Anemone specific tank
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Ferozkaamil
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Live rock
live sand
good lighting
perfect water par
And few clownfish
I guess that would be enough
live sand
good lighting
perfect water par
And few clownfish
I guess that would be enough
reefaboo
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you really dont have to wait a YEAR before putting a nem in it ..
Go grab plenty of live rock
make your scape such that there are lots of caves and holes
wait for a month or two ( add fish once its cycled)
add a nem and see how it does
good lighting .. good water parameters and good flow is what it takes for a nice nem tank
but this is all IMO
Go grab plenty of live rock
make your scape such that there are lots of caves and holes
wait for a month or two ( add fish once its cycled)
add a nem and see how it does
good lighting .. good water parameters and good flow is what it takes for a nice nem tank
but this is all IMO
Ferozkaamil
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Agreeyou really dont have to wait a YEAR before putting a nem in it ..
Go grab plenty of live rock
make your scape such that there are lots of caves and holes
wait for a month or two ( add fish once its cycled)
add a nem and see how it does
good lighting .. good water parameters and good flow is what it takes for a nice nem tank
but this is all IMO
Thanks
Why do I keep reading about this "1 year rule"... I understand the tank needs to be balanced and mature but I was curious as how to make the tank this way if there's nothing in it for a year lol... Doesn't make any since to me, guess I'll just try to set one up and throw a nem in there after its cycled! ... Also can I have several different nems in the tank or should it be a nem specific tank?
Why do I keep reading about this "1 year rule"... I understand the tank needs to be balanced and mature but I was curious as how to make the tank this way if there's nothing in it for a year lol... Doesn't make any since to me, guess I'll just try to set one up and throw a nem in there after its cycled! ... Also can I have several different nems in the tank or should it be a nem specific tank?
Ferozkaamil
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We can put several different nems but make sure they have there own space otherwise they will fight and try to kill each other
Ferozkaamil
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I can't say anything about it hahah
Because it all depends what size anemone you have.....
Because it all depends what size anemone you have.....
Ferozkaamil
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In my opinion you don't have to be worried about anemone..
Always remember carpet anemone eats fish..
Once you introduce them they move around for 2 or 3 days if they find they're favorite spot they gonna stay there for long time and u will get plenty of time to move your other corals....
I have medium size rose bubble anemone in my nano tank with other lps corals and fortunately all corals are doing fine together
Always remember carpet anemone eats fish..
Once you introduce them they move around for 2 or 3 days if they find they're favorite spot they gonna stay there for long time and u will get plenty of time to move your other corals....
I have medium size rose bubble anemone in my nano tank with other lps corals and fortunately all corals are doing fine together
Trex
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Do you know if you want a sandbed dwelling or rock dwelling anemone?
Do you plan on keeping any corals in this tank, or purely an anemone only tank?
Clowns only? Or other fish?
What do you plan on using for flow?
What lights are you planning on using?
There are 3 different hosting anemones are that called "carpets", each with different care levels. Which do you prefer?
The idea, IMO/E, of "guess I'll just try to set one up and throw a nem in there after its cycled", is a poor one, and has higher odds of ending poorly compared with taking your time. There is more than just the cycle at work here; you need to figure out your tank --- the maintenance schedule, dealing with the algae blooms, the establishment/rise/fall/equilibrium of micro life, figuring out if there were any set up mistakes you want to correct, and just generally figuring out how your particular tank "runs".
Do you plan on keeping any corals in this tank, or purely an anemone only tank?
Clowns only? Or other fish?
What do you plan on using for flow?
What lights are you planning on using?
There are 3 different hosting anemones are that called "carpets", each with different care levels. Which do you prefer?
The idea, IMO/E, of "guess I'll just try to set one up and throw a nem in there after its cycled", is a poor one, and has higher odds of ending poorly compared with taking your time. There is more than just the cycle at work here; you need to figure out your tank --- the maintenance schedule, dealing with the algae blooms, the establishment/rise/fall/equilibrium of micro life, figuring out if there were any set up mistakes you want to correct, and just generally figuring out how your particular tank "runs".
Well thats the convo I was looking for... The cycling and throwing one in comment was kinda sarcastic because I know theres a reason to why people suggest a year but i don't want to stare at an empty tank for entire year... I have 3 SW tanks... Is an anemone tank going to be hugely different maintanence then mixed reefs and a macro/pod tank? I planned a lot of LR and a DSB (because i read some nems like the deeper sand beds, but I've never done a DSB before, so a little hesitant) I didn't plan any other Corals or fish, as hosting is not a big deal to me... I want the anemones... fish were not a top priority in this future nem tank, maybe my midnight angel and my midnight clowns but as I said hosting isn't a big deal to me so these fish might never make it into the nem tank... I haven't bought equipment/supplies yet but I was going to get kessils because I have them and love them on my mixed reef, I planned a 55gl DT with an eshopps sump rated for 100gl tank, I was going to do a sump with an over sized skimmer and no fuge... I haven't researched to far into power heads yet because I figured I'd be waiting a year before having any animals in the tank...I'm still researching nems and haven't decided yet, these will be my first nems so I'd prefer the easiest to start and work my way up to harder ones later (just like I did with coral and fish)
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I would start with a BTA.
Carpet anemones are harder and I'd wait a good period before trying one. In a 55, I wouldn't add one in addition to a BTA. Maybe get multiple BTA's.
Carpet anemones are harder and I'd wait a good period before trying one. In a 55, I wouldn't add one in addition to a BTA. Maybe get multiple BTA's.
I absolutely agree w/ this.
Keep in mind nems will have different needs for different species, and there can be allelopathy (chem warfare) w/ different species.
6mo is a general guideline for wait time for a tank to stabilize enough for a nem.
How long you wait depends on the anemone, it also depends on your cycling and filtration... If you have fresh rock it certainly takes longer than cured. Also dead rock takes longer than cured.
If you are doing a bta I would wait 4 to 6 months depending on what you use to cycle the rock and depending on your filtration.. Haddoni I would not do less than 8 months or longer and a gigantea or crispa closer to a year. Giganteas are not easy to keep to begin with and require stable conditions.
Another one that should be a year or more is a Magnifica. These in my opinion are the hardest and the most beautiful..
If you are doing a bta I would wait 4 to 6 months depending on what you use to cycle the rock and depending on your filtration.. Haddoni I would not do less than 8 months or longer and a gigantea or crispa closer to a year. Giganteas are not easy to keep to begin with and require stable conditions.
Another one that should be a year or more is a Magnifica. These in my opinion are the hardest and the most beautiful..
Thank you, that was extremely helpful! Are there any nems I could safely mix with bta's, they actually are #1 on my list as I've read they are the better nem to start and learn with but I didn't want just a tank of bta's... I'd hate for a warfare to begin and mess with my healthy balanced tank, I will wait I know you can't just throw a bunch of stuff all at once... If I can't mix at least bta's come in lots of colors...
I have done cycling different ways, my 1st tank I did live rock and live sand, my 2nd I did a mixture of dry and live rock with dry sand then my 3rd tank was dry rock and dry crushed coral... I actually liked the dry everything start up my cycling was very smooth and took about 6 weeks to get to low nitrates then my diatom bloom, in a 14gl nano, I'm on week 8 and I've added macro and pods all doing really well, next is a small cuc, then I'm going to let it sit for a few more months and add a pistol shrimp goby pair later... So whatever way is going to be best for a nem tank I will go with... I have patience... I just didn't understand the long wait time if nothing was in the tank to add more bioload... Would any of you suggest that I add fish after the initial cycle to give the tank some extra bioload before adding the nem?
