[passinetti2007]

I've decided to start with a 12 gallon nano tank. I'm just waiting for it to arrive in the mail. My LFS is supplying me with all I need to start out with and it will cost under 100 bucks for everything. When the cycling is thru I want to a really nice tank, but I don't know what to put in it. My LFS says I should only get one fish and it seems to them even one in such a small tank is a bad idea. They tell me I shouldn't get an anenome because the tank is too small and I wouldn't have the right lights to have hard corals. I trust the guy very much, he's been doing this stuff since '96, but thats what I want in my tank. I want a clown and an anenome the clown can live in, and I love the colors of the hard corals. I just don't want to put something in the tank if it is going to die. I want to succeed at this. What do you suggest for me to have a nice display in my tank?

[passinetti2007]

the lights that come with the tank are 2-T5 Daylight 10,000K white bulbs and 2 T5 Actinic 03 blue bulbs. It also comes with moon light bulbs as well. Shouldn't this be good enough for coral to live?

[crimsonfeatherstar]

Unfortunitally the lights are not enough to keep hard corals living to there fullest colors (i have tried) However i have had a small bubble anemone and a pair of clown fish in a 12 gallon nano cube for almost a year now, and they are doing great! you must watch the levels of the water however, frequent water changes are a must (i change around 3 gallons per week) and keep on top of cleaning out the filters. I hope this helps