is been like a week or so wen i notice my 2 hermit crabs stop moving so i though ok maybe they tire or maybe was wen i did water change but no was not that this is the day they still not wanted to move he eats wen food pass by him but won't move for about a week the only thing i change in my tank was that i started to use color program for my anemones a,b,c,d from red sea company 1ml of each at day so far is the only thing i change so pls help me to find out what I'm doing wrong thx in advance for you help
Need help with my hermit crab
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RJinPV
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How big is your tank? The Red Sea color dosing should be 10x LESS than the part A calcium dosing. So if you are dosing 10ml of part A per day, and your calciumis stable, then you color dosing should be Ok. In any case I dose the colors at a much lower rate and my hermits are OK. They don't have a long life. Maybe they died of natural causes?
Thats another thing i noticed i been checking on calcium test every 3 days and is in between 480 and 540 alkalinity is 8.5 all the bad things are 0 lol so about the calcium I used to add kalkawaser by drip every day but lfs told me to stop that cus calcium was going to the roof like 900+ so i stop adding kalk im adding now vinegar,vodka,sugar mix. 12ml at day 6 at the morning and 6 0n the afternoon so far thats what i been adding so if you got any other ideas thanks in advance
pugcrush
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+1 on molting. I've seen them stall out in a spot for a few days before (bigger noticeable hermits)
Try to dial in your dosing & not have parameters fluctuate. Stability is key. Do you have corals? Age of tank?
Try to dial in your dosing & not have parameters fluctuate. Stability is key. Do you have corals? Age of tank?
RJinPV
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Red Sea foundation additives are labeled A, B, and C. A is for calcium, B is for alkalinity (KH), and C is for magnesium. These are the primary elements that corals use to grow and need to be replenished. Red Sea Colors are 4 additives for trace elements. Just to be confusing, they are also labeled A,B,C, D. For every 10 ml of calcium dosing (Foundation part A) you do, you can dose 1 ml of the colors. That is the Red Sea guidelines. If you are not dosing calcium and alkalinity regularly and testing for proper levels then you are color dosing with no idea if you are using too much or too little. Some of the trace elements, like iodine and iron, can be very bad for the tank if you overdose.
