+Melissa Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I found a heck of a deal on Craigslist a few days ago, and snagged a 20 gallon full set up for $50. I can't even tell you how many extras came with it. I am just in love with this tank. We had a 5 gallon, that was temporary until we had the time to convert our 20 long into salt. Well, now I don't have to covert anything, and my new little rescue puffer can stay there in his new home lol. So I moved my little clown and my Cow into the 20 with the Tomato that came with the tank, and everyone is doing wonderful and the clowns are playing together. I want to make changes to this tank, as far as scaping it nicely. We just lost all the anemones, and polyps and mushrooms we had in the 5 gallon, due to an emergency trip out of town, so both tanks need some help. In the 20 we have a Cowfish, a clown, and a tomato clown. (and a ton of baby snails with a weird shell.) In the 5 we have a peppermint shrimp, a mini conch snail, and one little purple thing (looks like a purple kenya tree) that survived. My question, what anemone would make the clowns happy? I had a really nice one going before the crash, and I want to make sure everyone gets a good spot to call home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdavis735 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 what kind of lighting does the 20 gallon have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Melissa Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 It's a Zoo Med RL-18 Reef Sun 50/50 15 watt. I have pretty much everything the owner ever bought for this, and the equipment is all fairly new. It's been set up for 4 years, and I have every test reading she did in a notebook. The smaller tank also has a 50/50 bulb, though I don't know the brand, but its also a 15 watt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardsfan12 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Nice pick up! You probably couldn't get the same amount of live rock and sand from a LFS for that price. Craigslist is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddybluewater Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Upgrade your light before you buy a nem. You should get 3-5 watts per gallon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derekreefer Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 +1 Muddybluewater. 3-5 watts per gallon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemirn Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 +1 Muddybluewater. 3-5 watts per gallon Does this rule of thumb apply regardless of lighting type? CF, t5, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddybluewater Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Generally yes, but you can still limit yourself with PC's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteorflower Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Those two species of clown might not get along so well once there's an anemone to fight over... food for thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FragsandMore Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 yes I too would upgrade the lighting, as well as try ti find a new home for the cowfish, they get very large indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KeeperOfTheZoo Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 I didn't think you could keep nems long term under anything less than halides. I have a bit over 3 wpg with PCs on my tank and had totally ruled nems out. Ditto on the fish load, pushing it with those 3! Craigslist is great. I bought my set up for less than the cost of the rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdavis735 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 I think if i was gonna do a tank that size i would do t5's.They would produce less heat and have lots of punch in a tank that size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 I didn't think you could keep nems long term under anything less than halides. I have a bit over 3 wpg with PCs on my tank and had totally ruled nems out. Ditto on the fish load, pushing it with those 3! Craigslist is great. I bought my set up for less than the cost of the rock. It depends on what type of nems, what tank size, and where in the tank the nem lives. I've had a green bubble tips in my old 29g with 96w T5s, an two GBT's in my biocube 29 using stock lighting on it. They usually move to the top where they can get light, but with supplemental feeding it can definitely be done with T5s and PCs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardsfan12 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 I didn't think you could keep nems long term under anything less than halides. I have a bit over 3 wpg with PCs on my tank and had totally ruled nems out. Ditto on the fish load, pushing it with those 3! Craigslist is great. I bought my set up for less than the cost of the rock. I had a green bubble tip in a 55 with 50/50 power compacts for 4 years. It split three times in that time. Unfortunately one disappeared one day. I assume it went into my filter or something. I never saw any trace of it, kind of a mystery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KeeperOfTheZoo Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Well hmm, I'm going to have to rethink getting an anemone. Some of my rock work gets very high up in the tank. Would a GBT be the best bet under PCs? I have no problem with feeding, already have a few things I hand feed already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FragsandMore Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 i would not try to keep any anemone under PC's, possibly you should get at least t5's. Seems these days you cant beat t5's, as you can easily keep anything under them and you don't have to worry about the excessive heat issue that halides have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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