The common opinion seems to be not before a year. That allows the tank lots of time to mature and stabilize. Also allows the keeper to get into a routine with the tank maintenance and such. The second part will be dependant upon prior reef or saltwater experience. I would say that given the difficulty in keeping anemones successfully, that it is best not to rush getting one.
I added my anemone after only 10 months. By then my test results were very consistant and had been for months. I also had 6 previous years of experience with a FO tank. I had pretty much developed and refined my maintenance routines. It was hard to wait so long, but the anemone is doing great and has grown quite a bit. My old tomato clown is starting to check it out, hopefully soon she will actually host in it.
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50 gallon FOWLR, 10 gallon sump.
130 gallon reef, 20 gallon sump, 10 gallon refugium.
10 gallon quarantine.
60 gallon winter tank for pond fish.
300 gallon pond with waterfall.
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