Anemone Cube

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

I haven't posted much in the past year but have had tank(s). Lately I have had nothing but problems with my 75G (disease and a flooded floor) and thought of giving up a few times but I can't part with my green gigantea carpet and clowns. I bought the carpet about 2 years ago now from J&L, sold it when I took a job in California (thought it would be too much work to keep since I was only back in Vancouver every second weekend) and have since bought it back after leaving that job in the US.

The anemone has been in captivity for over 2 years now and is pretty much bulletproof at this point which is why I am going to try this tank. I wouldn't try this set up with a new anemone or "new" liverock. It will be sumpless, skimmerless, no equipment other than a 20"x20"x20" rimless aquarium (solana with ugly false wall removed), powerhead, controller and 250 watt MH. I guess my RO/DI unit as well.

Right now my 75 has an ATO but I don't use it. I top off every day or two and the anemone doesn't seem to care. I do weekly 5G water changes and that will continue to happen which is a significantly bigger water change for a 34G tank. Nitrates in my 75 now are around 15-20ppm and the anemone has no issues. I have spoken to two people I feel are experts in keeping these anemones and both told me in their experience nitrates do not effect them up to around 50ppm!

I kept this tank skimmerless a year ago and was able to keep nitrates down around 5ppm.

The idea is to have no equipment showing other than the one tunze stream and to have nothing to maintain other than top off water and weekly water changes. I have an ATO I will use when I go away or if the fluctuations become a problem but I don't really want to see the thing on the back of the tank.

Im taking a break from building the stand right now and should have it primed tonight and painted tomorrow. Will post pictures along the way but this won't be an exciting build at all. Just a stand, tank and light. Plus a 12" anemone and a bunch of gorgonians...

Brett (lastlight), I told you I would start a journal this time