When I was young I wanted to be a marine biologist but my mom said no. "You are to be a doctor and that's that." Well, neither came true but I never lost my love for marine life. Living in Oklahoma makes it very difficult to enjoy the ocean and all its wonders, so I thought that a saltwater tank would help with my fascination. As life went on things always came up (Mortgage, cars, kids etc...). Recently things finally broke lose for me and I was able to get into the hobby. I purchased a 125 gallon reef tank with all the goodies and began my research. My tank has been up and running for about 5 months now and I thought I was doing everything right. Water chemistry was good, sand and rocks were coming to life, I decomposed some shrimp in it a couple of times. I watched the ammonia and such rise and fall just as I should before adding any creatures. I added a clean up crew and a couple of Clown Fish, my 7 year old daughter HAD to have Nemo and Marlin. You know how it is. Anyway, I bought an anemone about a month ago. I talked with the guy at the LFS, told him how old my tank was and he said everything should be fine. Well it's not. My anemone now looks sick and I am reading that my tank is not old enough and I should have waited at least six months to buy one. If anyone has any suggestions as to how I can save this little guy, I would greatly appreciate it. I don't want him to die.
Anyhow, I am really looking forward to being a part of this community and would like to say thank you in advance for any advice and help that you all give me.
Anyhow, I am really looking forward to being a part of this community and would like to say thank you in advance for any advice and help that you all give me.
