What kind of lights do Bubble tip anemones like?

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I was just using the two small 24" cheap florescent bulbs that came with the used Walmart complete
55 gal kit that I bought off someone.  I just switched to a 48" Coral
life130w
w/ 2 65w 6700k compact florescent bulbs that I just bought, installed
and ran for about 4 hours on Tueday. The cheap Walmat lights had been
on for about 8 hours before hand. He hasn't been two happy with
the new light.  I also have some purple mushrooms that weren't too
happy at first either. The mushrooms I think are coming around but the
bubble tip anemone
shriveled after running the lights for 3 to 4 hours this morning. I
turned the
lights off for 4 to 5 hour and he was happy again. Then turned them
back on for
about 8 hours and he seemed ok with it, but maybe not too happy but he
did eat the
krill I gave him.  I just bought the anemone on Saturday and switched the lights on Tuesday. Any help would be appreciated!

 - Temp: maintain at 78 degrees

 - SG / salinity:  1.235/  32

 - pH: ?

 - dKH / alk: ?

 - nH3 / ammonia: ?

 - nO2 / nitrite: ?

 - nO3 / nitrate: ?

 - Ca / Mg / pO4 : ?

 -Tank has been up and running for about 6 weeks.  It has two 30 to
60  gallon Walmart hang on filters. I started out by putting in 20lbs. live sand I bought
at Petco, about 9lbs of live rock I bought at Pet Village in Bountiful
that I poled out out their refugium under one of their coral tanks, 4
damsels I hate, some fake plastic logs and fake plastic plants, one
larger hermit and larger snail that hitchhiked in on the rocks. Then 2
to 3 weeks later I add 10 hermits. I ran the tank with the lights on
for 10 to 12 hours a day sometime much longer didn't change any water
for a month and I have purple coralline growing everywhere, even on the
fake logs and good algae growth, almost to good. I just this past
weekend add a big piece of dead coral with purple mushrooms, a green
mandarin, 2 small clownfish, and a bubble tip anemone and removed all 4
of them damsels I hated so much. 

Thank you!

Edited by arthuriv - August 13 2009 at 4:53pm