PhantomAce
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OK, so a little background:
- Have a 104g DT (48"x18-1/2"x29-1/2") with a 26g (36"x10"x17") sump underneath. So, 130g total water capacity.
- Sump I built has an old (but brand new when I bought) EuroReef CS-6 skimmer on the right, a small refugium area on the left, and a Mag-9.5 in the center chamber for return. Also have a 1/4hp AquaLogic chiller set-up on the sump as well. (I live in Las Vegas, and we run our house at 80-81 degrees in the summer to keep the power bill down, so the chiller is a mandatory, going to set it at 78-degrees.)
- Have an Eshopps 1000 with dual 1" bulkheads that I have built my own acrylic overflow box for (replacing the tubes) incorporating a vacuum draw to keep air out of the siphon, similar to a CPR (?) overflow design. Vacuum will be provided by high mounted recirc-powerhead in DT.
Last weekend I moved the tank onto the new stand I built, and will be plumbing the sump tomorrow. Current inhabitants are doing fine, but they're relying on a Fluval-306 right now. Once it is plumbed, I will seed the refugium, and then ween the crappy Fluval off the system in a couple weeks.
Will be moving about 2-3" of aged sand from the DT to the refugium once set-up (tomorrow), as well as some live-rock, in the hopes of growing some pods and macro-algae there for filtration, as well as food for the angels/tang when they go in.
Parameters are all stable, everybody (as few they are) being happy. Water quality is excellent.
Current inhabitants:
-One 4" Picasso Trigger ("Pablo", really personable little bugger)
-One 2" Green Chromis
-Pair of Clarkii clowns (2-1/2" Female standard "Stan", 2" Male blue-eye "Blue")
-Have about 40-50 lbs live rock in DT, but will be getting more, and moving some to the refugium.
Planned additions (eventually, once sump stabilizes):
- One dwarf Angel (Flame or Coral Beauty)
- One Harlequin Tusk
- One large angel (Queen or Asfur)
- Maybe, MAYBE, a tang, species not yet decided, but leaning towards a Purple or Achilles, but no Yellow's (just not a fan of them)
- One small Clown Trigger (last addition due to their aggressive nature, want him JUST small enough to NOT bully when he goes in, but hold his own against everyone else in the beginning). I have owned clown Triggers before (one for 5 years, the other one was unfortunately only for 2 weeks before a pump went bad and electrocuted EVERYBODY in previous tank, so I am well aware of their habits/aggression, FWIW. The only reason the first one died is he swallowed a rock and couldn't pass it. Loved that damn fish, RIP "Damian").
- One Anemone to host the Clarkii's (THIS is the reason for the thread).
What Anemone should work in a basically FOWLR tank, fairly aggressive, yet host a pair of Clarkii's?
Keep in mind that this is a TALL tank, not ideal for reef and lighting, so I need something hardy and OK with light deficiency (have dual 48" T-5 currently).
I have ZERO intentions of turning this into a "reef" set-up, too tall, and I know it isn't possible with the fish stock list, but I would really love to give the Clarkii's an anemone to call "their own", and have it survive long term.
Recommendations and reasons?
Thanks.
Mike.
(PhantomAce)
- Have a 104g DT (48"x18-1/2"x29-1/2") with a 26g (36"x10"x17") sump underneath. So, 130g total water capacity.
- Sump I built has an old (but brand new when I bought) EuroReef CS-6 skimmer on the right, a small refugium area on the left, and a Mag-9.5 in the center chamber for return. Also have a 1/4hp AquaLogic chiller set-up on the sump as well. (I live in Las Vegas, and we run our house at 80-81 degrees in the summer to keep the power bill down, so the chiller is a mandatory, going to set it at 78-degrees.)
- Have an Eshopps 1000 with dual 1" bulkheads that I have built my own acrylic overflow box for (replacing the tubes) incorporating a vacuum draw to keep air out of the siphon, similar to a CPR (?) overflow design. Vacuum will be provided by high mounted recirc-powerhead in DT.
Last weekend I moved the tank onto the new stand I built, and will be plumbing the sump tomorrow. Current inhabitants are doing fine, but they're relying on a Fluval-306 right now. Once it is plumbed, I will seed the refugium, and then ween the crappy Fluval off the system in a couple weeks.
Will be moving about 2-3" of aged sand from the DT to the refugium once set-up (tomorrow), as well as some live-rock, in the hopes of growing some pods and macro-algae there for filtration, as well as food for the angels/tang when they go in.
Parameters are all stable, everybody (as few they are) being happy. Water quality is excellent.
Current inhabitants:
-One 4" Picasso Trigger ("Pablo", really personable little bugger)
-One 2" Green Chromis
-Pair of Clarkii clowns (2-1/2" Female standard "Stan", 2" Male blue-eye "Blue")
-Have about 40-50 lbs live rock in DT, but will be getting more, and moving some to the refugium.
Planned additions (eventually, once sump stabilizes):
- One dwarf Angel (Flame or Coral Beauty)
- One Harlequin Tusk
- One large angel (Queen or Asfur)
- Maybe, MAYBE, a tang, species not yet decided, but leaning towards a Purple or Achilles, but no Yellow's (just not a fan of them)
- One small Clown Trigger (last addition due to their aggressive nature, want him JUST small enough to NOT bully when he goes in, but hold his own against everyone else in the beginning). I have owned clown Triggers before (one for 5 years, the other one was unfortunately only for 2 weeks before a pump went bad and electrocuted EVERYBODY in previous tank, so I am well aware of their habits/aggression, FWIW. The only reason the first one died is he swallowed a rock and couldn't pass it. Loved that damn fish, RIP "Damian").
- One Anemone to host the Clarkii's (THIS is the reason for the thread).
What Anemone should work in a basically FOWLR tank, fairly aggressive, yet host a pair of Clarkii's?
Keep in mind that this is a TALL tank, not ideal for reef and lighting, so I need something hardy and OK with light deficiency (have dual 48" T-5 currently).
I have ZERO intentions of turning this into a "reef" set-up, too tall, and I know it isn't possible with the fish stock list, but I would really love to give the Clarkii's an anemone to call "their own", and have it survive long term.
Recommendations and reasons?
Thanks.
Mike.
(PhantomAce)
