I want a anemone tank. Here is my 10 gallon. Can someone help me get parameters how needed?

[Jeremy Lain]

Hello,

I want a anemone tank. Here is my 10 gallon.

Can someone help me with water parameters. I have everything I need to get the anemone tank going. I need help doing it. I want to make everything how it needs to be and when I buy anemones everything is good.

I would like someone to help me get everything good, so when I buy anemones and get the anemones in the tank everything is good.

Water Parameters?
Lighting? PAR?
What food do anemones need?

 

[cmoore806]

The usual advice is to have a tank that is a minimum of 6 months old with good stability. Anemones seem to prefer sticking to coralline, you don’t want to be dealing with algae issues or nutrient swings with something like an anemone.

 

[laverda]

Like already mentioned anemones need a well established tank to thrive and even survive in most cases. I recommend 9 months if using dry rock.
While i have kept BTAs in a 12 callon tank it is pushing it. A healthy BTA will grow to pretty much fill the tank as they grow to 14" across. They require stable alkalinity 8-9 is a good safe range to aim for. Some phosphate and nitrates above 10 for best results. Nitrates are a food source for anemones.
Amemonies like a lot of light. Most cheap lights are not strong enough.

 

[Mjl714]

I’d pick up a couple of clownfish of your choice and let them inhabit your tank for several months before trying an anemone.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

What kind of anenomes are you thinking?