The anemone's always been white, to be honest. Posting pics might be a bit of a challenge for me, I don't have a digital camera and I'm not sure when I'll get around to it.
My light's a T3 with 6500k of light, I think that's right. As for the nem food, I'm not at my apartment right now so I'm not entirely sure what it is - all I know is you add a bunch of drops to the tank a couple times a week. I'm pretty sure it's 40 drops or something like that.
You're right about the live rock, I did add some more about 5-6 weeks after setting up the tank. 8-9 pounds, to be exact. It's possible that might've caused a mini cycle, but like I said, the new rock was in there for a while before I started losing any fish.
I've seen plenty of tanks with 2 clowns in a 20 gallon, so I'm not sure what the big deal is. That being said, since I'm not a fan of gobies and damsels seem like a bad idea, I might just leave the tank as is. It's looking pretty good right now, just the 2 clowns, the anemone, and the coflake. Maybe I'll just leave well enough alone.
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The anemone has always been white, so I don't think the lighting is an issue. I can try to post some pics, but I don't have a digital camera, so we'll see about that.
As far as the light, I'm pretty sure it's a T3 with 6500k of light - I'm no expert, but it seems to be working for the anemone and coflake.
I'm not at my apartment right now, so I don't remember what the nem food is, but I add like 40 drops of it a couple times a week. I think I need to look into feeding it more substantial food, like prawns or small fish - thanks for the tip.
I did add 8-9 pounds of live rock about 5-6 weeks after initial set up, so maybe that did cause a mini cycle. But like I said, the new rock was in there a long time before I saw any fish deaths, so I'm not sure if that's the issue.
I'm curious, what's wrong with 2 clowns in a 20 gallon? I see it all the time, and I thought it was a pretty common setup. I know you said you like to see them in bigger tanks, but I'm not sure I want to upgrade just yet.
I think I'm just going to leave the tank as it is for now - the 2 clowns, the anemone, and the coflake seem to be doing well, and it looks really good, so I may just leave well enough alone.
As far as the light, I'm pretty sure it's a T3 with 6500k of light - I'm no expert, but it seems to be working for the anemone and coflake.
I'm not at my apartment right now, so I don't remember what the nem food is, but I add like 40 drops of it a couple times a week. I think I need to look into feeding it more substantial food, like prawns or small fish - thanks for the tip.
I did add 8-9 pounds of live rock about 5-6 weeks after initial set up, so maybe that did cause a mini cycle. But like I said, the new rock was in there a long time before I saw any fish deaths, so I'm not sure if that's the issue.
I'm curious, what's wrong with 2 clowns in a 20 gallon? I see it all the time, and I thought it was a pretty common setup. I know you said you like to see them in bigger tanks, but I'm not sure I want to upgrade just yet.
I think I'm just going to leave the tank as it is for now - the 2 clowns, the anemone, and the coflake seem to be doing well, and it looks really good, so I may just leave well enough alone.