20gal clown tank

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  1. armison89

    armison89 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    im going to get the 20gal tank cycled and put the fish in the i will start doing the 29gal tank.
     
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  2. m2434

    m2434 Giant Squid

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    No clowns will not generally host an anemone in any tank. If you go up to a 29 or 30g, you could probably get an LTA or BTA which may host a clown. Although neither is a natural host for an OC clown however, sometimes the OCs will reside in them anyways.

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  3. bvb-etf-luva

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    clarks clowns are the least picky
     
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  4. armison89

    armison89 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    what should be my powerheads total gph be for this tank?
     
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  5. saints fan 420

    saints fan 420 Expensive Colorful Sticks

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    You don't want too much. nems prefer less flow over more. Maybe 2 korilla nanos
     
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  6. armison89

    armison89 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    like 480 gph. 240 each?
     
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  7. con999

    con999 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    whats is urblighting this is probaly why 45% of of nems die. 50% not a olod enough tank, and the 5 is due to powerheads
     
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  8. armison89

    armison89 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    the tank is still cycleing im going to wait a year b4 i get the nem i just want to make my shopping list and buy stuff when i have the money.
     
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  9. Va Reef

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    PCs will NOT be suffecient... you'd be safe with MH IMO. also carpets and condys will host clowns too, its just most clowns are gonna be hosted by something else because you have to wait so long to put in the nem (1 year atleast). waiting a year is because of parameter swings, it'll give you time to understand how everything works and what you need to do to keep your tank in check.
     
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  10. bvb-etf-luva

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    power compat flourescants are perfectly fine for an lta or bta, but not a ritteri or carpet which would not be an option for a 20 gallon anyway. if you have good reflectors and enough bulbs pc's can be as good as t5's
     
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