Please help!

[23jcochran]

Can somebody help me please I have a stone anemone and something doesn't look right and not sure what to do

 

[fishguy242]

@F i s h y @bradleym ?

 

[1112-425XL]

Can you post all parameters and the age of your tank?

 

[bradleym]

Can you post all parameters and the age of your tank?

Agreed. Off hand, the tank doesn't look like it is old enough to be ready for an anemone. But parameters will tell more than a picture.

 

[23jcochran]

Phosphate is at 0.50ppm
Nitrate is at 0ppm
Calcium is at 420ppm
Kh is at 196.9 (just dosed)
And my tank is about a month and a half old

 

[bradleym]

Phosphate is at 0.50ppm
Nitrate is at 0ppm
Calcium is at 420ppm
Kh is at 196.9 (just dosed)
And my tank is about a month and a half old

OK. Again off hand, it seems like the tank is too clean and too new. It may even still be cycling, at that age.

Please also share the temperature and salinity, but FYI you may need to find a new home for the anemone.

 

[23jcochran]

Phosphate is at 0.50ppm
Nitrate is at 0ppm
Calcium is at 420ppm
Kh is at 196.9 (just dosed)
And my tank is about a month and a half old

And I my tank isn't old enough if someone is around Northern Ohio and wants it and has a tank suitable for it just let me know because it is still an animal and still want to look out for its well being

 

[sketh]

Phosphate is at 0.50ppm
Nitrate is at 0ppm
Calcium is at 420ppm
Kh is at 196.9 (just dosed)
And my tank is about a month and a half old

Your tank is extremely young- anemones like older tanks because their parameters are much more stable.

Also 0 nitrates is way too clean AFAIK, you may have to feed more.

 

[23jcochran]

OK. Again off hand, the tank is too clean and too new. It may even still be cycling, at that age.

Please also share the temperature and salinity, but FYI you may need to find a new home for the anemone.

Ok I will need to get a salinity test and temp is always at 82 degrees

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

And I my tank isn't old enough if someone is around Northern Ohio and wants it and has a tank suitable for it just let me know because it is still an animal and still want to look out for its well being

yeah, tank is too new. you also need some nitrates.

 

[23jcochran]

Your tank is extremely young- anemones like older tanks because their parameters are much more stable.

Also 0 nitrates is way too clean AFAIK, you may have to feed more.

Ok I am fasting my fish right not so I'll move my angle to feed more what would you recommend I'm pretty sure I might have it

 

[bradleym]

Ok I will need to get a salinity test and temp is always at 82 degrees

Salinity is very important, you'll definitely need to know that to keep corals or anemones. And 82f is a bit warm for anemones, usually 78-80 does better.

 

[23jcochran]

yeah, tank is too new. you also need some nitrates.

Ok what is a general age to start putting anemones in?

 

[23jcochran]

Salinity is very important, you'll definitely need to know that to keep corals or anemones. And 82f is a bit warm for anemones, usually 78-80 does better.

Ok I'll see about lowering the tank temp get a salinity test

 

[sketh]

Ok I am fasting my fish right not so I'll move my angle to feed more what would you recommend I'm pretty sure I might have it

I’m not very familiar with anemones compared to soft corals but generally under 20ppm and over 0ppm is a broad range to keep your Nitrates at.

You seem extremely new to this hobby- try doing some research about your tank. It will help you understand and maintain your tank a lot better!

 

[23jcochran]

Is a salinity test the same as a hydrometer? Because when I looked them up it was showing hydrometers

 

[exnisstech]

82 is high. Also you should be able to test salinity yourself. A device to measure is the first thing someone should get when starting the hobby. You may want to go back and do some more research on the hobby before proceeding. Just being honest not mean.

 

[23jcochran]

I’m not very familiar with anemones compared to soft corals but generally under 20ppm and over 0ppm is a broad range to keep your Nitrates at.

You seem extremely new to this hobby- try doing some research about your tank. It will help you understand and maintain your tank a lot better!

I do research on it everyday from articles to videos and that's how I've gotten my tank how it is now but still unsure of how to maintain steady parameters and I test every 2 days and filter changes/waterchanges depending on test results

 

[23jcochran]

82 is high. Also you should be able to test salinity yourself. A device to measure is the first thing someone should get when starting the hobby. You may want to go back and do some more research on the hobby before proceeding. Just being honest not mean.

I get that I didnt take it as mean but yea I'd rather the brutal honest truth then have my entire tank crash and burn so I appreciate all of you guys helping me out

 

[fishguy242]

Why are you fasting fish ? typo ? agree trates need to be higher .20 or higher...