SoccerBum474
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take a look at my thread, even tho i haven't updated it in a while..you should make a thread as well...do you have any pics you can post? are the soft corals still alive?
WTB Rose Bubble Tip Anemone
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calabdiver
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no I gave them all away to a friend cause I knew I wasn't gonna be into it for a while after the divorce. I did look at the thread however I dont have the pics of the way it was before I only have pics of the way it is now
SoccerBum474
Member
start a thread and post some pics...its a good way to look back and see progress
calabdiver
Member
That sounds like a good idea It is a pretty bare system right now a good place to start I guess I only have 12lbs of live rock a fire fish, and a maroon clown it there now + a clean up crew
SoccerBum474
Member
the mastercube that you got does it have PC lights or t-5's? mine came with t-5s and they would grow low to medium light requiring corals like LPS..
calabdiver
Member
mine came with pc lights. I am getting ready to build a turf filter as well cause I hear really good things
calabdiver
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I actually got the tank in a fish auction in a raffle it was origionally supposed to be a seahorse tank for my wife, but I stole it from her and turned it into a reef tank, but its ok I bought her a 90gal. tank so she can have a trigger tank lol
SoccerBum474
Member
start a thread so we can continue to talk in there and not in this WTB thread
Many fish stores keep anemones under pc lighting for short periods of time but if you want to keep a healthy anemone for over a few weeks then i would say you need better.
calabdiver
Member
ya I am understanding that now I will buy a 70w viper hqi for it this week sometime
SoccerBum474
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btw why are you set on the viper?
calabdiver
Member
no real reason its just a simple clamp on set up what do u suggest
SJS
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If you are set on an RBTA PLEASE PLEASE buy a captive grown. They are essential to their host clowns in the wild and taking them from the wild devastates the local area. They are difficult to maintain in a home aquarium so please do not experiment with a wild caught one.
If you are set on having one - please do some research and find one that has been "tank bred".
If you are set on having one - please do some research and find one that has been "tank bred".
calabdiver
Member
no no I'm waiting now that I have gotten a lot of good responses I know I need to get better lighting so I'm ordering a metal halide this week
calabdiver
Member
ya but that coral wouldn't do me any good cause I am looking for a host anemone for my maroon clown
to THRIVE ( opposed to just merely surviving ) all Anemone need Strong to REALLY strong lighting. Some people "Get away" with less for some time but that's only because the animals have a VERY slow metabolism and seem to do well for months on end and then one day just deteriorate quickly.
calabdiver
Member
ok I have a question about wattage can I use a 150w on a 12 gal. nano or is that overkill