Need help!

[Uncle99]

At the bottom of the picture it says low levels of chlorimine, is that correct then?

Yup, I see that now. I have not used that one.

 

[auditech17]

Yup, I see that now. I have not used that one.

Essentially it should do the same lessen it correct?

 

[Uncle99]

Essentially it should do the same lessen it correct?

That’s what the seller says.
Seller can “say” anything but I have no reason not to believe that.

 

[auditech17]

That’s what the seller says.
Seller can “say” anything but I have no reason not to believe that.

Thank you for your help!

 

[Uncle99]

Thank you for your help!

No problem, my pleasure. I use this one.
I think both are the same thing.

 

[auditech17]

No problem, my pleasure. I use this one.
I think both are the same thing.

I’m really trying not to get discouraged and quit this hobby but I just can’t keep corals. My leather was dead it disintegrated when I grabbed it out from water and chunks fell in I turned my pumps off for 2 days to see if BTA would stop moving they did and I turned wave maker back on and they all hid away from everything under rocks flow is at 3%

 

[Uncle99]

I’m really trying not to get discouraged and quit this hobby but I just can’t keep corals. My leather was dead it disintegrated when I grabbed it out from water and chunks fell in I turned my pumps off for 2 days to see if BTA would stop moving they did and I turned wave maker back on and they all hid away from everything under rocks flow is at 3%

No quit.
Let’s recap.

6 month old 40g tank with good ICP report and leather dies.?

You refer to your anemone as “they” …. How many?

How stable are those parameters, ie, how many consecutive days have your parameters not changed much as measured in every 24 period.

What’s your lighting?

You need to rule out water chemistry and light first.

 

[auditech17]

No quit.
Let’s recap.

6 month old 40g tank with good ICP report and leather dies.?

You refer to your anemone as “they” …. How many?

How stable are those parameters, ie, how many consecutive days have your parameters not changed much as measured in every 24 period.

What’s your lighting?

You need to rule out water chemistry and light first.

Yes it died and hammer has not grown one bit or even extended polyps except first week or so.

3 BTA small ones and they don’t stop moving even with wave maker off

Parameters are very stable. I had high phosphate but got it lowered it was .22 and I’m looking to be .10

Lighting is set to 20% intensity and on from 230-11. I had it at 35% a month ago and noticed anemones were hiding like under rocks in shadows etc turned to 20% started coming out but now back to hiding

 

[Uncle99]

Yes it died and hammer has not grown one bit or even extended polyps except first week or so.

3 BTA small ones and they don’t stop moving even with wave maker off

Parameters are very stable. I had high phosphate but got it lowered it was .22 and I’m looking to be .10

Lighting is set to 20% intensity and on from 230-11. I had it at 35% a month ago and noticed anemones were hiding like under rocks in shadows etc turned to 20% started coming out but now back to hiding

Do you have any pics?

 

[auditech17]

Do you have any pics?

What would you like to see? Lights? Coral placement?

 

[Uncle99]

What would you like to see? Lights? Coral placement?

Just a full tank shot.

 

[auditech17]

Just a full tank shot.

 

[auditech17]

Idk these didn’t post but here’s full shot

 

[Uncle99]

I see a shrimp….anyone else in your system?
I see no water problems, no light problems.
Anyone able to both your corals?

 

[auditech17]

I see a shrimp….anyone else in your system?
I see no water problems, no light problems.
Anyone able to both your corals?

Cleaner shrimp 2 longfin clowns, a counch 4 nassarius snails 1 scarlet hermit crab and one trouchous snail nope just me

 

[Reefering1]

Looks really dim, 20% sounds too low. As @Mr. Mojo Rising mentioned...

 

[auditech17]

Looks really dim, 20% sounds too low. As @Mr. Mojo Rising mentioned...

So I had it brighter but anemones never came out or opened lowered light to 20 they came out from shadows. I could be wrong as to change light lower but I’m still new at this. So what should I set it t?

 

[Reefering1]

The anemones will find their shadows to reach out of. The tank needs sufficient light for photosynthesis... look up xr15 settings and par maps. Should give you an idea if 20% is too low(I'm pretty sure it is)

 

[auditech17]

The anemones will find their shadows to reach out of. The tank needs sufficient light for photosynthesis... look up xr15 settings and par maps. Should give you an idea if 20% is too low(I'm pretty sure it is)

I found maps but they aren’t saying the intensity

 

[Reefering1]

Keep looking or post here for intensity/par estimates from xr15(and how high fixture is mounted from water)