Papa Splax January 23, 2011 January 23, 2011 Hey i currently have about 12-20 small anenomes i found on a washed up shell at the beach... they been in my tank for over 2 weeks and still looking good... BUT i dont know what im doing so help me... I have Zooplex, Purple up, Trace elements, Stress-zymes 55g aquarium w/ 36" T5 lighting i have a clownfish, butterfly fish, sand sifting starfish, horseshow crab, mollie, and a cardinal fish i keep the anenomes like 6in under the water about 10-12in from light source and if i was interested in getting some corals going can i have them with these fish? and what would i need to start growing them
Incredible Corals January 23, 2011 January 23, 2011 Do you have any pictures, that would help identify exactly what you are working with. You might think they are nems but they could be a type of coral or some other type of invert.
Papa Splax January 23, 2011 Author January 23, 2011 It would let me apply any more pictures to the site for some reason im at 1000k i guess... but if you go to new to hobby look at [Dish keep dyin please help] last picture has a picture of the i think anenomes
losking44 January 23, 2011 January 23, 2011 wat king of anenomes, and wat kind of coral were you looking at
Papa Splax January 23, 2011 Author January 23, 2011 Easy ones to care for.... thats what im asking... i dont wanna plan soomething and my fish eat it.. or visa versa
Coral Hind January 23, 2011 January 23, 2011 I would stick with the E. quadricolor as far as an easy anemone goes. Beside being easy to take care of they are easy to find as captive breed instead of wild caught.
hypertech January 24, 2011 January 24, 2011 Bubble tips are most common in reef tanks. But, don't think about getting any corals and anemone's until you get to the bottom of your fish dying problem as it could be a sign of a husbandry problem you need to solve first. Otherwise, you might just be wasting your money on animals that are going to die.
Papa Splax January 24, 2011 Author January 24, 2011 Oh yes, i know this... its been 2 nights now and the butterfly, cardinal, shrimp, sandsifting star, hermit crabs, nemo, horseshoe crab are all fine acting great... So maybe it was some bad fish mixed with bad luck... maybe i added to much faucet water... idk i personally think it was that i have 2 eight-10 pound liverock chucks that arent very porous and it was causing no oxygen in certain parts of the tank... problem with that theory is that why wouldnt the fish swim into a better spot... And why would one molly live? you think he coulda been one H-E-double hockey sticks of a fighter and is now immune/stable
Papa Splax January 24, 2011 Author January 24, 2011 And i think i fixed the problem by switching one 600gph powerhead to blow against back wall towards the overflow tank... hopefully no more fish die ill be super angry... im also going to grab a ALK test seeing how thats the only one i aint got from my LPS... do they have sets for crazy stuff i can start dosing my tank to be essential for growth?
hypertech January 24, 2011 January 24, 2011 You are not going to have low oxygen in parts of the tank. Even in a stagnant bucket, there is not enough water volume to have low oxygen areas and high oxygen areas. Also, the cardinal rule of saltwater aquariums is - Nothing good happens fast! If you have a problem, it is not likely it will magically solve itself in two days. If it was just a coincidence, give it a couple weeks just to make sure before you ad anything else. Your tank may be cycling or it may cycle again from the added bioload of the new fish. Go slow and your chances of success will increase significantly. Finally, stop with the tap water. You never know when you are going to have a bad water day, maybe the city flushes the line or something. Get filtered water from somewhere.
Papa Splax January 24, 2011 Author January 24, 2011 You are not going to have low oxygen in parts of the tank. Even in a stagnant bucket, there is not enough water volume to have low oxygen areas and high oxygen areas. Also, the cardinal rule of saltwater aquariums is - Nothing good happens fast! If you have a problem, it is not likely it will magically solve itself in two days. If it was just a coincidence, give it a couple weeks just to make sure before you ad anything else. Your tank may be cycling or it may cycle again from the added bioload of the new fish. Go slow and your chances of success will increase significantly. Finally, stop with the tap water. You never know when you are going to have a bad water day, maybe the city flushes the line or something. Get filtered water from somewhere. Can i buy filtered water at the LPS? or should i buy there mixed salt water? 2nd question will filling a 5g bucket and letting it sit for 3 days be good water?
Coral Hind January 24, 2011 January 24, 2011 Some local fish stores sell the RO water but in the long run it is cheaper to buy the RO unit. It is also easier to make it at home intead of transporting the water home. If using tap water I would fill up the bucket and add a product like Prime to it, then mix in the salt. I would then let the newly mixed saltwater sit with a powerhead for movement for a day before using it.
Papa Splax January 24, 2011 Author January 24, 2011 Okay i was told not to add salt, seeing how it doesnt evaporate... sould i add salt, not add salt, or add salt for changes, not evaporation
Brian Ward January 24, 2011 January 24, 2011 Okay i was told not to add salt, seeing how it doesnt evaporate... sould i add salt, not add salt, or add salt for changes, not evaporation Water added for topoff should be fresh water. As you were told, the salt does not evaporate. When you do water changes, you are removing saltwater so you need to put saltwater back. Tap water is terrible for the tank because it contains trace amounts of many impurities - especially heavy metals such as copper (acquired by running through copper pipes). All water added to your tank - topoff or water change - mus be treated before adding it to your tank. Most anemones and corals require high water quality so you'll probably need to get off of tap water to successfully keep them. Every place is different as to what is in the city water so in some places, treated city water will be OK for certain things. To keep more sensitive items, you must use RO/DI water. Some LFSs sell this. Buying at the LFS will be OK for a smaller tank such as yours since you will only need 10-15 gal/week. However, you may want to consider investing in an RO/DI unit at some point in the future.
Papa Splax January 25, 2011 Author January 25, 2011 Awesome post thank you and im looking into it, afew members got in touch, thanks again
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