my clownfish harem tank

[Terry DeMott]

I have 30 clowns and 12 anemone the only thing is I struggle with Pho and nitrate my pho is 2.50 and nitrates are over 1.5 I have tried pho-e , algae scrubbers, nopox and gfo also a refugium some of the stuff gets expensive . Does anyone have any ideas . thx.

 

[Webslinger]

water changes

 

[Terry DeMott]

I do 50 Gals every other wk

 

[Webslinger]

Don't chase numbers. If the anemones look fine your tank is fine.

 

[Terry DeMott]

 

[Terry DeMott]

Here is one of my anemones

 

[Tahoe61]

Would love to see more of your tank.
You are running a skimmer?

 

[Terry DeMott]

here is my tank and sunp

 

[Tahoe61]

Thank you.

I bet it's amazing to sit and watch all activity.
A UV would probably cut down on the film algae.
Are you feeding a lot of frozen?

 

[Tuffyyyyy]

Tank looks great, and that clam looks happy. I wouldn’t worry about changing anything.

 

[Terry DeMott]

I only feed frozen food to the anemones. Clownfish get Pellets Dry Hatchery Diet

 

[ReefinHeathen]

I have 30 clowns and 12 anemone the only thing is I struggle with Pho and nitrate my pho is 2.50 and nitrates are over 1.5 I have tried pho-e , algae scrubbers, nopox and gfo also a refugium some of the stuff gets expensive . Does anyone have any ideas . thx.

What is your CUC? Do other species of fish successfully live with the harem? if so, what are they?
on the nutrients front you should check out the sugar method. you will have to increase the air volume