Am I ready for an anemone yet?

[WindowMaker]

I did mention they were DIY, there are 48 3W led's. No optics, tank is 24" deep. I was debating the use of some optics to bring the light closer to the bottom. Suggestion on angle?

Bubble tip was what I was thinking, I know they are the more beginner breed and they look pretty cool too.

[fishytime]

you should be fine with a bubble tip....one thing tho.....nems is evil

[WindowMaker]

Define evil?

clowns+nems are the reason I went from FOWLR.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by WindowMaker

Define evil?

clowns+nems are the reason I went from FOWLR.

sorry....Im just jaded towards nems......I had 1 BTA turn into about 20 and start killing my prized sps.....no more nems for me...."nems is evil" is just a phrase Ive been saying for years on this site...

[Myka]

Some anemones will wander around the tank stinging corals too. They can also let go of the substrate/rock and get sucked into a powerhead, chopped into a million stinging cells and left to wreck havoc. They are quite skilled killers. However, if your nem is happy it is less likely to move about ime. I think some are just prone to moving though.

[Milad]

FYI your LED light is very very lacking for a tank that size
especially with your 20K LEDs. (Im guessing you have non CREE royals)

and without optics, thats even less light towards the bottom of the the tank.

you have enough to keep softies, i wouldnt try to keep any demanding sps.


for sps, you should be looking at about 40 CREE XT Royal Blues and 20 Neutral Whites. and if the fixture is 8" from the surface, you want about 60 degree optics.

[WindowMaker]

Thanks for the help,

I have another 48 led's that I will add down the road when I can get a hold of a couple more drivers. I was only planning on the nem for now, other corals will be down the road.

Im going to talk to my local fish guy. usually with stuff like nems he holds on to it for about 30 days before selling, so if I can just get him to put it on a rock I will take it all together.

What do you recommend for food for a BTA? how often? any other precautions I should worry about?

for the acclimation, is 4 hours long enough? or should it be faster/ slower?

Thanks again!

[Myka]

Originally Posted by WindowMaker

I did mention they were DIY, there are 48 3W led's. No optics, tank is 24" deep. I was debating the use of some optics to bring the light closer to the bottom. Suggestion on angle?

Bubble tip was what I was thinking, I know they are the more beginner breed and they look pretty cool too.

Unless I'm blind, you didn't say DIY anywhere, although I assumed this when you mentioned researching the color so I responded accordingly. Anyway, no I don't know much about the optics, I'm not keen on the LEDs so I haven't checked them out too much.

As I said, the BTA would probably be your best choice. Make sure you drip acclimate it, and I like to turn off all the pumps for the first hour and then just turn on one small pump overnight. This helps the anemone settle in and get a good foothold. Make sure when you buy it that it is stuck onto something really well. If you buy one from someone else's tank ask if you can also buy the rock it is on. That's the easiest way to acclimate them is to not peel their foot up. You don't usually get that lucky though!