[newbie]

I currently have 2 anenomia and 2 clowns. My question is what would be a good ratio of clowns to anenome? I currently hav a 75gal. with and a 10 gal refugium.

[Ninong]

Most people who keep clownfish and anemones would keep no more than one anemone with a pair of clownfish in a 75-gal tank. Of course, if you start out with one Entacmaea quadricolor (Bubble Tip Anemone), it may split and before you know it you might have more than one. Maybe a lot more than one.

It is important that you know which clownfish species accept which anemones as hosts. You don't want to try to pair up your clownfish with an anemone that they will reject.

[newbie]

Originally Posted by Ninong

Most people who keep clownfish and anemones would keep no more than one anemone with a pair of clownfish in a 75-gal tank. Of course, if you start out with one Entacmaea quadricolor (Bubble Tip Anemone), it may split and before you know it you might have more than one. Maybe a lot more than one.

It is important that you know which clownfish species accept which anemones as hosts. You don't want to try to pair up your clownfish with an anemone that they will reject.

Ninong,

What would be good to light a 10 gal refugium? Also, besides some macro algea, live rock, and sand what else can go in it to help?

Thanks.

[Ninong]

Originally Posted by newbie

Ninong,

What would be good to light a 10 gal refugium? Also, besides some macro algea, live rock, and sand what else can go in it to help?

Thanks.

You can light a refugium with almost anything within reason. For one that small, perhaps a single powercompact fluorescent (daylight or 50/50) would work. You could also use a couple 2' VHOs or even NO fluorescents. Just about anything will do. The best Kelvin choice would be something around 6000K but 10,000K would also work. You might want to avoid anything that would produce too much heat.