, I didn't want to pay for PCs. I think it is a lot more expensive than simple fluorescents.
Worse come to worse, I can run an experiment by putting the BTA in the 33g with fluorescents and see how it fares. If it doesn't look good, I can always move it back to the 80g. Does anyone see any issues with that?
No, the fluorescents weren't HO.
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