Whats wrong with my anem

[Bubbawhite]

Tanks to young

 

[Shawn]

So, I like to go by the rule of inverts - if it doesn't have a spine, it takes a little time. So if it's an invertebrate, it gets drip acclimated. That's the case with some fish too, but I even drip my snails/crabs for a bit before they go in.

 

[Shawn]

Also - update! How's it doing?

 

[ActiveAngel]

So, I like to go by the rule of inverts - if it doesn't have a spine, it takes a little time. So if it's an invertebrate, it gets drip acclimated. That's the case with some fish too, but I even drip my snails/crabs for a bit before they go in.

Good (and easy) methodology!

For me...
•Temp and Drip: snails, cucumbers, clams, and sensitive worms
•Temp and 2-4 incremental water additions: hermits, crabs, shrimp, sea stars, urchins, most anemones
•Temp and a 50% water addition: Fish
•Temp only: Most Corals

...a little more complicated. But it saves time and risk when you’re acclimating a few hundred/thousand animals all at once.

 

[NanCrab]

@kullas any improvement with your nem today?

 

[kullas]

Also - update! How's it doing?

I checked this morning and he had skid off the rock and would not reattach. I pulled it and had a slight smell. I didn't want to chance it. Thanks everyone for the help and iF there is ever another one I will have a better understanding. Lot of information here to soak in.

 

[NanCrab]

I checked this morning and he had skid off the rock and would not reattach. I pulled it and had a slight smell. I didn't want to chance it. Thanks everyone for the help and iF there is ever another one I will have a better understanding. Lot of information here to soak in.

Sorry to hear this. Live and learn.

 

[Rainblood]

Sorry bro

 

[spike]

when you buy try and get a tank raised specimen. Wild collected are less adaptable especially to a newer system. I never had any luck until my tank was almost a year. But my first 2 were wild collected.

 

[Shawn]

when you buy try and get a tank raised specimen. Wild collected are less adaptable especially to a newer system. I never had any luck until my tank was almost a year. But my first 2 were wild collected.

That's a great point. All of mine have been splits from fellow reefers.

 

[ZapataInc]

That's a great point. All of mine have been splits from fellow reefers.

The one I got from you has split like 3 times.

 

[FutureInterest]

I do wonder what it is that makes nem keeping easier with a more aged tank. They are very hardy from my experience... they are simple enough creatures. They have no critical calcium/alk/or other requirements and they can move around till they find proper flow and light. I do find that they do need potassium levels to be near nsw for overhealth health but that's not something most folks that do regular water changes have a problem with. Truth be told, I've kept them successfully in tanks as young as a few months. My rule of thumb is to generally wait to put corals in until I see coraline growing. Once that stuff is growing I know it can handle everything I want to throw at it.

 

[kullas]

So far I'm seeing growth in all my corals my Duncan's have exploded with new heads zoas are good even my birds nest is doing and showing growth even the starry night spa is doing good and growing. I think I have found my problem or could be the problem last week I checked my phosphate and nitrates all was 0 this morning I checked and the nitrates was still 0 but using a hanna checker my phosphate was 40. Gfo is going in in the morning and now to find the cause of the phosphate.