Adding in a Blue Carpet Anemone.

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Originally Posted by Chaloupa

I have access to medical gloves too...definately a NO NO! Due to the powders and stuff they use for them. My husband was stung on his wrist...not a nice sting either...scabbed up now! We learned our lesson and are purchasing a set of reef gloves to protect ourselves better. We have 3 tanks so are in them often.....

We used a bucket and drip method...worked well except that our cap is hard to get off so from cap into tank he slid it into his hands (which were covered) and into tank...and got stung that quickly. Sticky? YEP!

Ours we placed on the sand bed. Moved him with bagged hands and a turkey baster...stuck like glue to the turkey baster too! He has stayed in the sand but also wedged between some rocks....he has had a disaster with a powerhead so he hasn't stuck completely to the floor of the tank due to a bit of trauma. Be careful if you have any power heads...cover them with the round foamy things you can buy to put over the screens...ours are Maxijet 1200's. Was a disaster but averted (sp?) quickly. It took him several hours to remove from the powerhead but we let him do it...no pulling etc. Tense day! Sounds like your 20g has PLENTY of light!

True perc's are nice! They should be quite safe with yours. Saddlebacks are a bit of a hit and miss from what we are being told as to how busy they are in the anemone and whether or not they are not too abusive. I look forward to seeing pics of yours and how its doing!

Thanks again for the post

My biggest biggest concerns as of right now is acclimation and introduction to my reef. I don't want to get stung , and I don't want it sticking to me, or anything else as I don't want to damage this anemone whatsoever (or myself!!!) .

You say don't use the latex gloves? I have used them in my reef before. I haven't noticed any ill effects. Perhaps it wouldn't be that great to physically handle the anemone, but how about if I rinsed the gloves and soaked them in boiling (ok maybe not boiling) hot water? I am also thinking of double wrapping my hands in the gloves. Would wrapping my arms in bags help too? Just trying to plan this out to the T. I want no problems with this guy.

As for your powerhead incident that really sucks. Did he float away in your tank and get sucked up? I use Seio 620's and the intakes aren't too harsh. Harsh enough to do some damage, but nothing like a MJ1200 intake. If he stays put where I want him, I should be fine.. I do have Seio intake guards though.

I'm confused by your "cap" Are we talking monti caps? Or are we talking tops for the tank?

I plan to dedicate the entire right side of my reef for the anemone. Once settled I'll decorate with some zoos in the surrounding area. But not until he's comfy.

Please shoot me a reply when you get the chance. I really appreciate all the help and input here.. it will help make this acclimation and introduction a lot smoother.

Scott