bta not extending too much
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SuperNerd
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Calcium is fine. Some people keep it a little higher while others keep it just a little lower (I'm trying not to be vague :lmao: ). Try not to go higher than 450ppm and (IMO) lower than 380 ppm.
Alkalinity is okay but could maybe be bumped up a little. Many reefkeepers keep their alkalinity in the mid 3s (in meq/L). A KH value, in dKH of "7-8," is a range of approximately 2.51-2.86 meq/L. Natural sea water is around 2.9 meq/L I believe.
boyooso
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John Tullock says :"The alkalinity of natural seawater is around 2.0-2.5 meq/l. To convert to KH, multiply this number by 2.8, to yield about 6-7 dKH. It is generally recommended that a marine aquarium be maintained at an alkalinity somewhat higher than that of natural seawater, between 7 and 10 dKH. "
The water is at 1.025 it gets to about 1.026 every week or so. I measure with a pretty precise tropic marine hydrometer. I realize many peole like refractometers though.
The water is at 1.025 it gets to about 1.026 every week or so. I measure with a pretty precise tropic marine hydrometer. I realize many peole like refractometers though.
boyooso
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Would it be inccorect thinking on my part to:
Think this is more a physical problem, rather than water quality issue (not that they are unrelated).
Might it be an issue of the shrimp tearing his insides up and now he won't eat(because insides torn up), is stressed so he is hiding form another food source (light), and thus starving. However it is trying to eat, but having difficultly, thus the spitting up food?
I have pulled all the hermits from the tank as I noticed with the anemone shrunken they are able to climb onto the tenticles, thus the extreme tenticle damage.
If this is correct problem solving (i hope).... maybe it might respond to more small food like mysis shrimp? The anemone did spit out some brown poop a couple days ago, so I think it can digest, maybe just not scales, bones and more meaty flesh.
I would appreciate some insight.
Thanks.
I realize I may not have any control over this, but I'd like to not kill this anemone... at least at this point ;-)
Corey
Think this is more a physical problem, rather than water quality issue (not that they are unrelated).
Might it be an issue of the shrimp tearing his insides up and now he won't eat(because insides torn up), is stressed so he is hiding form another food source (light), and thus starving. However it is trying to eat, but having difficultly, thus the spitting up food?
I have pulled all the hermits from the tank as I noticed with the anemone shrunken they are able to climb onto the tenticles, thus the extreme tenticle damage.
If this is correct problem solving (i hope).... maybe it might respond to more small food like mysis shrimp? The anemone did spit out some brown poop a couple days ago, so I think it can digest, maybe just not scales, bones and more meaty flesh.
I would appreciate some insight.
Thanks.
I realize I may not have any control over this, but I'd like to not kill this anemone... at least at this point ;-)
Corey
