Thanks for sharing your story, dcaribewolf@bellsouth! I think anemones eat many types of food and by skimming and water changing down to 0 nitrates we deprive them of necessary nutrients! I don't have very demanding corals yet, and have never water changed or skimmed. Correct me here if I'm wrong here, but I've had a healthy anemone and nitrates around 0.3, 0.5, and 0, but I keep feeding so there is always some nitrate, frequent and small feedings seem to work best. Good luck with your reefing experience!
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29g, 25# LR, TWO Korillia 2s, 400w 10K MH,
6 snails, 4 crabs, 2 fish, a Kenya Tree Coral and LTA
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