its looking for a spot and is uncomfortable
Tank is 4 months and my parameters have not swung at all. I check every other day and have a log of them. They are fairly consistent for a tank. I put in the work to keep it that way. I don’t just sit back and watch. I put about an hour every other day into the tank.
Nems do not walk off and die unless they are not healthy or the tank is not mature enough.
Adding, unless they walked into a Powerhead. That is different.
We was perfectly healthy and fine. I took all the rock out and he got ticked and moved into a cave. It was a smaller 3 inch one. Sucks but he wasn’t happy after the move. Unless my watermelon ate him. Been 4 weeks still haven’t seen him so chalked it upto a loss.
nems don't die from being touched, they are killed by force of being torn off a rock or bad params
If damaged in the move, an infection could have set in and killed it. One can not really know at this point.
For the odds stacked against me, first time salt tank, no sump, small protein skimmer, no fuge. I’d say I’m keeping things in check pretty darn well.
dKH high, PH maybe a bit low, Nitrates a bit high, calcium maybe a bit high and having some swings. This isn't crazy for a new tank, its hard to keep nems like that in a tank that new, with time the tank will improve, but for now it will be hard to keep most nems and other sensitive stockings.
dkh is high due to my mis measurements of baking soda before my suplement arrived. It is on its way down. pH for a new tank with no fuge I dont see an issue with 8.0 instead of 8.2. Nitrates are high due to no fuge.
PH, Mag and calcium are tied, do not use baking soda, as it will mess with other params. Its better to use PH additives based for aquarium. Nitrates can be balanced without fuge, Im in a 15 gallon, no sump skimmer etc, and nitrates are balanced, its about managing amount you feed, amount thats taken by filters, amount of bio filteration, cleaning/vacuuming, CUC among other things. I am not talking about high speed changes, just end goals to work into while your tank slowly becomes more mature. The hobby isn't easy or fast, it takes time to age a tank, your not a bad keeper, your tank just needs more time
I don’t think anyone is saying you’re doing anything wrong. As a tank matures it naturally becomes more stable without as much effort. There are things we don’t totally understand about the creatures we keep. For some not totally quantified reason anemones tend to do better in tanks that are more mature. They can survive in immature tanks, but it is usually more difficult. There could be something about specific strains of bacteria or micro faun that contributes to the success or decline of the animal. You are doing much better at keeping a stable tank than I was at 4 months in, without a doubt. That’s all people are trying to let you know.
