New tank pics and questions.

wastememphis

wastememphis

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I set up my tank on Friday, it's a 29 gallon, with 35lbs of sand and 45lbs of live rock. There is a Fuval filter in the stand which, to my suprise quietly, filters 110 gallons per hour. On the live rock there were two anemones... I was just wondering if someone could tell me what kind they are, what they eat, and if they will be alright while my tank cycles. Thanks!

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Um... that was the pic of my tank and this is the one of the anemone, it aslo has a rock above it, will it get enough light? Sorry if I ask dumb questions, Im simply just unaware of alot.

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Nice Tank

Hey wastememphis.

Nice tank you have there! ;) I just now (Literally) got done setting up a 29 gal myself, moving up from a 10.
About the Anenome, I'm no expert at all! I would say it needs to get as much light possible. I've heard they take in quite a bit. I guess it depends on what kind it is too. It's a very "handsome" Anenome. Best of luck and Happy New Year....
-Shadoe:laugh:
 
Thank you! My friend told me that it isn't a good anemone to have because it stings and will grow everywhere. Well, if I don't watch it and try to prevent it, it'll grow... unless I wanted it everywhere.
 
Sorry, but that is aiptasia. Yes, it is an anenome, but it is a pest. It will spread, it will kill corals and other beneficial inverts. This really is not one you want to keep. I understand that thought pattern of "It's an anenome, if I can keep it alive it means my tank is good", but it's totally, completely false. This particular anenome is tough as nails, spreads very easily, and is nasty. I highly recommend you get rid of them now. Do not cut them, or pull them off, but inject it with boiling water, vinegar, or kalkwasser paste.

I can not tell you how big a headache you'll set yourself up for if you don't not remove it now. My FO tank has a few, and I initially thought, what the heck, there's only a few, and nothing in the tank for them to damage. 6 months later, there were 20, and it took weekly treatments for several months to get rid of them.
 
Sorry, I meant that "unless i wanted it" as a joke because I knew that it wasn't good, haha sorry. Can I inject it with air??? Thanks. Also, I know it's early but can anyone tell me about boxing (boxer?) crabs, I have REEF SECRETS and theres a picture of one... it's a crab with anemones for hands and thats how it protects itself and eats, it looks awesome and the size isn't that big.
 
Don't know that the air would kill it. You can try it, but the problem is that damage that does not kill may cause it to spread.

Boxer crabs--seldom seen in the hobby. Not sure on their survival rate, since they need a supply of baby anenomes to use as weapons, and I don't know how well they survive without them. Keeping the anenome alive may prove to a problem as well--small ones are harder to care for than larger specimen.
 
Since I put water in the tank the salt reading has been different. Everyday I check it, the reading is below what it should be... so I put more salt in, almost too much and the next day it reads the same. I have the kind that floats becuase of the density (I don't know if there is other kinds) I just don't know why it isn't working. The first time it was up really high but there was an air bubble which made it lift... I don't think I'm doing it wrong but that might be why, I have tested it in the water and out of the water, I also let it sit out for a day... help? Thanks
 
Glass Anemonies (Aiptasia) are as hardy as Mantish Shrimp, its near impossible to kill a well established population without killing everything in the aquarium. You can throw 1 Aptasia into a blender, pour it back into the aquarium and then you will have 100s of them growing (They regenerate at incredible rates, just damaging them isnt enough, you have to kill it on one strike). Air wont kill it, and will probably cause it spread because air bubbles will make it burst and break pieces off. A good way of controlling them is natural preditors like certain species of shrimp, its also important if you do use Boiling water, vinegar, or kelkwasser past (becareful when using this, it will strip the skin off your hands), make sure you dont break off any parts, as it will just become more Aiptasia)
 
Wow, maybe I'll get a shrip then. After I posted about the salt in my tank I checked it again (two hrs after i put the salt in and it was up a little... i'm sure it'll work out) but I noticed a dead lady bug floating in my tank... how it got there is anyones guess... the tank is sealed. There was also a little snail looking thing, but it didn't have a shell. It was climbing up on the glass and I looked down at the anemone and there was another snail thing... kinda like a slug but when it went on the glass the bottom of it and what it was using to suckon the glass looked just like a snail... they are tiny and I haven't seen them in my tank before! I went to look in a book but it didn't help well and then the little one went somewhere and I can't find it... I also saw a tentical or arm of some sort comming out of a hole, it looked like it had little hairs on it and it went back into the hole... should I be putting some sort of food in my tank to support these things that are comming out of the rock?! Please help.
 
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