How does chemistry affect anemones? What do I need to watch and supplement?

[AliKat]

I can't find much about how chemistry affects anemones. Does anyone know what numbers I need to watch, besides nitrates? Is there anything I should supplement? These tanks just have clowns and anemones in them, so I don't know if I need to use the same calcium, strontium, etc. that I do in my reef tank.

 

[Lance M.]

Ranges-
sg: 1.023-1.026
pH: 8.1-8.4
NH3: 0ppm
NO2: 0ppm
NO3: 0ppm
PO4: 0ppm
Ca: 380-420ppm
Alk: 8-12dkH

You dont need to dose calcium or anything else if your doing regular water changes since you only have clowns and anemones.

The most important thing is stability. Keep the pH, sg, etc. as constant as possible.

 

[bencozzy]

id watch the alk and cal levels youd be surprised at how fast growing coralline algea would suck those up.

 

[Lance M.]

That's why I suggested regular pwc's.

 

[Haddonisreef]

I have found that temp. can play a big role in a healthy anemone a well as what has been mentioned above!

 

[AliKat]

What's a good target temperature?

 

[Toddrtrex]

I like to think that all my anemones (( 3 LTAs, 3 BTAs, & 2 Haddonis )) are all kept in tanks that say b/t 79.5 and 80.5.

Not saying that that is the ideal temp, but it is the ideal one for me -- since that is a range that it is easiest for me to keep it at.

 

[Lance M.]

I also keep my btas and unknown between 79-80.

 

[Haddonisreef]

Agree 79 to 80

 

[Amphiprion]

Mine has always done best at "elevated" (at least relative to above values) temps of around 82 or so.