Caring for Rose Anemones the right way

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1. Lighting requirements

Bubble tip Anemones are a medium light Anemone.

They do not require Metal Halide lighting, in fact they hide from such bright light until

fully adjusted to it, which could take weeks .

They will thrive under VHO lighting very well

(see the pictures I have added) if you have rock work that they can

climb up on to reach more light if they feel the need to.

 Here is a picture of my 75 gallon tank with VHO lighting by Orbit.

It is a 4 lamp fixture  and each lamp is 96 watt.

I love the Orbit fixtures as they have built in Moon lights usually,

fans on both ends that run when the lights

are turned on to keep the fixture cool.

They are easy to replace the bulbs which are available at most SW stores or on line.

If your BTA wanders around for a bit it is either unhappy with the water flow,

or is looking for food.

If it hides, it is trying to get away from bright light or is new to your tank

and is just  trying to get used  to your tank.

Be patient and do not move your new Anemone.

It will come out of hiding on its own.

3. Timers for lights

My lights are on from 8am to around 9pm.

 I have placed all of my tanks lights on timers, no more late turn offs.

Here is my 125 gallon with VHO over it..

4. Fixture information

There are no longer BTA's in this tank.

Because of the shrooms taking over the tank, they have all been

moved into the 75 gallon.

It has a 72" Orbit fixture over it with 6-96 watt bulbs.

Right now the Actinic is out over the right side, thus the orange color on the right.

But as you can see, there is plenty of light for any softy's that you would like to keep.

The fixture comes with legs that let it sit on the edge of the top of the tank and very nicely made.

5. Some of the buds

Below are 3 baby Anemones that used to be under this fixture.( Buds from my large Anemones)

The Actinic is off . They are in the center of the above picture.

6.More on the lamps

So please remember that the more light you have, the happier your tank critters will be.

But I do have to say that MH lighting is not needed for BTA's.

I also replace all lamps at 8 to 12 months, whether they are out or not.

I can always tell a difference when I replace the lamps, as the tanks are much brighter and the Anemones

always respond to the new bulbs by laying back down and not reaching for light like they tend

to do when the lamps are loosing their brightness.

I buy all of my bulbs from Dr's Foster and Smith when they put them on sale yearly.

I buy enough for 2 years just in case one is broken in shipping or one goes out for some reason.