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my salt water tank.

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Question
i have set up a salt water tank to keep two little clowns its 74ltrs i have a 4cm sand substrate three 3 medium sized live rock a eheim internal filter and a aqua one hang on filter with air pump attached to eheim filter and a 100 watt heater an aluminum reflector with 2 15w tubes one blue one white my ammonia levels have now settled do i have enough light,filtration ect to be able to keep a heteractis magnifica or stichodactyla gigantea?

Answer
anemonies are best left in the sea to be honest, they need superb water conditions and strong lighting.

they never do well in aquariums, the oldest one i have ever heard of in captivity was 3 years old. if you get tank bred clown fish they will not require an anemonie