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Have you tried any local reef clubs? I got my light set for 60 with brand new lights.

ive tried searching google for philadelphia area reef clubs, fish clubs, i have even tried for reptiles and possibly trying to find breeders of dubia roaches and crickets to purchase from. none of the above have come up with successful searches. just stuff with the key words, when i put it in " " no search results found

If you cant find a local club on the net it might be worth it to ask your LFS since most small saltwater shops act like sponsers to local clubs.

Here are some reef clubs that are somewhat near you, I am surprised that there are none listed in Philadelphia

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forum ... .php?f=534

here is one it might be the same?

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forum ... orumid=246

Soo r gonna DOOO it???

IDK yet its unlikely but I will admit I do want one. I just dont want a crashed tank after so much work. If there is enough evidence out there that they can cohabitate with powerheads then I might give it a try.

So the questions is, how many of ya'll have nems kept in tanks with powerheads?

Sammy, what kinda lights are you running on your tank?

I have a double PC fixture (1-96w 10k and 1-50/50=actinic/fiji purple), does anyone know if this would be enough for a nem? Most of the reading say at least powercompact but just want to make sure.

I don't think so.

I guess it will have to wait untill I upgrade to a bigger tank and switch to t5s.

Bcummings8521 wrote:I have a double PC fixture (1-96w 10k and 1-50/50=actinic/fiji purple), does anyone know if this would be enough for a nem? Most of the reading say at least powercompact but just want to make sure.

If I remember correctly you have a 36" tank right? For adequate T5 lighting for anemones (bta, lta, condy...) you are going to be needing at least 4x39watt T5s if the anemone is less than around 6" from the surface. Ideally 6x39watt T5. For any great depth 6x39watt is going to be more realistic. Some ebay knockoff fixture will not cut it, you should be looking at icecap/sunlightsupply/miro4/ATI. This is going to be at least $360 for a retrofit kit.

A much better option would be a single 250watt metal halide, you should be able to find a used one for around ~$200

In the mean time you could try and look around for a rock flower anemone (Epicystis crucifer), they should be fine under the current PC setup, but clowns will not host them.

I use T5 setup. 2 10,000k daylight bulbs and two 420/460 actinic bulbs. but if i was to do it again i wish i woulda did halide for white and the t5 for actinic. I seen a nice ballist that had the plugs for halide and t5 which was real nice but it had giant boxes seperate from the ballast and it just wasnt practical for me. But high powered T5s will do but halide I think my nem would be happiest.

Im not going to look for lighting untill I upgrade tanks. I have a 55 but want to be a bit more stable financially before I get into a bigger tank. The PC will stay with this tank and become a planted tank so im trying to get everything growing in this tank then transplant with additions to a bigger tank in the future. Looks like the nem will have to hold off as I originally planed. I know this thread has changed topics but I would rather just ask more ?s on this one then keep createing new ones. Anyone know of a couple smaller fish that would fit in with this tank?
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I was thinking a firefish goby and a neon dottyback and maybe some time of chromis/damsel.

Not sure a nem + a curious GSP (without scales) is a good idea.

jus85411 wrote:anyone know of a good link that classifies the nems by like hardiness, difficulty or anything. im interested in getting one but 1) i dont know how my GSP will take to it and 2) i only have the stock T8 lighting so i dont think i could support one unless i went out and did the T5's. which i would like to do sometime but i just dont feel i have the time to care for a nem if it has to be given certain things certain days. i would love to get one just for my clown because its part of their natural environment