Pink Hiatin Anemone Problem

[Hemmdog]

You really shouldn’t use that water. I used it when I first started in reefing to. It’s really low salinity and inconsistent parameters. It also has nitrate, phosphate, silicate, all things you DO NOT want in new clean water change water. That stuff destroyed my biocube and killed so many fish and coral. So upset I followed advice saying that boxed water was good. Also you have to use the entire thing once you open it or it will be full of harmful bacteria the next time you go to use it. Trust me from first had experience and almost a thousand dollars wasted on that water... a thousand more for the coral and fish it had killed. Buy RODI from a reef store, make your own sw. I lived in PA for a decade, they are everywhere.

Nursery water also has trace nitrate and phosphates, you MUST use RODI for top off or it will be a never-ending losing battle. That sand is silicate based as well, not aragonite so it will not be of any benefit to help colonize beneficial bacteria and life. It will also give you some nastyyyyy diatoms for several months. You will need even more additional live rock due to the substrate type you have chosen. Just a heads up to be expecting that. Glad your nem looks happier this afternoon!

 

[Brittany8808]

I’ve been reading this post and if there wasn’t any rock in the tank besides this one that was gotten with the anemone then would the tank still be cycled because there wasn’t anywhere for the bacteria to establish except for the sand? Or is the one live rock enough to help the tank continue to cycle?

You really shouldn’t use that water. I used it when I first started in reefing to. It’s really low salinity and inconsistent parameters. It also has nitrate, phosphate, silicate, all things you DO NOT want in new clean water change water. That stuff destroyed my biocube and killed so many fish and coral. So upset I followed advice saying that boxed water was good. Also you have to use the entire thing once you open it or it will be full of harmful bacteria the next time you go to use it. Trust me from first had experience and almost a thousand dollars wasted on that water... a thousand more for the coral and fish it had killed. Buy RODI from a reef store, make your own sw. I lived in PA for a decade, they are everywhere.

I will have to look into that but my salinity is perfect where it should be since I only have a 14 gallon tank.

 

[Hemmdog]

I will have to look into that but my salinity is perfect where it should be since I only have a 14 gallon tank.

You’re using a hydrometer which aren’t perfect and 1.023 is the bare minimum for survivability corals/nems can do. I don’t actually know anyone that runs theirs lower than 1.025.

 

[DHill6]

Going to be blunt you clearly have no idea what you're doing.

Theres 1 hermit crab painted shell in the tank, and who knows if theres anymore.

The sand you're using looks like the completely wrong.

I feel bad for that 1 fish and you're anemone. Please do some research before getting into this hobby, these are living animals not toys. From what I see I can imagine the suffering these animals are enduring.

Hello...couldn’t you have phrased your thoughts in a better way without attacking this person. Maybe this person listened to someone at a LFS and we know a lot of them don’t give substantial advice about sw. they are few and far between.

 

[DHill6]

Honesty, I didn’t continue to read past that comment,@Zeal

 

[sfin52]

Hello...couldn’t you have phrased your thoughts in a better way without attacking this person. Maybe this person listened to someone at a LFS and we know a lot of them don’t give substantial advice about sw. they are few and far between.

No reason to beat this poster up. HotRocks already addressed it.

Edit Sorry that came of harsh. I understand your frustration. I had the same thoughts. I should have realized this was posted with out reading four pages in. Thats my fault. Good looking out.

 

[DHill6]

No problem, I didn’t want to read farther after reading ‘the post’.

 

[Katrina71]

The op has been hooked up with a LFS and @ReefQueen. I think she is pointed in the right direction.

 

[Katrina71]

Any pics today?

 

[Crabs McJones]

@Brittany8808 hows the nem today?

 

[sfin52]

Yep how the nem today

 

[Brittany8808]

Yep how the nem today

Just fully waking up and starting to sprawl out

 

[sfin52]

Looks like you have righted the ship.

 

[Brittany8808]

Looks like you have righted the ship.

She is definitely looking really good once my other light comes on she will really be sprawled out

 

[Brittany8808]

She is definitely looking really good once my other light comes on she will really be sprawled out

Is it okay if I feed them frozen Food once I have my 10,000 light turned on with the actinic bulb Since they will be awake?

 

[Katrina71]

I would not feed them today. It isn't cruel. You just need to get the bacteria colonized more to handle the food breakdown.

 

[Brittany8808]

I would not feed them today. It isn't cruel. You just need to get the bacteria colonized more to handle the food breakdown.

Okay so let them just grab that extra food that's still on the bottom and let the food filter out.

 

[Katrina71]

Yes, but that's why the bacteria colonization and CUC (clean up crew) are important. You kinda set up your tank backwards. That stuff should have come before fish.

 

[Brittany8808]

Yes, but that's why the bacteria colonization and CUC (clean up crew) are important. You kinda set up your tank backwards. That stuff should have come before fish.

I got a shrimp But he is slow at cleaning I need crabs and Stuff but how many?

 

[Brittany8808]

I got a shrimp But he is slow at cleaning I need crabs and Stuff but how many?

I got a peppermint shrimp do they clean at all?.