Bubble tip anemone in stock biocube 32

[Qirko]

I'm looking at getting a bubble tip anemone for my 32 gallon biocube aquarium. The tank has been established for around 6 months with some minor algae blooms. The algae has been under control for a month or two now.

My concern is the lighting. Would the stock biocube 32 leds be enough for the anemone?

The plan is to upgrade to a Steve's led fixture, but I was planning on doing that later this year when I try corals.

So bubble tip anemone in a biocube 32 with stock lighting, yeah or nope?

 

[Bouncingsoul39]

The lighting should be fine for it, just make sure you start with a healthy anemone. Many sold around are partially bleached, have damaged foot, gaping mouth etc. I will mention that keeping one of them in that size tank is not recommended because within a short time, the anemone can expand to cover most of the area in it.

 

[Qirko]

The lighting should be fine for it, just make sure you start with a healthy anemone. Many sold around are partially bleached, have damaged foot, gaping mouth etc. I will mention that keeping one of them in that size tank is not recommended because within a short time, the anemone can expand to cover most of the area in it.

Thanks for the quick response. I'll take a close look when I get back to the store. It looked pretty white, but the mouth was good. Odds are I'll pass and get a different type later on once I know the aquarium is ready

 

[Bouncingsoul39]

This is a great clip on acquiring and caring for healthy nems:

 

[EmdeReef]

Following, curious if the light is enough too. I get between 50-100 PAR at 7-8"

 

[John3]

I can’t say yes or no but I run a radios over my biocube 29 and my RBTA is closer to the top. I tried lower and it didn’t look good. At the top it’s foing awesome.

I would suggest placing a rock with some caves/holes and the anemone in a small container with holes the first night. It should attach and this way you can move the rock around instead of the anemone moving around and stinging other corals. It worked for me anyway.

 

[Qirko]

Thanks for the video and advice. Decided they were bleached more then I would like, and so was the sebae. The other LFS I checked out had a nice long tentacle that looked good, but I figure I would rather wait until I upgrade my lighting, so I'll just wait patiently