Photoperiod for long tentacle anemones under T5 HO lighting?

[jp5785]

I'm getting a long tentacle anemone which I'm going to place under 108 watts of T5 HO lighting in my Biocube 29. I was planning on using timers to achieve a photoperiod of 12 hours for my actinics and then 10 hours for my 10k lights (1 hour after actinics turn on and turning off 1 hour before actinics turn off). I'm also planning on feeding the anemone silversides, PE mysis, etc. multiple times per week to supplement my lighting.

Here's a few questions I have and would greatly greatly appreciate anyones help:

1) I was wondering if anyone has experience with long tentacle anemones under T5 lighting and if you could provide any advice for a proper photoperiod.

2) Is the 108 watts of T5 HO sufficient for a long tentacle on a biocube 29? I was thinking about buying a high par LED to add additional light if what I have isn't sufficient.

3) I purchased the anemone from Liveaquaria Diver's Den. The anemone has been living under metal halides, so should I start off on a shorter photoperiod and gradually build up to the full photoperiod?

Thanks!!!!!

-jp5785

[Saltwaternooby]

Your lighting is sufficient, any standard photo period is fine. You could probably shorten yours by a few hours also.

[Saltwaternooby]

Also don't feed the silversides people have had issues occur with them, I feed pieces of raw shrimp.

[jp5785]

Thanks for the reply! What issues have they had with silversides? Contamination or just the bones in them annoying the anemones?

[Saltwaternooby]

I am pretty sure it killed a few look it up on here.

[nathan_krauss]

That is interesting about the silversides, because i just started feeding my BTA silversides and he or she deflates and looks all stringy. I just bought some shrimp and squid so ill try feeding that.