New to the game!

welcome to GIRS, and to the addiction.  Can you tell us a little about your tank? what type of lights, skimmer and all that jazz?

 

Might want to also look into joining the club. 20$ gets you a lot of cool stuff!

 

Well at the Christmas party we had a prizes for members only, and I won a complete fagging set that was probably 70$, some one got a bucket of salt. So I made some money, also some people offer discounts to members on corals, plus the meetings that are held are worth 20$ in knowledge.

 

Hey welcome to this great hobby.

Where are you from?

A phosban reactor will greatly help you keep algae in check. There are a ton of different strains that we fight all the time.

$20 gets you discounts & free stuff at club events. Also alot of people give members extra discounts when selling things.

The club uses the money to keep the site going & bring in speakers & put on events.

Craig

 

yeah membership def has its percs. only been a member for a week or so and just by going to the one meeting it was more then worth it.

 

That $20 is the best cash you will ever spend. I got *hundreds* of dollars of stuff at the fall fest raffle, and in talking with other members prior to setting up my tank I've shaved over $1000 off of it.

 

my understanding is anenomes are pretty difficult to take care of, need near pristine water and very good lighting. do yourself a favor and do a lot of research before you purchase one.

 

Anemone will eat fish, I know that they sting fish with there tentacles, but most fish become use to it. I have a bubble tip, and my wrasse, and clown swim in it or around it. But, I do feed it silver sides which are like saltwater minnows, and it eats frozen ones. Lighting is the main thing I think for anemones, I got mine after I got my LEDs, but it seems the follow the light if I move the light. The other thing is if they get un happy, or just for kicks they will move and can sting coral.

 

Definitely start researching things. I always use LiveAquaria, just because they tell you minumium water size, if they are reef safe, and aggressive or not, they do this for fish and other things such as anemones, and other inverts.

 

Also look into a GFO/Carbon Reactor. My nano water quality, and I have had to clean the glass less with the addition of GFO. For info on that check out Bulkreefsupply.com

 

LTAs, just like most other host anemones (except carpets) very rarely eat fish, and then usually if the fish is only on its way out and wanders into the nem. I've had an LTA for 3 years with no problems, but your set up is way too young for one, they need a fairly stable, more mature tank.

 

Finally, welcome to the forums. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/smile.gif Im sure youll learn and find many things available to you here. Cyberjester and bobsfish are our local trustees. They help make our meetings knowledgeable and interesting.