Anemone in a FOWLR?

[SDguy]

I recently set up a 240g FOWLR. It will house mostly butterflies and a few angels. I also have a pair of wild caught melanopus clowns. The tank is a standards 8 x 2 x 2 with a SWC300 skimmer, lit fuge, and large live rock rubble sump chamber. The tank will only be lit by 4 x 54W T5's, so 2 bulbs the entire length of the tank. I know this is not enough for any anemone.

I have two Ecoxotic PAR38 bulbs laying around that I've never used. Could I spotlight a single concentrated area in the tank for a nem? Would the nem stay where the only good amount of light is? Which nem? I know BTA's are the hardiest, but are they the best choice for this situation? Anyone done anything like this? Thanks for any thoughts or experiences...

 

[Fig]

A Bta would be my only choice, because of the lower light conditions. I'd be more worried about the butterflies, unless those clowns you have take to it right away.

 

[SDguy]

I could easily introduce the nem and then the clowns first.

 

[Conrad25]

Yeah, unless the nem has a protector. I don't see it lasting in a tank like that. Also make sure they are ones that are big enough to hold their ground

 

[DanK13]

My personal tank is non-photosynthetic that has been running for about 8ish years where the majority of the anemones are 5+ years old, not including the ones produced through fission.

I have a number of anemones in it including various tube anemones, Entacmaea quadricolor and Macrodactyla doreensis, Halcurias pilatus and a swimming anemone. A couple of these anemones I personally got on wild collection trips and very slowly acclimated them to lower tropical/higher sub-tropical temps. The clowns I have scrub on some of the anemones a few times a day but don't really reside in them.