I've decided to let my craving for a tang out on some corals in the future. Whats a good indicator that I'm ready for corals?
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I've decided to let my craving for a tang out on some corals in the future. Whats a good indicator that I'm ready for corals?
mine 78 watts....
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You're not ready. Is that a good indicator? You have been told what it is you need to do, and you are ignoring it.
Toddrtrex
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And that isn't enough for a "condy" anemone, and for sure not enough for an LTA (( M. doreensis )). And even if you did have enough light, your tank isn't ready.
k thanks.
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"the key to success for this animal is performing frequent partial water changes (10 - 20% every 2 weeks), supplementing with iodine, having the right light intensity over the tank (at minimum - Power compacts in short tanks and HO, VHO or Metal Halides in tanks deeper than the standard 24 inches) and supplemental feedings with a variety of fresh marine foods."
This is from www.fishlore.com
Thats exactly what I doHe seems to love the strontium and iodide I supplement the water with. Im going to vary his diet up alot.
Strontium & iodide are not food...
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This is from the fish lore page that you quoted so you obviously read it, and chose to ignore this point.
The Condy Anemone needs a well established tank that has been set up for several months (preferably longer) and an aquarium that is showing stable and good water parameter readings.
The Condy Anemone needs a well established tank that has been set up for several months (preferably longer) and an aquarium that is showing stable and good water parameter readings.
Here's the thing. We know nothing about your tank. Do you use a skimmer??? Do you have any filtration?? We already know you should only be able to keep low light softies with the light you have, (and in a few more weeks). You keep telling us how great you are and how you know everything, yet you don't know if your tank is ready for corals yet. I'm more confussed than you are. And I do know everything!!!!!
I know I wasn't gonna say anything till I saw a pic. I just don't think I ever will.
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He posted a pic in another thread Jesse. He has a penguin power filter that "filters 70 gallons" and a marineland heater. He also has a "powerhead on either side of the tank".
No skimmer.
No skimmer.
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scuba guy ron
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wow. I'm reading this thread in absolute disgust. 11:11 are you listeing to anything that is being said here? everyone is trying to help you and you are arguing every reply. Please parden the following but I am disgusted that you work for a Pet store and are using exotic saltwater livestock to monitor your water perameters. you stated that you wanted to add hardy fish to make sure they live prior to adding your "prize fish". Your tank hasnt gone through the nitrogen cycle yet and there are test kits for this not live animals! Come on. this is common sence.
you should return the livestock you purchased test your perameters every week until they are stable and read the following link prior to continuing in this hobby. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1031074
you should return the livestock you purchased test your perameters every week until they are stable and read the following link prior to continuing in this hobby. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1031074
Mr. Fish
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Could you post some pictures of your tank and anemone. 5 years ago when I first got into this hobby I bought a beautiful white anemone that looked really healthy at the store. After I bought it I did more research and found out I bought a bleached anemone and even though it looked healthy it was not. With some special care I nursed it back to health and it became a brown anemone. I still have it to this day. So even though an anemone looks happy it could be very sick.
SushiGirl
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So far there has been a lot:
"You really need to slow down"
"Please take todd's advice and slow down, man."
"Way too fast. You are going to have so many issues going forward if you don't slow down"
"Good Luck and slow down."
"I would really slow down alot and do alot more reading."
"Please don't feed it guppies.And please stop buying livestock until you do some proper research."
"You'd do best to take pause, try to digest the info you've been given here, and regroup."
"11:11, seriously, at this point, and for 2 more weeks---possibly 6---there should not have been any fish in the tank, not even a snail."
"you just need to slow it down, we all will help you here"
"Please, do not supplement anything (( especially iodine and strontium )) without testing for it -- overdosing iodine can have very serious effects."
"That is not enough light for any coral or ANY anemone."
"And that isn't enough for a "condy" anemone, and for sure not enough for an LTA (( M. doreensis )). And even if you did have enough light, your tank isn't ready."
"you should return the livestock you purchased test your perameters every week until they are stable and read the following link prior to continuing in this hobby. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1031074"
i test my water every day. everything is at 0 except nitrate, which is slightly slightly above 0. how are my fish struggling?
and I've recorded all the advice? I don't understand? lol.
So which Petco do you work at?
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