reef lighting

[trustinno1]

ok i have 20 gallon long with t5s for lighting 4x24 watt bulbs so 96 whats in your opion is this adaquet lighting or do i need more....how big is tour tank an what do u use

[FoMoCo Master Tech]

I think 96w is plenty for a 20g.
I have a 75 with 6x54 T5's.

[trustinno1]

what all do u keep in your tank the reason i ask is my new nem didnt make it i thought maybe it was light related cause everyting else is ok s what am i doin wrong

[Original Fin]

Nems are some of the most difficult inverts to keep succesfully. If your tank has been running for less than a year, I wouldn't even try it. Also, I can tell you that a 20 is really too small. Unless you had it daisy chained to a much larger system, the problem is that such a small volume of water is prone to instability of critical parameters like temperature, salinity and PH.

Sorry to be a wet blanket, but this has just been my experience, and I've lost two GBTA's (55G system) in my first year in the hobby. I've given up on nems for a while myself.

[FoMoCo Master Tech]

Nems are some of the most difficult inverts to keep succesfully. If your tank has been running for less than a year, I wouldn't even try it. Also, I can tell you that a 20 is really too small. Unless you had it daisy chained to a much larger system, the problem is that such a small volume of water is prone to instability of critical parameters like temperature, salinity and PH.

Sorry to be a wet blanket, but this has just been my experience, and I've lost two GBTA's (55G system) in my first year in the hobby. I've given up on nems for a while myself.

+1. Lighting would be last on the suspect list.

[trustinno1]

well i did thw transfer a few weeks ago to the 20 long i know this is small for a nem but i am upgrading slowly so it dosent hit the pocket so hard i check my water daily so i just dont get i know it can also be hit or miss wiht these critters i have gotten mine at petco an wondeing if that is the problem so i will try one more time from petsoultions online because they offer a 14 live gurantee so we will see i think i will try a bubble one more time an if this one dies im through with them for a bit......