SPS reef with anemones

[McCune]

So I am planning my 210 60x30x27 build.
I am planning on going for an SPS reef with some choice Zoas and chalices placed in shaded areas. My other favorite is maxi mini and rock flower anemones. I am wondering if I will be able to keep these in an SPS reef with high flow. Does anyone else keep these in their reefs that's are mainly SPS. I am not worried about them wondering around the tank I have had some before and once they find a spot they are set and rarely ever move if anyone has kept them in their high flow SPS reefs let me know and if you used any tricks to accomplish this.
Thanks

 

[happyhourhero]

I have some anemones in there. My tank looks weird because I moved a month ago and had to break down my tank and so all my big stuff I didnt sell looks out of place with the new frags. But I have not had problems with anemones at all.

 

[LimeTwist]

isolate them on their own rock away from your sps rock. i did this for my tank and it work well for me. i currently have 8 red anemone in my sps tank and they stay there for 2 years now.

 

[McCune]

Great looking tank thanks for posting the pic.

 

[codydemmel4]

isolate them on their own rock away from your sps rock. i did this for my tank and it work well for me. i currently have 8 red anemone in my sps tank and they stay there for 2 years now.

this is exactly what I did too. My 1 split into 4 and theyre on their own island on the back.

 

[jda]

It will work. I agree that they mostly stay put, but they might decide to let go and wander around and can reattach somewhere else. They are easy to get out if you can get a fingernail on the base - if not, scissors work.

The 'nems and even the zoas will need full light. Shade is not a good place for them.

 

[Ebn]

Started with 5 RFA on the sandbed, confined to their own patch of rock, back in July of 2016. Since then only one has remained in the same patch of rockwork on the sandbed. 3 of them have migrated to the main rock placement and another one is slowly creeping in that direction. The first RFA that moved to the stack took out a pink lemonade after it planted down and caused the PL to RTN. The other two planted themselves in areas where there aren't any SPS, so no damage from them.

 

[justinky]

It will work. I agree that they mostly stay put, but they might decide to let go and wander around and can reattach somewhere else. They are easy to get out if you can get a fingernail on the base - if not, scissors work.

The 'nems and even the zoas will need full light. Shade is not a good place for them.

Please don't try using scissors with anemones lol... Especially the harder to keep ones as any rip will cause an infection in our systems. Use a credit card corner instead and go very slow and carefully.

 

[djbon]

Big issue if:-

1) They split and one or both of them decided to stick somewhere near your SPS
2) They don't split but grow bigger and start harassing your SPS
3) They don't do well, move around and died in hidden spot and nuke your tank
4) They like your tank a lot, decided to move to the best location where your SPS is

I have one GBTA, split 3 times, all of them moves to the best spot where my SPS are and start coral warfare. Removed the whole rock, armed with chisel and hammer, sold off all GBTA and buy a new rocks. PITA if you ask me. No more anemone for me

 

[LimeTwist]

Here is a pic of my anemone rock with 8 anemone. It took about 12x12" out of my tank space so give your anemone some space in the tank. I had this anmeone for about 1.5years and it has splitted aproximately 19 times. For the most part i know about my anemone, when they are ready to move, their foot swells up and that's when i pay atttention to it.

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[happyhourhero]

Sweet nems!^

 

[McCune]

Amazing color on those nems

 

[djbon]

Here is a pic of my anemone rock with 8 anemone. It took about 12x12" out of my tank space so give your anemone some space in the tank. I had this anmeone for about 1.5years and it has splitted aproximately 19 times. For the most part i know about my anemone, when they are ready to move, their foot swells up and that's when i pay atttention to it.

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Nice one!. What you did to the the other siblings?

 

[LimeTwist]

i sold it to local reefer and sell/trade to LFS.