New and need reassurance

[nunch]

also the clown hosting in LTA helps tremendously.

[aquaboy]

you should be fine if you move it up higher. Just get some more base or live rock and he will climb up to appropriate place

[tarheel]

My clown hasn't even showed interest in the anemone since I got him last week and he is a little lighter in color altough still brownish red, but he is showing a little white at the base of his tentacles. Now I'm just freekin cause I'm afraid it will die. If low light is the problem then will he definatly climb the new rock?

So best case senario is to ask the LFS if they will take the anemone back and get some LR and maybe some shrooms?

I just really wanted my clown to host something and I read that the LTA was probably the easiest anemone to keep.

[tarheel]

I don't want it to have to struggle to survive when it could be healtier, thats the only thing.

[aquaboy]

Bubble tips are easier, but you should definitely wait, I think you will be fine as your anemone looks fine in your pic, but alll you need is more rock IMO

[bmshehan]

Get some good base rock, save $ and it will become LR in the long run. Easy, cheap, good way to do things in the long run. As for your lights if you want the best of the best and not have any restrictions on what you can hold go with MH. If you can't afford them now then wait till you can. No sense in buying something in the middle till you can afford what you want. As far as your cycle IMO the cycle is not only judged by parameters. If it was most of us could add everything at 6 weeks and assume we are done cycling by parameters alone. You are building an entire ecosystem in your home, maturity of the tank and a biological filter are just as important if not more important than your parameters at this stage. These things can only be achieved with patience. Don't feel bad you are not the first nor will you be the last to trust bad advice from the local LFS, just be glad you found a good site with lots of info . If you want to help at this point, get better lighting and keep your parameters rock solid. You should be testing for Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, Calcium, Magnesium, PH, Phosphate, Alkalinity at this point. The last 4 I mentioned are the most important for coral growth, but at this stage you should be testing for all. Get some good test kits from somewhere like Aquarium supplies for your tropical fish tank, saltwater fish tank, saltwater aquarium fish, freshwater aquarium fish & reef aquarium. Aquarium filters, aquarium lighting, aquarium tanks, protein skimmers & more for your reef tank.. I like ELOS kits but that is personal preference.

[tarheel]

Ok, so I called the guy I bought the light and LTA from today and he swears I have plenty of light. So, my anemone is about 14" below my light source as my tank is about 16 inches tall and the light sits about a half inch above the rim.

More questions, The cheapest place to buy live rock here is Petc@. and it is like $18 for about a 3 pound piece of fiji cured. Is this worth it? all the other specialty shops like the one I bought the LTA from want like $10-14 per lb. That seems crazy. I just dont know if the petc@ rock is poor quality or not.

There is a store that sells what they call "lace rock" for like $1.99lb it kinda looks like live rock but I think its been bleached and its bright white. Is this safe to put in the tank and will it eventually be live rock?

guess thats enought for now, Im sure I will have more later.
Thanks so much guys for all your help on this, this is realy a great group on this forum.