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Kristopher Conlin · Jan 20, 2024

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Reef Devils · Jan 20, 2024

ryany25 said:
Hello, my name is Ryan and I live in southern PA. I am completely new to saltwater. I have a 75 gallon that is cycled, but I’m waiting to add fish until I get back from an upcoming vacation. I have a couple of questions. I’ve seeded the tank with pods and have been feeding phyto daily. Was seeding pods before getting anything else going a good idea? Is there anything else I can get started before adding a fish? I’m interested in starting with a pair of clowns and an anemone. What are the best beginner anemones that will host clowns? Can I put the anemone in when I add fish?

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Jimbhoy13 · Jan 20, 2024

Welcome to R2R and the salty world Ryan. Take things slowly. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

Reef By Steele · Jan 20, 2024

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Reef By Steele · Jan 20, 2024

ryany25 said:
Hello, my name is Ryan and I live in southern PA. I am completely new to saltwater. I have a 75 gallon that is cycled, but I’m waiting to add fish until I get back from an upcoming vacation. I have a couple of questions. I’ve seeded the tank with pods and have been feeding phyto daily. Was seeding pods before getting anything else going a good idea? Is there anything else I can get started before adding a fish? I’m interested in starting with a pair of clowns and an anemone. What are the best beginner anemones that will host clowns? Can I put the anemone in when I add fish?

Adding pods during the cycle is always a great way. As for adding an anemone I see and read in here all the time to wait. Our LFS gave us that advice as well. I think we waited a couple of months from setup. At the time I cycled with fish, but large tank with one or two fish. We added a pair of clowns and a bubble tip anemone around the two month mark in bot of our two first tanks in 2021 and both sets are still going strong. I started with dry rock and live sand and dosed aquavitro seed (basically seachem stability for the first week) and did a really consistent job of weekly water changes.

ryany25 · Jan 20, 2024

Reef By Steele said:
Adding pods during the cycle is always a great way. As for adding an anemone I see and read in here all the time to wait. Our LFS gave us that advice as well. I think we waited a couple of months from setup. At the time I cycled with fish, but large tank with one or two fish. We added a pair of clowns and a bubble tip anemone around the two month mark in bot of our two first tanks in 2021 and both sets are still going strong. I started with dry rock and live sand and dosed aquavitro seed (basically seachem stability for the first week) and did a really consistent job of weekly water changes.

Thank you!

ryany25 · Jan 21, 2024

When I was installing the hose holders for the FX4 over the rim of my tank, one of them snapped the glass pretty hard. Upon inspection I saw a long crack running across the back glass. So I set that tank aside and went and got another one. Today I took a closer look at it and it isn’t cracked at all. The “crack” is simply some strings of silicone that got all over during manufacturing. I scraped it off with a razor blade. Now I have two 75 gallon tanks…..

Reef By Steele · Jan 21, 2024

ryany25 said:
When I was installing the hose holders for the FX4 over the rim of my tank, one of them snapped the glass pretty hard. Upon inspection I saw a long crack running across the back glass. So I set that tank aside and went and got another one. Today I took a closer look at it and it isn’t cracked at all. The “crack” is simply some strings of silicone that got all over during manufacturing. I scraped it off with a razor blade. Now I have two 75 gallon tanks…..

Now the endless possibilities of what to do with the second tank.