Thats just it I dont want to say I told you so .
See I have been where you sit , and lost alot of stuff , it is the hardest thing to flush a $20 fish ... I made some really bad mistakes and forged ahead like there was no problem doing so, and in 3 months(give or take) I had spent nearly 2 grand , we are by no means rich far from , we struggle every day but then I had a bit of an enlightenment ...........the reciepts I sat down add it all up and cried , my husband made me take the tank down till I could fullfill the minimum requirements of the tank and told me that if we were to continue on the path that we were on that he would make me give up the tank ... That is where the brakes were applied ... I tore it all down every thing went to storage , he then a few weeks later (2-3 months) said to me that I could set u pthe tank with LR and sand but nothing else , it had to sit there for 2 months with out even a light on it the only thing I was allowed to do to it was top it off and change out H20 ,it pained me to see it there and to see all those GREAT AND AWSOME TANKS and mine failed I was quickly hating this hobby and resenting the failure that I faced .... But I did what I had to , I joined many sites read and learned and applied the failures of others , Dont get me wrong I am not a pro at this at all and still am learning , I would be a liar if I said there are times where it is perfect sailing and I know it all ... but in truth I am learning every day and every time that I sign on to the computer ... My most reasent failure is that I could not keep zoas , FAIL I had no idea why I tested every perameter bought test kits but NADA turns out I had a crab that was eating them ..... now when I want something I must evaluate the consiquences it will have on the tank and every thing has a consiquence when added as it adds to your ecosystem ..... wether it is positive or negative everything has a response to it...take it from some one who has been there we do NOT want to see you fail but have seen it many times over with mistakes such as these ,,, if the anenome dies the pet store will likely say but it was healthy ....Was it ? Or was it that they sold it to some one who was unsuspecting?
It is hard to admit that we are wrong upon the advice of some one who is on the other side of the keyboard , but many sites would have bashed you for an innocent mistake .......trusting the LFS ....I wish you well and would love to see sucess but knwo that with an anenome it will be difficult at best .... the other thing is that anenomes even if they have "planted " thier foot for a period that in and of its self doesnt mean he wont get irritated and move , just some food for though ....
