Jonathan,
you're comparing apples to oranges, and you're not really listening here. We're not telling you this stuff to annoy you or keep you from enjoying the hobby. We're telling you this stuff because you honestly arent ready, your tank isnt stable enough, and you dont have the right environment to keep even a relatively hardy anemone like a BTA right now.
okay lets start with your last post...
well my lfs has a full tank of LTA's mixed with sebea's in a 75g with 4x96w pc's or maybe even 4x65w. either way i know they will survive under pc's and since me and my lfs use the same salt, SG, and temp it should be more likely to live then if i order it online or get and H. magnifica online.
How long has your LFS kept LTA's and Sebae's under PC's? A month? Two months? I'd honestly be very surprised if they kept them longer than a few weeks before selling them. They dont stay in business by holding on to livestock. Anemones will waste away slowly when not kept in the proper environment, and it usually takes a couple months for that to happen. Success in keeping anemones is measured in years, not a few months in a LFS sale tank.
You mention that you and the LFS use the same salt, keep the same parameters etc, yet you talk about buying anemones online??? When your LFS is having success at keeping them under PC's??? Why order online if you have a local supply of healthy PC acclimated anemones to choose from?
Finally, H.magnifica is a tough anemone to keep, and rarely ship well. Try to keep a BTA before trying one of these. The Magnificent anemones and Gigantea carpets are the two hardest anemones to keep. I would not suggest starting out with either of them.
why does everyone here under rate pc's sooo much?
i ordered a 4x96w retro from ahsupply.com with 2 10k bulbs and 2 acinitic 03 bulbs.
I'm not under rating them at all, I'm saying they arent enough for what you're trying to keep. You will have two bulbs that are really effective at providing the zooxanthellae in the anemonev with energy for photosynthesis, (10k), and two that will not contribute much beyond making the anemone flouresce, (Actinic 03's). The blue spectrum provided by the 03's has a very low par compared to the 10k's and your'e already dealing with lower light intensity than is ideal for these animals. You're much better replacing the 03's with 10k's. If you think I'm misleading you, do a search on Sanjay Joshi. He's an Engineering Proffessor at Penn State University, and widely recognized as one of the best experts in reef lighting. Read his stuff and tell me what conclusions you come to based on his research.
Finally, ask yourself this... What do I have to gain by talking you out of buying an anemone right now? Whats in it for me if you wait, research, learn, and set up a good anemone environment, and then start keeping them?
Whats in it for the LFS if you buy the anemones right now?
I'm not trying to be a jerk here, none of us are. We're genuinely interested in you being successful in the hobby, so that you stick around in it and help the hobby grow by sharing it with others.
Nick