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[Bifferwine]

Originally Posted by mattsummers

i am not sure that you have enough light for anenome, i have been told they need a lot of light in the range of 4 to 5 watts per gallon.

I'd say double this amount. 4 to 5 watts per gallon (although an outdated 'rule' because different lights have different PAR outputs and individual reflectors make a big difference) is good for low to medium light corals. Nems need more light than that.

They usually don't tolerate any nitrates, and seem to do better in tanks that have been established and running for at least a year. I don't know why, but having a mature, established tank makes a difference with long-term success keeping these guys.

[mattsummers]

i had 550 watts of vho lighting on my 150 and i could not keep a nem i tried twice, i now have 660watt of vho and 500watt of mh and i dont have any problem keeping nems. my 2 nems moved to about 10 inches for the lights. also i do not target feed my nems, nems have a hard time with food over 1/4 in diameter.

[sillygoose]

I might add that those are the nems that everybody thought were such ugly ducks Matt has given them the TLC they needed - ugly no more.