All of the LR in my 95g was dead dry rock given to me by my neighbor. It had been stored for over a year in a box in his garage. I did a vinegar and water soak and scrubbed the rock really good to remove any dead stuff still cling to it. Then I just used a couple of small live rocks to seed it and placed it in a tub in my garage with a powerhead and a heater for about 4 weeks before using it in my tank. This gave it some time to let the bacteria colonize it while I was getting the rest of my system ready. You sure can’t tell now that I started with dry dead rock.
Anemone Question
I am thinking about an anemone for the new tank. Maybe get the tank set up and put the anemone in first and let it find a spot then slowing put in the softies
Q: I have never had one so what kind is the best bang for the buck- carpet, bubble,sebae> I dont know the plus and minus of any.
Bubble Tip anemones I believe are the hardiest anemones to start with, but I would caution attempting to keep one in a new tank. The general rule of thumb is to wait 6 months for the tank to mature before adding an anemone.
When I set up my 75g I did so with all of the rock and water form my old tank. Within 5 months I lost 3 anemones that I had had for years.
Make sure you do a lot of reading before getting an anemone - if they die in your tank they can/will crash the whole system.
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I agree with Craig because not only do you need the tank to mature for best success the aquariest must learn and mature. I would avoid the carpet and sebae. The carpets are usually hardy but most are large and will also eat your fish. The sabae I feel is more difficult then a bubble. If you want and awesome starter anemone I would look into a condalactus (condi) or Hatian. Neither are suited for hosting though.
Dr Mac has bubble tips on sale for $20 so i guess i got excited. I will wait. The corner i have is well established and everything is getting along fine so why throw somthing in there that is going to crash it??
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