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It doesn’t look too bad for a neglected tank, I was expecting much worse. A little hair algae is all I see. The fact that your urchin is doing fine says things aren’t too bad. I’d do a couple 20% water changes over the next couple weeks and see what happens.

Probably velvet or ich. This is why we quarantine new fish. You need to remove ALL the fish and treat them with copper. You need to leave the tank fishless for 72 days for the parasite to die off then return the treated fish.

They will get big. They need to be in a large tank.

I wouldn’t worry about the clown You need to slowly ramp up the intensity of the light. The anemone will find a place it likes. It isn’t just light but other factors influence its choice of locations.

That light is not going to give you enough light intensity for an anemone. This is what I was afraid of. Anemones losing color (bleaching) is a classic sign of not enough light. Anemones Require more light than almost any other ocean creature. You might be able to make it work with a Chinese...

What kind of lighting do you have.

What kind of disease did you have?

If you move the rocks from your existing tank into the new one, with some new rock you shouldn’t have any problems moving the few small fish. Wait a while before trying to add any new fish. Be sure to watch the ammonia levels, maybe buy a SeaChem ammonia alert badge so you just have to...

Give it a good 6 months.

You should return the damsel and stop using a fish store that recommends cycling with any fish. The chuckle process is hard on all fish. Their gills are burned by the ammonia. Once you have fully cycled the tank WITHOUT fish (typically 4-8 weeks) then you can add some one at a time after...

With an anemone light is the big issue and will be the most expensive. I’d suggest a 40 gallon breeder, maybe you can find one on Craig’s list, inexpensively, new they are around $120 at pet co unless you can get it on sale , if not maybe a 20 gallon long tank. You want it shallow so more...

It is way too early to add a fish. The tank needs to be fully cycled befor you add a fish.

Like I said before your tank is still infected. Two weeks after an infected fish is not close to long enough. 72 days which is around 10 weeks is the time necessary to make sure it is ich free. If you don’t quarantine your fish to make sure they are disease free before you add them to your...

If your tank hasn’t been kept fallow the parasites are still there. Are you sure it was ich not velvet?

You will need to treat those fish for ich in a hospital tank or it will just come back.

You still have ich in your tank. You need to leave the tank fallow for 72 days before adding any new fish. This allows all the ich to die off. Otherwise it will keep killing your fish. I’d suggest a quarantine tank to prevent future infections.

I’d suggest setting up a QT tank. It will help you keep disease out of your tank.

I use a silicone mat under and around the sides of mine. It is quite quiet.

Basic rule, never buy something that won’t fit in your tank when full grown. Life tends to get in the way of even the best plans. No trigger until you have a big enough tank for an adult trigger.

I do 30 days of observation. Longer if a problem pops up.