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keylargo sun
12/04/2008, 11:56 PM
I have a 75 gallon tank and im wanting to add some anemones, frogspawn,mushrooms,leathers and maybe a clam. I was wanting to know what kind of test/chemicals that i would need. Also how do you feed them i know that they all are filter feeders. I all ready have some blue xenias and they look good. Do i use activated carbon? Thanks for the help.

Toddrtrex
12/05/2008, 12:15 AM
[welcome]

Personally I don't like mixing anemone species, having more then one of the same species is fine.

Besides the normal test kits, I would get ones for Cal, Alk, and Mag. I would run carbon 24/7.

What type of lights are you running?

keylargo sun
12/05/2008, 12:46 AM
I have a metal halide system the halide bulb is 250 watts and two 96 watt actinics with the moon lights. will the carbon hurt the xenia b/c just put carbon in the tank tonight.

Toddrtrex
12/05/2008, 12:57 AM
No, I don't see how the carbon would hurt it.

Are there 2 MHs?

keylargo sun
12/05/2008, 01:20 AM
no just 1 the fixture is for a 65g 36" long so the halide is over the support beam in the middle of the tank. The light still shines in the tank pretty good though

Toddrtrex
12/05/2008, 01:55 AM
How high is the MH from the brace? Reason I ask is that there was another thread today about someones brace starting to melt because the MH was right over it, and too close.

keylargo sun
12/05/2008, 11:10 AM
The system that i have dosent really get that hot but its probably about 1 foot and a half away.