Lighting Question; 15 gallon

stinkiwan · 04/10/2015, 09:11 AM

I live in a small apartment and for the past year i have had an aqueon 15 gallon column up and running with some zoas, shrooms and a long tentacle anemone (rescue from petco it was horribly bleached). The tank has been running like a dream.

At my parents old house i still have a large 50 gallon lps/softie tank running successfully for when the nem gets to big.

The equipment list for the 15 is

a sunpod 70w mh
current USA orbit LED 18-24
2 hydor 240 powerheads
50w fluval heater
LX-1000s HOB Protein Skimmer (overkill i know)

I have been wanting to add a monti or a birdsnest but am hesitant because i don't think i have enough light. Any input?

stinkiwan · 04/10/2015, 09:35 AM

forgot to add measurements of the tank are (15.25 X 15.25 X 26.5)

lighthouze08 · 04/10/2015, 10:41 AM

that 70w MH should be enough to keep birdsnest and monti in your 15 gallon. Ive seen birdsnest grown with 2 t5ho

04/10/2015, 09:11 AM	#1
stinkiwan Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 24	Lighting Question; 15 gallon I live in a small apartment and for the past year i have had an aqueon 15 gallon column up and running with some zoas, shrooms and a long tentacle anemone (rescue from petco it was horribly bleached). The tank has been running like a dream. At my parents old house i still have a large 50 gallon lps/softie tank running successfully for when the nem gets to big. The equipment list for the 15 is a sunpod 70w mh current USA orbit LED 18-24 2 hydor 240 powerheads 50w fluval heater LX-1000s HOB Protein Skimmer (overkill i know) I have been wanting to add a monti or a birdsnest but am hesitant because i don't think i have enough light. Any input?

04/10/2015, 10:41 AM	#3
lighthouze08 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: VA Posts: 843	that 70w MH should be enough to keep birdsnest and monti in your 15 gallon. Ive seen birdsnest grown with 2 t5ho __________________ _____________

04/10/2015, 09:35 AM	#2
stinkiwan Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 24	forgot to add measurements of the tank are (15.25 X 15.25 X 26.5)