Carpet Anemone in a Macro Tank/Display refugium?

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Just curious if this could be a good combo? I've wanted a carpet anemone since I got into the hobby 2 years ago, but have always been hesitant for a few reasons. One of those is stinging other corals and the room they can take once grown.

I know they require high light, and good flow. Can most macro algae plants thrive in a moderate- high flow tank with high lighting? The macros will be dragons breath, dragons tongue, halimeda. The tank is a 66g SCA. I will be plumbing it into my 180 gallon mixed reef.


Also, to those who successfully keep carpet nems, do you QT? And do you treat for bacterial infections as a precaution? Or only if you see signs?

 

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Also will most clowns be hosted by a carpet anemone eventually? Or are there certain clowns to take to them better. I'd love to try a gold striped maroon or a pair if possible as the only fish in the tank.

 

[ThRoewer]

It should actually be ideal, especially for giganteas. In the wild you find them in shallow waters between macro algae or sea grass.

I will try the same with one of my purple gigs.

As for clowns accepting carpets as hosts - that depends largely on the clownfish species you have in mind. I kind of doubt that maroons will accept it. Though percula, ocellaris, many other actually prefer it over other anemones.

 

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Glad to hear it. After reading up on maroons they sound a little too aggressive. I don't want to be fighting them every time I need to trim things back. I'll look into giganteas

 

[Breadman03]

This is in the stickies at the top of the anemone/clown forum: Anemone/clown host thread.

I second ThRoewer's comment.Though I've never been somewhere that I could see them in the wild, but I've seen many pictures of gigantea amongst piles of macro.

 

[D-Nak]

I have a tank set up exactly as you describe. It contains many different types of macroalgaes, a few softies, some turtle grass, and a 3" sandbed to allow the roots to take hold. It has relatively high flow given that it's only a 24" x 24" x 12" tank, as well as high light via a Kessil A350W at approximately 85%. The macros like the light as does the small gigantea. The tank is plumbed into the main system with a total of approximately 150 gallons that has a sump and skimmer.

I like to call this tank the "gig spa" as once they show growth, I move them into my larger tank.

I QT all of my newly acquired nems for two weeks minimum. If they don't deflate or show other signs of infection, I move them into my gig spa.

 

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I have a tank set up exactly as you describe. It contains many different types of macroalgaes, a few softies, some turtle grass, and a 3" sandbed to allow the roots to take hold. It has relatively high flow given that it's only a 24" x 24" x 12" tank, as well as high light via a Kessil A350W at approximately 85%. The macros like the light as does the small gigantea. The tank is plumbed into the main system with a total of approximately 150 gallons that has a sump and skimmer.

I like to call this tank the "gig spa" as once they show growth, I move them into my larger tank.

I QT all of my newly acquired nems for two weeks minimum. If they don't deflate or show other signs of infection, I move them into my gig spa.

Thank you D-Nak! That is exactly what I am going for. I'm just trying to decide how to route my plumbing while I wait for the rock in my 66 to cycle.