Anemone Growth in Sump

[bumpyj38]

Hello,

After quite awhile of having these anemones (which I still like by the way) I have decided to see if they will continue to grow in the sump. I have begun expanding the amount of SPS in my tank and the flow is making their tentacles extremely long. They stretch out so far and move around my tallest rock structure, draping their tentacles all around. They split like crazy. I would like this to continue because I can trade them in or sell them. My questions for all of you are:

1. Do you think the anemones will continue to have good growth and split in a sump? Has anyone ever done it before?
2. Are 2 AI primes enough to drive that growth (they were high up in my reef under several Radion Gen4 XR30s with T5s supplementing)?
BRS numbers actually weren’t bad with par testing the AI primes. Mine currently sit about 6 inches off the water

All advice is appreciated

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello,

After quite awhile of having these anemones (which I still like by the way) I have decided to see if they will continue to grow in the sump. I have begun expanding the amount of SPS in my tank and the flow is making their tentacles extremely long. They stretch out so far and move around my tallest rock structure, draping their tentacles all around. They split like crazy. I would like this to continue because I can trade them in or sell them. My questions for all of you are:

1. Do you think the anemones will continue to have good growth and split in a sump? Has anyone ever done it before?
2. Are 2 AI primes enough to drive that growth (they were high up in my reef under several Radion Gen4 XR30s with T5s supplementing)?
BRS numbers actually weren’t bad with par testing the AI primes. Mine currently sit about 6 inches off the water

All advice is appreciated

I in the past placed a couple in the sump due to population and did they take off and even split. Where else will you get moderate light and water flow and a food source- Happy town for them

 

[bradleym]

Should be fine, as long as parameters are stable (don't dose in the sump chamber with the anemones). Here are my sump nems:

 

[Luisn17]

Reviving an old thread.

I purchased one anemone which has converted to 4, I end up kicking them out to the refugium. Cant risk them killing my euphyllia. All they needed to do was stay in that rock. I added them with my macro algae but unsure if this is a good idea. I have an AI prime on opposite time to my DT with the similar settings to my hydra 32s, just lower settings. I setup my refugium for the algae to consume the extra phosphate and nitrate. I assume anemone don’t consume phosphate and nitrate like algae and eventually will have to pick one or the other correct?