Anemones and coral question HELP PLEASE

The two things that I don't see that you tested are what you just dosed -- what are your Cal. and Alk levels? My anemones never react when I dose, but my levels don't change that much when I do.
 
I have a long tentacle anemone in my tank that I have had for about 8 months. It was about the size of a silver dollar when I bought it and is the size of a dinner plate now. Something to think about.
 
As others have said, you need to be testing Ca and Alk.... 2.5 ml is a good bit for a 12 gallon tank, and that may well be what's out of balance in your tank.

Also, your temp and pH are a bit low...
 
The only thing i dont seem to understand is ph is the sliding scale of acid and alkaline
When testing your ph if it was to low you would have to rase the alkalinity of the water. With that said is there a kit out there to test just the alk of the water and if there is then whats the diffrence between ph- alkaline also known as alkalinity vs. a alkalinity test??
 
Your pH went from 7.9 to 8.2 in just a few hours? And 560 is a little high (IMO) for a new tank with just two sps frags... althought it would be interesting to know what your Ca had been prior to yesterday's dosing.

The first rule of reefing (repeat this to yourself often, especially with a new tank and all the excitement that comes goes with it): In a reef, only bad things happen fast. Good things happen slowly. Very slowly.

This rule is even more true for small tanks and anemone tanks. The most important thing is stability, in all aspects of the tank. And stability happens slowly and means changes to water chemistry happen even more slowly.

(I know, this is the advice no one wants when they're new... but if you can stick to it, it will save you a LOT of trouble in the long run)

As far as testing for alkalinity goes, I'd recommend Salifert's KH/Alk test kit.
 
Ok I think I got it I NEED TO SLOW DOWN!!!!!! Should I take some of the stuff out of my tank or keep it and just not buy anything for a little wile or untill I understand this alittle more??
 
Alright, imo take the SPS out of there. Make sure youdo regular water changes i dont know if you have a skimmer or not. IF you dont i reccomend a 20% weekly and keep the water level constant. There is no ned to dose for alk or calcium at this point in time. You have nothing to absorb the calcium and such other then the sps and with regular water changes it should be fine. I run a 90 gallon tank with about 10 different frags of sps i have yet to dose anything because i kept up with my regular water changes.

Are you feeding the anemone. And what others said from what i have found that LTA will eventually spred and grow to the rest of your tank... So if you wanted a sps/lps tank your going to have to get rid of the LTA.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9806364#post9806364 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mushumatt

Are you feeding the anemone. So if you wanted a sps/lps tank your going to have to get rid of the LTA.

I am feeding the coral and anemone Roti-Rich liquid food. Also in a few months (Once I know what the he*l I am doing) I am going to get a 125g tank I got the nano to learn as much as I could.
 
Well, if you're going to move to a 125 in a few months, I'm not as worried about the anemone in terms of size. It will become quite large, though, so you need to plan for that when you're setting up the 125. Keeping a small tank is a great way to get into reef keeping, but they're harder to keep stable... you'll see the difference when you switch to the bigger tank. Remember, we're trying to emulate the ocean... with so much water volume the parameters basically never change... so we have to try to keep our parameters steady as well.

Right now: stability, stability, stability. Grab a notebook, test your parameters frequently, and write down the parameters each time you test. If you can get in the habit of doing that now, it'll be the best thing you can do for your tank. And of course, go slowly. That's going to be vital to keeping your anemone at this point.

Also, I'd think about not taking advice from whatever LFS you're shopping at... anemones and SPS require more stability than most other livestock (Some people recommend waiting as long as a year after establishing a tank to add SPS for optimal health. I personally don't wait quite that long, but just by way of making a point). Soft corals are much more forgiving.

For now, I'd reconsider on the SPS... the anemone's likely to be growing and stinging them before too long, and you don't want to lose them. If you really want to try corals and the anemone in the 12, go for something soft and inexpensive (so it won't be upsetting if/when it does get stung) like xenia or mushrooms.

Beyond that, what all are you feeding your tank, what supplements are you using, and what is your feeding schedule? Good luck!
 
I waited about three weeks... ha but the tank was just moved from a family members house to mine. I know your planning on setting up a larger tank in the future but you never know what can happen in the future. I am in the process of designing my 1500 gallon show tank... But I would never buy something if it wouldnt be able to live in my tank peacefully if something went wrong.

Its much like the tang discussion, we all hear "oh hes only in there for three months until i get my larger tank." I am not saying these people are lying but many of then take longer then expected or something comes up.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9807760#post9807760 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sarai826


Beyond that, what all are you feeding your tank, what supplements are you using, and what is your feeding schedule? Good luck!

Roti-Rich And I am feeding about once every 5 days.
 
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