What do i need to add chemical wise b4 adding corals

[vinnyvalentine]

By chemcals i mean calcium all the advice you can give me would be great its a 10g nano all cycled with aquacultured live rocl 52watt compact floursant lighting i will be keeping hardy easy to care for soft corals and some anenomies

[bertoni]

Soft corals and anemones don't need any chemical supplements in particular, although I'd test alkalinity regularly and dose baking soda to keep it in the safe range. That'll keep pH under control.

I don't know of any common anemones that'll do well in that tank size. They tend to get fairly large.

[jenjen]

I agree - no anemone that will do well in a 10gal, and especially not 'some anemones'. Save an anemone for when you upgrade to a larger tank.

You won't need any additives for soft corals. They are pretty easy to care for and have fairly low requirements for calcium etc. Just some light, and regular water changes will do them well.

Good luck!

[fixx198]

just keep up with your water changes and you will not need any supplements. Also have seen plenty of anemone in small tanks doing fine.

[Frick-n-Frags]

Originally Posted by fixx198

just keep up with your water changes and you will not need any supplements. Also have seen plenty of anemone in small tanks doing fine.

this, plus there are lots of different anemones. flower anemones are basically garbage, although some are stunning coloration, and they are rather small.

i bet anyone their calcium reactor that he could keep some majano anemones in there

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also, in general, you should have a parameter set point for all your important parameters, and of course tests/meters for them. THEN if something strays from the target value THEN you start adding stuff.. feedback->correct, and so on. if your water is squared away, anything will survive(not talkling about tank size here, just generalities) wrt the water quality.

[John Zillmer]

Originally Posted by Frick-n-Frags

flower anemones are basically garbage,

Why? Because they are cheap?

I don't see why an anemone that is hardy, common in the wild, stays small, is relatively non-motile and is unlikely to be piscivorous would be considered 'garbage'. Seems an ideal animal, especially for someone starting out in the hobby.

[Frick-n-Frags]

thank you for defining garbage = ez2 keep LR hitchers. in this case, garbage is a good thing. and we are actually on the same page except for 1 detail:

if piscivorous means eats fish, flower anemones are as sticky as the big boys. my spooked yellow tang found out in the middle of the night. the anemone could only eat half of it.

[thile123]

+1 on do not need to add any supplement for those hardy soft corals. Also keep small anemone (e.g. tube anemone).

[Madratter]

I have two small 12g nanos and no supplementation has been necessary with either. I just do 1.5g water changes each week.

On the subject of flower anemones, my one tank has one and it has done quite well. I don't have fish in the particular tank so I cannot speak as to whether it would be a problem if I did.

[bertoni]

A flower anemone might be a good species for the tank. I was thinking of host anemones, which are the only ones that I could find readily. There are various rock anemones that stay small, too.

[BongoSolo3]

My LFS has a nano with some type of anemone, it's been in there for years and looks great. Takes up the majority of the tank though...


I'll be there tonight and find out what kind it is.

[John Zillmer]

Originally Posted by bertoni

A flower anemone might be a good species for the tank. I was thinking of host anemones, which are the only ones that I could find readily. There are various rock anemones that stay small, too.

Now I'm confused. I thought "flower anemone" and "rock anemone" were two common names for Epicyctis crucifer (although I've heard Aiptasia spp. called "rock anemones"; I assume you don't mean that). What are the Latinate names of the anemones you're referring to?

[bertoni]

I'll have to track down the scientific names of what I had in mind for flower anemones. My brain was actually thinking cup corals, and that should be easier to google. Sigh! The joys of getting old.