sufficient light for an anemone

[billium]

I am new to the hobby and just inherited a 40 gallon tank with a couple of clown fish ( I think they are false percs) and I wanted to know if i could get a sebay anemone for them. this is my first post so i will try to list all realavant specs of my tanks but i am specifically concerned with lighting.
tank harware- eclipse 3 filter with a biowheel, power compact 55watt smart lamp, and a rio 200 powerhead

Livestock- cleaner shrimp, emerald crab, peppermint shrimp, about seven hermit crabs (don't know what kind), about 10 snails one of which i know is a mexican turbo and a couple of mushrooms.

[sherm71tank]

I would not try to keep a seabae anemone under that light. It is my understanding that they require fairly intense lighting and also prefer a sandy substrate.

[clown fanatic]

that type of light wont be able to support any anemone for a long period of time. i would scrap the eclipse if you look to get a light that will fit you tank. you could rig a light to it but then you have filtration to consider. it would most likely be best to get a protien skimmer. they will add more air to the water and make your anemone happier . this is kind of costly so if your not looking to buy at LEAST better lights i would stear clear from an anemone.

[PSEUDOREEFER]

Look into refugiums, best filtration possible IMO. Skimmers aren't needed, but helpful. As far as lighting, metal halide is my favorite, but that's not to say that pc's or VHO's aren't sufficient. I had a very successful soft coral tank that ran off of 440 watts of VHO on a 75 - with a LTA. Metal halides however, will ensure that lighting won't be an issue with sps, clams or high light anemones (sebaes). As far as a first anemone, I would highly suggest getting a BTA over a sebae. BTA anemones are cheap, available and easy to care for (sebaes are only cheap and available ).