Thinking about tearing down the tank and starting over

[ToddBell]

I've had aquariums for about 18 months now. My tank started 39 gallon FOWLR that was up for a year before the tank sprang a leak. I switched it out to a drilled 40B Reef setup. I've picked up a few corals over the past 6 months. As much as I love the coral I'm just not enjoying it like I thought I would. All the fish I've wanted have been non reef safe so I have settled on others.

I am thinking about tearing out all of the corals, selling em off, selling off most of my fish and starting over. I am thinking I want to do an anemone dominated tank with mostly Rock Flower and Maxi Minis and a few BTAs and a Malu. I'm concerned about fish selection with all of the anemones in the tank. Is it dangerous for the fish? Is there anything I should be concerned with when doing a tank with several Anemones?

Fish Selection

Platinum Clown
Flame Angel
Green mandarin
Flame Hawkfish

Current Corals I'll be getting rid of

Frogspawn
Torch
Hammer
Mushrooms
Favia
GSP
Devils Armor Zoa
Green Bay Packers Zoa

If I end up with this switch I'll be switching out my arogonite for sugar fine sand and switching from a minimalist rockscape to a fuller rockscape.

 

[Nibrown9]

I've had aquariums for about 18 months now. My tank started 39 gallon FOWLR that was up for a year before the tank sprang a leak. I switched it out to a drilled 40B Reef setup. I've picked up a few corals over the past 6 months. As much as I love the coral I'm just not enjoying it like I thought I would. All the fish I've wanted have been non reef safe so I have settled on others.

I am thinking about tearing out all of the corals, selling em off, selling off most of my fish and starting over. I am thinking I want to do an anemone dominated tank with mostly Rock Flower and Maxi Minis and a few BTAs and a Malu. I'm concerned about fish selection with all of the anemones in the tank. Is it dangerous for the fish? Is there anything I should be concerned with when doing a tank with several Anemones?

Fish Selection

Platinum Clown
Flame Angel
Green mandarin
Flame Hawkfish

Current Corals I'll be getting rid of

Frogspawn
Torch
Hammer
Mushrooms
Favia
GSP
Devils Armor Zoa
Green Bay Packers Zoa

If I end up with this switch I'll be switching out my arogonite for sugar fine sand and switching from a minimalist rockscape to a fuller rockscape.

I'll be interested in some of the corals

 

[rapture]

Go big !! Its worth it.

 

[zrogst]

Sounds like a FOWLR (imo a few anemones will do fine too) is perfect. I'd go big like rapture says, at least 100g

There are some very very attractive fish you just can't keep with coral. No reason you can't make a stunning looking swim tank

 

[ToddBell]

Does anyone know of a good supplier for colorful mini maxis and flower anemones?

 

[Frizz]

I can give you all of the bright green manajos you can stand.
Frizz

 

[reefstew]

A 40 gal will be to small for all the anemones you want. With that size tank 1 would be boarder line. The mandarin is not a good fish for anemones or a tank that small.

 

[ToddBell]

Going to start tearing everything down tomorrow.

 

[ademster]

I have a 375 for sale. perfect for swim tank with anemones

 

[ToddBell]

Thanks but a 375 will be way to big for my current home. Thinking I'm going to go with a 120