Hello,
First of all I am a saltwater newbie but have been doing a lot of reading/research and very recently starting reading many posts on this board... which by the way is full of GREAT information! First, a run down of my tank:
20g
UGF (I know, this is not recommended but I found out to late)
HOB whisper 20 power filter w/Activated carbon and zeolite mix
~8 lbs LR
2 black/white striped damsels
1 blue devil damsel
2 percula clowns
1 peppermint shrimp
1 pink tipped anemone
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1 month old tank
0 ppm Ammonia
0 ppm nitrite
20 ppm nitrate
8.2 PH
1.022
I am saving for a protien skimmer to replace the undergravel filter. I will have questions when it comes time to break down the UGF (how to minimize stress on my inhabitants when I do the switch) but will wait until I actually have the skimmer to ask those questions.
My question today is regarding my anemone. I just purchased him last saturday and was doing fine...until last night. When I came to feed everybody I saw he was half balled up with limp grey tentacles. This morning however, he was back to his full glory looking seemingly normal. So far I am only using an 18" 15w 18000K Full spectrum powerglow flourescent light. Do I need better lighting for him? Also, How much and how often should I feed him. I have been told to feed him a piece of krill once a week so I have only fed him once.
Thanks in advance for fielding my questions and helping me along!
First of all I am a saltwater newbie but have been doing a lot of reading/research and very recently starting reading many posts on this board... which by the way is full of GREAT information! First, a run down of my tank:
20g
UGF (I know, this is not recommended but I found out to late)
HOB whisper 20 power filter w/Activated carbon and zeolite mix
~8 lbs LR
2 black/white striped damsels
1 blue devil damsel
2 percula clowns
1 peppermint shrimp
1 pink tipped anemone
--------------------------
1 month old tank
0 ppm Ammonia
0 ppm nitrite
20 ppm nitrate
8.2 PH
1.022
I am saving for a protien skimmer to replace the undergravel filter. I will have questions when it comes time to break down the UGF (how to minimize stress on my inhabitants when I do the switch) but will wait until I actually have the skimmer to ask those questions.
My question today is regarding my anemone. I just purchased him last saturday and was doing fine...until last night. When I came to feed everybody I saw he was half balled up with limp grey tentacles. This morning however, he was back to his full glory looking seemingly normal. So far I am only using an 18" 15w 18000K Full spectrum powerglow flourescent light. Do I need better lighting for him? Also, How much and how often should I feed him. I have been told to feed him a piece of krill once a week so I have only fed him once.
Thanks in advance for fielding my questions and helping me along!