I'm looking to set up an 18 gal reef tank. I'm new to salt water and I was wondering if it would work to buy some of those dried coral decorations you can get at LFS and some live rock, and a few anenomes. What type of filtration would I need with this set up, would I still need a protein skimmer? Any other advice for a first time set up?
Live vs. dried coral
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i see no harm in adding driied coral to a tank.
as far as keep anemone's... kinda hard to keep
needs tons of light and also lots of water movement.
their one of the few things that should be kept in the ocean
a protein skimmer is not a must but they come in handy
they do nothing harmful but provide more oxygen.
and as far as filtration goes, any hang on the back kind will do
as far as keep anemone's... kinda hard to keep
needs tons of light and also lots of water movement.
their one of the few things that should be kept in the ocean
a protein skimmer is not a must but they come in handy
they do nothing harmful but provide more oxygen.
and as far as filtration goes, any hang on the back kind will do
anemone's are no fun to keep if your new to salt water. just ask others that have. one thing i hate is they move around where they want when the want and can attack other tankmates( i.e. corals, small fish,other anemone's)frontosa_man said:
anemones only move becasue they dont liek the spot you choose for them
they either move because, theris not enough space, too much current blowing on them or theris not enoguh light in the area their in.
your right light has no massDeLgAdO said:i hate to be a smart ass BD
but light is energy so it has no mass
but it has energy and momentum.
anyway what is the main killer of amemones? insufficient light
and actually anemones need tons of water movement
bluedempsey said:your right light has no mass
but it has energy and momentum.
anyway what is the main killer of amemones? insufficient light
and actually anemones need tons of water movement
not too much current though, cause then they'll be on the move
DeLgAdO said:
i agree but thats not always the case. i have them go into powerheads and behind rock where there is no light. i had a condy crawl to the outer edge of the top of my tank and die. sometimes they just up and move and sometimes the die for some unknown reason.