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[jkjohnson]

I have a Black & White Ocellaris in my 90 gal reef and I'm considering setting up a tank for him and a Anemone. They will be the primary focus of the tank. Any thoughts relative to tank size, type of Anemone, lighting needs would be appreciated I don't want to undersize the tank but I'm also planning on very limited stocking for this tank. Thanks

 

[acharpenter]

I just set up a dedicated nem tank - one thing I highly recommend is to make sure to have "nem" safe power head so that if they go for a walk, they wont get chewed up by the PH

Mine is a 46 g and I plan to put a 4 bulb T5 light on it. No sump, just a HOB Reef Octopus BH100 skimmer and the nems are quite happy

 

[garygb]

Natural hosts would be H. magnifica or S. gigantea. It can be a challenge getting healthy specimens of either of those, though. A hardier choice that the clowns may or may not take to is Entacmea quadricolor (either a green or rose BTA).

 

[E.intheC]

garygb's got it right.

My tank is going to be clown/anemone themed, but it will have other corals and fish.
I think a 45 cube is a perfect size for what you're looking to do. A 250 watt MH pendant over top will be perfect. I like to have anemones in tanks with MH lighting because a.) It's a lot of light and b.) It's a single point of light, so the 'nems will be less likely to move searching for higher light.

 

[jkjohnson]

Thanks the input is appreciated