bioload?

[GrayBunny]

Hi all,

I know the general guidelines on fish/gallon. Are there guidelines for invertebrates, corals, anemones etc? I have had a harder time tracking down this information.

I'm most interested in stocking guidelines on anemones. I would like to have a clownfish and potentially anemone only tank.

Thanks!

 

[ClownAquatics]

What size tank were you thinking for an anemone only tank? Filtration? Lighting?

 

[albano]

I know the general guidelines on fish/gallon.

I'm most interested in stocking guidelines on anemones. I would like to have a clownfish and potentially anemone only tank.

If the 'guideline' is 1" of fish per gallon ... Forget that! A 4" gobie is not the same as a 4" tang...

How big a tank are you talking about ?

 

[GrayBunny]

Sorry for the lack of info.

I have a 40g tank and a 29g biocube.

I want to create an anemone tank for a pair of maroon clownfish in the biocube. VERY long story short, I was given some anemones that needed a home. They are on the smaller side- (columns when inflated are no more than 2" in diameter" approximately)

I am concerned about the bioload because I don't know how anemones effect it and I want to make sure I am providing a good home until I can upgrade to a larger tank.

For the time being, I have put 6 of the anemones in my 40g and 6 in the biocube. Both tanks have been up and running (the 40g for 2 years approx, and the biocube I bought from a friend a couple of months ago. He had it up and running for more than a year and it was broken down for a day or two until I set it up).

pH- 8.2
NO3-10-20
NO2-0
Ammonia-0

The lighting in the biocube is power compact & the lighting in the 40g are LED

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Anemone's need very good water quality. Some anemones need super high lighting and some just need very bright lighting what kind of anemones are they?

 

[duke62]

Anemone's need very good water quality. Some anemones need super high lighting and some just need very bright lighting what kind of anemones are they?

+1 just because you have 1 anemone type doesnt mean another needs the same. You need to figure out what type of anemones you have,research there needs and go from there.

 

[GrayBunny]

they are all rose bulb anenomes