are there any Anemones

loopy101

loopy101

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are there any anemones that i could keep alive with 265 watt pc lighting? just bought my cinn clownfish and want to see if i can get them to host a anemone.right now there hosting some fern grass. lol which wont be there long after the tank i have goes into the DT.
dont know alot about anemones yet so any input would be great! thanks!!!
 
zshain012

zshain012

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I don't know much about anemones except that they need strong lighting. I had a hammer once in my tank and I have pcs. It died from an infection. It was a small frag and got knocked over, which punctured it. It did fairly well in my tank. Clowns can host frogspawns, and hammers which are pretty cool.
 
loopy101

loopy101

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Are you stalking me?
and i do plan on getting those corals one of these days when i find some for a decent price! but some of the anenomes are just beautifull so i always wanted to get one but not if its just going to suffer and die on me.
 
cocoacf

cocoacf

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Originally Posted by ZShain012
http:///forum/post/3039437
I don't know much about anemones except that they need strong lighting. I had a hammer once in my tank and I have pcs. It died from an infection. It was a small frag and got knocked over, which punctured it. It did fairly well in my tank. Clowns can host frogspawns, and hammers which are pretty cool.
I've had two frogspawns, and two torches, and my clowns never touched them. The clowns are tank raised, so naturally they won't host anyways. But I had an anemone for a few weeks, and the second I put it in the tank my clowns are all over it, and hosted it.
There's a very small chance that a clown will host a frogspawn/hammer, and if they do, they will irritate it, which causes the coral to close up. Often times they can kill it. So it's important that you get a coral large enough, which I would say needs to be at least 3 large heads..
Onto the PC question, I'm not sure. I've heard that anemones cannot survive under PC lights, but 256 watts of PC was never in the cards ... So I can't tell you. I'm getting an anemone and have been told my 150 watt HQI sunpod is more than enough.. but it is HQI not PC.
 
loopy101

loopy101

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Right now where i stand i cant afford the MH lights. thats why i am asking if there is any anemones i can have under 265 watt PC lighting. i just want to make sure its possible to keep one before i give it a try.
currently i am drawing out plans for a cabinet to have atleast 150 gal tank more then likely i will go with a 200 gallon tank or so. still need to figure that out so i can build my cabinet accordingly. after the cabinet is built and i buy the tank i will be sure to set it up with MH lighting but for the time being i am buying things here and there that i will want in my larger tank.
this project will take a while and farther down the road type of project.
but for the here and now. is it possible to keep a anenome alive and healthy under this lights?
 
loopy101

loopy101

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gonna make me think huh or get out of my chair and measure the height?? lol just kidding
its a standard 55 gal tank
it measure 20 in high but with the sand at about 2inches actual depth in the tank is around 18 inches
 
loopy101

loopy101

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yup i do know that clowns will host corals as well. i am sure when my fuzzy mushrooms grow larger they could very well host them. and one day i do want to get some frogspawn and a hammer coral but to be honest i dont want my clowns hosting these corals. i knwo i really dont have a say in it once there all in the same tank. i am guessing that why at this point i would like to add a anemone versus more coral.
but for the time being i am wondering if there is any anemones i can keep with the lighting i currently have.
 
pezenfuego

pezenfuego

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3039669
ricordia is a mushroom...not what I think he wants
It's spelled 'ricordea' I was just making a point that it is an anemone that can be kept with that lighting. I too doubt it is what he is looking for, but it WAS an answer. Yes, it is categorized with mushroom corals but our categorization system in this hobby completely sucks imo...
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by PEZenfuego
http:///forum/post/3039671
It's spelled 'ricordea' I was just making a point that it is an anemone that can be kept with that lighting. I too doubt it is what he is looking for, but it WAS an answer. Yes, it is categorized with mushroom corals but our categorization system in this hobby completely sucks imo...
LOL...True...about the categorization of stuff....it does suck....and it makes it very confusing.
 
loopy101

loopy101

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thank you salami for the ideas! will do a little research on both of them. im going to the lfs tomorrow and wanted to know what i should look for with out having to rely on what the clearks at the store tell me. rather hear it from some one that actually has experience in the hobby!!
 
bigleman

bigleman

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i've kept an LTA under 250w of MH, i dont know how different it is from a PC, but i've had my LTA for 2 years now
 
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