recent tank crash, how long should i wait to add an anemone

[hotelbravo]

As some of you already know i have recently had a tank crash in my 180g and all anemones died along with all my fish and inverts with the exception of my two eels. i am wondering how long i need to wait before adding any anemones.

[Kenreefer]

Well I don't have any anemones yet for that reason. From all the reading I've done the tank needs to be well established first, and I know I don't know enough. I didn't feel like killing them and wasting money doing it. Your tank crashed for a reason if you don't know why and couldn't stop it, that's a big problem. Read as much as you can first. I thought "karenanemone " was the best and simpleSt way to learn about anemones. Read read understand than of course cross your fingers too. Hoped this helped. Good luck.

[Dkuhlmann]

Hodge, did you figure out why your tank crashed? I don't recall seeing a thread on it.

[hotelbravo]

Well I believe my caulerpa nuked the tank. The caulerpa shriveled and died about when it all happened and it was a very large amount so many threads lead me to believe the caulerpa was to blame

[nemmy]

I'd give it at least 6 months. Experts can pull it off sooner but why risk it. I think the 6 month rule is more about newer people to the hobby than it is anything else. Advanced reefers who are going in right off the bat with a good controller, ato, skimmer, refractometer, etc to help keep stable conditions are better off than a fresh new salty. I mean yeah your bacteria has to stabalize and your tank has to buffer alk and pH well before adding one as well though.

[ca1ore]

I think your tank needs to go through the various 'new tank' cycles before adding an anemone, particularly one of the more sensitive varieties. By cycling, I don't just mean bacteria but algae as well.