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Marie1101 http:///t/393734/couple-of-questions#post_3503715
It is a 75 gallon. The light has two rows of 65k ( think) LED. The aquarium lights come on and stay on for 6 hours on bright white, then for 2 hours with the lower blue lights.
I have a fox face, dusky jawfish, dogface puffer, yellow pygmy angelfish, yellow mimic tang, mandarin dragonet (though I did not see him all weekend), emerald green sea urchin, 2 pencil urchins, 1 pincushion urchin, 3 snails, the bubbletip anemone, one false perculaand two damsels.
I did move the anemone to the center of the aquarium now and he seems to like it there and is not hiding under the rocks anymore. He really is so pretty, I am thinking about getting another one. I just wish the clown would take to him.
Hi there,
Do you know what type of fixture the LED unit is?? Do you know if they are 1 watt LED's? This may be an issue for the anemone. It is wondering around the tank to find its happy place (as far as flow and lighting goes). When it finds it it will stay put (for the most part). You could place it where you want it and it will move to where it wants to be. I would say not to move it anymore. Let it do its thing (it very well might find its happy place where you can not see it very well in the tank, towards the back glass or it might go up front, who knows LOL).
Anemones need very strong lighting and an established tank (6 + months old). I think it may be moving because you don't have strong enough lights. If that is the case it will not do well in your tank. Sorry. They are very pretty but I would hold off on getting another one (maybe even consider returning the one you have now, again, sorry).
As for the fish, you may be slightly over stocked. If not now, when the fish grow more. That is on the high side for a stock list. Most tangs need a 6 foot tank (they are major swimmers). I would just keep your eyes on all the fish. Look for aggressive behavior, that could be a sign that you are over stocked.
I am not trying to rain on your parade, I wanted to let you know that there may be some issues that you can try to avoid now.