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Originally Posted by bobboman  thanks for the comments. after i posted this, i went to my lfs and bought a long tenticaled anemone. the owner of the fish store said most anemones wont survive because i don't have strong enough lights in my tank, but he said the type i bought should do just fine because it doesn't have that high of light requirement. |
Bobby,
It's been said, right here on TR, that when
Amphibious responds to your questions you may not like what he says, but what he says is usually right on target. Well, I'm
Amphibious and I tell it like it is. No sugar coating.
You joined TR to learn. That's good. You posted questions. That's good. What you didn't do is wait for us to respond. That's not good. Your
LFS, more times than not, is the worst place to get good, accurate information. You will hear that time and time again. It's true. This is a very expensive hobby. We will do everything in our power to keep your expenses down. You have to do your part by asking questions about every decision you are about to make and having the patience to wait for an answer.
It's been said 10,000 times or more.
The only thing that happens fast in a marine aquarium is disaster. Here's a couple of quotes from your first post:
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| After this first 2 weeks the cycle appeared to have completed, so i added a 5 Margrita Snails and 2 Hermit Crabs. |
What test kits did you use to determine the cycle was over? What are your water parameters?
In 40 years of specializing in marine aquariums I have never had any size tank cycle complete in two weeks. It's more likely that you are headed for a cycle event in the near future.
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| one week later i added a Royal Gramma, and a Firefish. then after another week i added a Six Line Wrasse. Then at week 5 i added some red with blue spots mushroom coral and a Cleaner shrimp. |
Now, in 5 weeks, you have a 24 gal tank whose total volume is more likely 20 gals you have at least 12 critters in this tiny aquarium and today you add an anemone. The anemone adds a huge bio load to this tiny aquarium and requires bright light, clean water and perfect water parameters to survive.
I have to agree with
lReef lKeeper and Phurst, take the anemone back. If the
LFS gives you any trouble tell him to join here and learn the hobby the right way. We have no hidden agenda, Bobby! We want you to succeed.
lReef lKeeper, beat me to the punch on
LFSs being the worst place to get information. I whole heartedly agree.
