Thanks again so much Carl!
I read and reread those links and I am getting very excited to do this tank. At first I was not so confident I could pull it off and have it look nice.
Your comments on the Ventrailis as a choice (I understand they are sensitive and difficult) and being beautiful is encouraging.
Just to be sure, I've gotten more large pieces of PVC to put into the QT, a Koralia 4 powerhead, and a Sequence Marlin as the return pump.
I hope that would be plenty of flow for them. Right now the QT is in the basement and reads 72 w/ no chiller. I was thinking of getting a chiller (oversized) to plumb into that, and then eventually use that same chiller on their display.
Carl, you seem very informed about these Anthias (no else else it seems has been able to talk about them w/ confidence) and I would like to know some tips if you have any.
I understand they race around as food flies by to eat and will not pick at food that has settled anywhere, so flow will be important.
I understand that they are deeper water, so the temps should be in the low 70's(F).
I also understand that they are extremely passive and shy. This is why I decided to do a dedicated tank for them.
I will plan to add pods periodically to the tank. (I do this with all my tanks)
I plan to provide mixed actinic white and actinic blue lighting.
The corals that I plan to add are: dendros and/or sun polyps, various sponges, favia, gorgonians, cerith (sp) or tube anemone.
Is this all correct? Is there anything else I can do to accommodate them?
Thanks again for your help, I feel better prepared about the style and look of the tank.
EDIT:: By the way, where would you suggest to get beta glucan? I heard some people mention that some brands or manufacturers are not very pure.
I have spirulina and a product called vibrance (both powder) that I sprinkle onto mysis for my seahorses and fish. Would this suffice? Vibrance is supposed to contain beta glucan.