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Topic: Anemone in biocube? Posted: January 15 2012 at 4:32pm |
Do you guys think I would be okay to put some kind of anemone into my 29 gallon biocube w/ stock lighting
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Posted: January 15 2012 at 5:42pm |
For sure. It shouldn't be a problem.
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Posted: January 15 2012 at 6:51pm |
Some of us have kept large Anemones happy in a 10 gal tank. In addition to good biofiltration with LS, LR, and algae, use AC to clean the water of certain alelopathic chemicals.
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Posted: January 15 2012 at 6:57pm |
I agree with both of the above. Biocubes are great anemone tanks (I have one myself). Just make sure you have adequate lighting to support the anemone you want to keep.
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Posted: January 15 2012 at 7:17pm |
I'm just getting hip to the reefer lingo, but what is ac?
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Posted: January 15 2012 at 7:34pm |
ac = activated carbon
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Posted: January 15 2012 at 8:14pm |
Oh ok, I'll pick some up this week! Thanks everyone, this is a great community of people
One question, what's the amount of time AC is good until it needs replaced
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 10:40am |
Just a couple days ago, I responded to a similar question in this thread http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53228Here is a copy of the pertinent part of that post: The ProblemIt's called Alelopathy; the chemical
warfare that coral engage in to keep other coral from moving in to their
territory. Unfortunately, in our small tanks they are all in the same
small territory. The chemical laden water just goes around and around
and never leaves. Water changes don't help much. A 10% water change
reduces the amount of killing chemicals by only 10%. Larger water
changes are a pain, create other problems, and are uneconomical. The SolutionAll reef tanks should run AC(activated carbon) for 2
weeks per month. AC removes a whole lotta chemicals from the water that
skimming and algae growth cannot remove. Used to be, before we found out
that we should run AC periodically, that there were soft coral tanks
and stony coral tanks but mixed tanks didn't do so well. The regular
periodic use of AC has changed that. Just a bridal veil material bag
of a handful or two of AC (per ~50 gal tank capacity) in a high flow area, ideally set over or next
to a screened pump intake is all it takes. Pelletized AC is just as
useful as granulated because of it's porosity. It also stays easier
inside 50 cents worth of bridal veil material gathered loosely and
wrapped together with an elastic at the top. Too tightly packed does not
allow water to flow past all the pellets. Hope this helps.
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Posted: January 27 2012 at 12:15pm |
I've had a large (10") anemone in my 29g biocube for a long time. I just sold it because it got too large, but it was very happy in there.
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Posted: February 03 2012 at 8:26am |
So I have a follow up question to your post Mark - if we don't have a sump going... can we place the AC in a canister filter and run it for a few weeks and achieve the same result? If so - how much would you recommend to place in the canister filter? Just the top screen or all throughout?
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Posted: February 03 2012 at 10:24am |
Yes, just a cup or two in the canister for a few weeks is fine. I always have Bridal veil material on hand which I use as a filtration media bag. I would place the AC in a media bag and set it on a tray in the Canister. No sponges, floss or other things should go in the canister and I would rinse the canister and set it aside to dry in between uses.
Personally, I prefer a HOB(hang on back) filter for AC. You can pick up used HOB filters at the DI or someone here for just a few bucks. The problem I have with Canisters is they are a large amount of water moving slowly through a dark place. It just doesn't match up with the needs of a reef aquarium.
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Posted: February 03 2012 at 10:33am |
So in theory could we use the typical HOB filters (like the ones you typically use in freshwater) for this need then? Just put the AC in the netting and in the bottom of the filter?
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Posted: February 07 2012 at 7:16am |
yes, that's exactly what i do
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Posted: February 07 2012 at 8:08am |
Thanks Mark - I'll do that tonight then. :)
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Posted: March 25 2012 at 9:34pm |
U can also put ur gfo in with the carbon if phosphates are a lil hight thats what i do . Just add to same bag
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