When some one says your tank should be 6 months to a year before getting an anemone.
my anemone:
day 2(?)
>2 weeks later:
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2 weeks actually. ;Smilie
To be honest this is my first attempt at a reef tank. Though I’ve got years of experience with planted freshwater aquariums it that’s any consolation.
Idk how much that translates as I’ve never done freshwater. So, you might be totally fine, there are a ton of factors that go into it. People have successfully kept anemones from day 1 of their reef keeping. The guideline is meant to increase survival rates overall amongst all newbies. It’s not intended to be an indictment or punishment for people. Generally speaking, an anemone is more likely to survive in a tank that’s at least 6 months old. You could probably say that about any livestock as people become less prone to ‘easy’ mistakes as they gain experience. Anemones tend to be less forgiving than most fish, hence, the guideline becomes more relevant.
Maybe this guideline is a general rule from experience? Maybe your anemone will survive in upcoming months? Who knows, I'm sure the advice given is in general and helpfull as possible given the circumstances? I appreciate all advice given especially from years past... Great read if you want to learn,When some one says your tank should be 6 months to a year before getting an anemone.
my anemone:
day 2(?)
>2 weeks later:
Wasn’t really patting myself on the back. This whole post was meant to be more of a joke to have fun with. And yeah I know I have an algae issue. I had an under powered return pump that didn’t allow for my filter sock to get its full use and the nutrients got away from me. It’s gotten better though .
Dude this post was joke. Yah know hence the meme? It wasn’t really meant to insult anything. If anything it was to show that my nem has managed to look better despite me making a rookie mistake.
Looks like you’re doing well with your nem. I have both planted FW and SW and I can tell you SW is alot harder IMO. Planted FW is so great because the plants take care of most of your issues. I rarely mess with my FW shrimp tank. There’s so many reactions and things that can go wrong with SW it’s crazy. But once you put enough add ons on any tank the amount of work you have to do it drops dramatically.
You’re absolutely correct. But I feel as long as you do enough research for SW and actually follow what you research, you should be fine. I was planing on waiting the full 6 weeks, but to be honest world wide coral sales are like crack, and I couldn’t help myself. And the result was me buying a rainbow bubble tip anemone a bit ahead of schedule.
Yeah my nitrates are a bit high at the moment. Last time I tested, phosphates were at .08 and nitrates were 20. I’ve been on a 2 day schedule for my filter sock. Was on a 3 day but someone recommended a 2 day till I get my nutrients in check.
I mean as long as your tank is stable it shouldn’t matter. Nems aren’t as hard to keep alive as people say in my experience. My dad “gave” (forced) this dude to me when I’d only been reefing about a month (only thing I had up this point was my engineer goby). He was like the size of a quarter. When he died (heater malfunction) the tentacles were over a ft long (and because it was in a nanocube they were constantly in the filter intake at the top). Not a BTA (it was a curlyque) but it took a beating and kept on growing.
20 is not that high. Mine go up into the 40s with no I’ll effects on corals.
