Hi. I'm new here.

[Lance M.]

Hey rnewhou, I'm in Lightsey 2. Need any help? I've got a bunch of caulerpa if your going to connect a refugium to the 2.5 gallon.

[rookie reefer]

I just started a new 2 gallon tank 3 weeks ago it has live fiji premium rocks and they have been growing red coraline algae ( can't spell it) on most of the rocks. I want to put a condy anemone and 1 marron clownfish. Do these 2 do well together and will the clownfish most likely take the condy anemone as a host. Also does any one what kind of lighting i should get cause i don't have alot of options due to the size of the tanks hood.

[Fat Tony]

the maroon will eventually get too big for the 2 gallon... thenk more along the lines of 20 gallon for them. i think an Ocellaris would be a better choice (still maybe too small of a tank). and you can probably nix the idea of an anenome. also more than likely you aren't having red coralline.. it's probably cyano bacteria (not good) can you post a pic of it. along with your parameters...if it were me i would buy a larger tank (say 30 gallon) if you are planning on keeping any fish really

[tdwyatt]

Your choice of anemone would be better if you thin in terms of a bulb-tipped nemone (Entacmea Quadricolor), rather than the Condylactis spp., if for no other reaon than the aggresive nature of the anemone. Condylactis is not the natural symbiont for most clowns (I do not know of any that it is the actual natural symbiont, but they may host in a Condy a a surrogate...)

See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyYW0mr-e7k

and

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/condycompfaq.htm

and

http://journals.cambridge.org/action...ine&aid=201707

You would realisticlly need a bigger tank as Tony has already mentioned, if for no other reason than to handle the nitrogen load that feeding the anemone and a pair of clowns would put on such a small tank. 30USGallons or up for an adult Clownfish pair and a decent sized anemone with good rock filtration to handle the nitrogen load would be much more appropriate. Your tank will also need good intense lighting to sustain the anemone, so a larger tank will help with dealing with the additional need for heat dissipation (best to include a sump with fans to take advantage of evaporative cooling rather than use a chiller).

HTH