S. gigantea tank good or bad idea?

[Red254]

So I have a 30 gallon bow front tank right now 24x15x21 and will be upgrading to a 90 gallon but I want to use my current bow front tank and a dedicated Stichodactyla gigantea tank with just a pair of clowns but I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not I know they can grow to 16"-18" across so I'm not sure if this is enough room or not

Plus I would prefer to not upgrade my lighting right now I have a coralife 4x24w t5 fixture with all ATI bulbs is that enough light I know they have high light requirments

Any imput good or bad is appreciated

 

[seamonkey84]

they do get bigger than 18", that's more like the radius of the nem at near full size.

honestly you'll have better luck going with a bta garden vs a giant carpet nem, also less chance of it eatting your clowns even. It would also be best if you could plumb the two tanks together.

If your set on a carpet, go with a haddoni, easiery to keep and maintain. But then it would be best to plumb the tanks together to minimize rockwork in the display and add a dsb.

 

[Red254]

I hadn't thought of plumbing the two tanks together I like that idea

I could do a haddoni or BTA garden, I guess I'm just going for a nem dominated tank so ill have to think about what species of nem

 

[Reef1589]

they do get bigger than 18", that's more like the radius of the nem at near full size.

honestly you'll have better luck going with a bta garden vs a giant carpet nem, also less chance of it eatting your clowns even. It would also be best if you could plumb the two tanks together.

If your set on a carpet, go with a haddoni, easiery to keep and maintain. But then it would be best to plumb the tanks together to minimize rockwork in the display and add a dsb.

IMO.. / and in my experience.... haddoni are more prone to eating fish... and clownfish than S. Gigantea... and again just in my opinion are more aggressive than S. Gigantea.. with that being said..

to the OP
i dont think you really have the lighting to support a S. Gigantea, and it may be enough to sustain a haddoni but not let it reach its full potential, Ideally RBTA's would be the way for you to go with your lighting...

 

[D-Nak]

I agree with the other posters -- the tank is small and would only be temporary -- and that's assuming you're able to find a small gigantea that's healthy. I personally think that a 60 gallon cube is the minimum size for any gig, and this is assuming that you already have experience with anemones, specifically gigs that have special requirements -- high light and lots of indirect flow.