I'm actually looking for your experience. I have been in the SW hobby since '91 and we currently have a reef set-up for the past 10 years. This tank is a 6 ft 125 and I'm doing a change in scaping. The old rule of thumb is not to mix corals with anemones for obvious reasons. We are thinking of doing this with some clowns. I had a large Ritteri and clowns in another system for years. My current system had clowns hosted by a large Hammer. So we find this relationship pretty cool. Any thoughts out there? Please pose any questions or comments.
Mixed Reef with Anemones
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OrionN
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If you have had your Magnifica for years, then it is an easy to keep him in a reef system. You obviously know how to keep him alive and well. Can you post a picture of him? Did he move very much while in your care?
Magnifica love a lot of light and circulation. The best place to place the Magnifica is right under one of your bright light on a smooth piece of rock. With bright light and good circulation and a smooth rock to attach to, he will not move anywhere. With feeding, they can get rather large. Don't feed him if you don't want him to grow too fast.
Magnifica love a lot of light and circulation. The best place to place the Magnifica is right under one of your bright light on a smooth piece of rock. With bright light and good circulation and a smooth rock to attach to, he will not move anywhere. With feeding, they can get rather large. Don't feed him if you don't want him to grow too fast.
Unless you design the tank ahead of time for an anemone, they will move around; and even if you design it they may still move around. I only keep Magnifica anemones in my mixed reef tanks, because I could never keep any others from moving around, or eating my fish. I've been able to largely keep my mags rooted by building a tall pedestal.
clorox
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+1. Magnifica's are relatively easy to place, because they will 'insinctively' go where the light is strongest, which is ususally the highest spot in your tank. A medium steady cross flow that will make it sway energetically every few seconds will make it happy. Just make sure it doesn't feel an other rock beside it that's in a more elevated position, or you can bet it will slowly climb up there. Mine 'summited' the tip of the pedestal, wrapping its foot around it, after several months moving 1 inch in every direction
CoralsAddiction
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A week ago I bought a rose and a green bubble anemones. The rose moved around a lot and stung my large Monti cap. Coral injury looked like a small white "chip off". The coral has almost healed and rose anemone is no longer in the tank. The green bubble settled in nicely and hasn't moved. So yeah they can damage corals. Luckily for me it wasn't anything major.
CoralsAddiction
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The small white dot was double the size. This coral started as a 1" frag and grew a lot in one year. Needles to say I was mad 
addictedreefer
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IMO, it all depends on where your priorities are. Mine lie with anemones and I am willing to take the risk with corals and fish. If corals are your concern, I would suggest a carpet, as they typically stay in the sand - however, be prepared to lose a fish or two.
Not home. Turned off lights and floated ice bags. Got it down to 86. It was 90. Usually the tank stays at 80 this time of year. Still have a Favia, piece of Hammer, some frags of red lobo, a large clam, a sand star, two large toadstools, and all my fish. Lost a very large frogspawn. Some say I was lucky.
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