HELP!!! anemone died want to know why

[gunther13mt]

Thank you will defently read it most of what i have is from the 2 years of research i did before even starting to set up the tank

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[trembz]

What are you running as media inside of the filter?
Ditch the filter completely right away unless it's carbon

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[gunther13mt]

What are you running as media inside of the filter?
Ditch the filter completely right away unless it's carbon

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running carbon with NITRATE asboring pads in it as well also put my nitrite out stones in it as well

 

[trembz]

Have you dosed anything?
Anything at all? Medication ?

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[gunther13mt]

No never medicated the tank at all

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[Martini5788]

First step, get a skimmer. Even if it's a hang on back. They are better than nothing. Aquamaxx and reef octopus make
Good hob options. It
Will make a huge difference


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[gunther13mt]

So remove fileter (check) rearranged one pump to shot more at surface. Any further advice skimmer will have to wait tell payday

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[trembz]

I would leave the filter in until you get your skimmer since its not like you have a sponge in it , it'll run carbon and add some (not much but some none the less) flow to your tank

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[gunther13mt]

Ok so leave filter until skimmer is bought

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[gunther13mt]

Should i remove the red slime that is all over my rock and sand

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[trembz]

Get a conch to stir up the sand a bit..
Removing then slime definitely won't hurt you

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[gunther13mt]

I have a sand shifting star as well i forgot to mention i dont see him often i sometimes forget i have him

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[HefeWeizen]

Do you use RO/DI water?

Before getting skimmers look at the source water and over feeding.

Also using a turkey baster to blow detritus and cyano off and out of the rocks is a good idea.

You can keep the HOB filter if you just use carbon and GFO continually and pads on occasion to polish the water.

 

[gunther13mt]

I do use RO/DI water i bought a machine specifically for the tank. Over feeding could be my problem. I use one cube of mysis shrimp one cube of brine shrimp and a small pinch of garlic fish food

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[HefeWeizen]

I'd say over feeding is possible. I feed my 125 two frozen cubes and a 3" sheet of nori everyday and I have 9 fish, 2 shrimp, 1 serpent star, and a bunch of hermits.

 

[HefeWeizen]

Water changes? And how often?

 

[gunther13mt]

10 percent changes everyweek and a 50 percent every month. I will try to cut back on feeding maybe half what do being as i have 5 fish, 4 shrimp 4 emeralds, 2 hermits and the sand shifting sea star along with my 6 snails

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[HefeWeizen]

Seems like a lot of water to change. Do you use a TDS meter for the RO/DI?

FWIW, I would do bi weekly changes of 20%. You may be swaying stable parameters and doing more harm than good to the bacterial population.

 

[gunther13mt]

Udk what a TDS meter is and thats what the research said to change will try cut that back as well

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[HefeWeizen]

TDS. Total Disolved Solids. You use it to test the filtered fresh water to make sure the RO/DI is working at optimal performance.