Safe to add anemone?

[abenak89]

So i purchased a fully setup 120g tank. I transferred the tank and did a full 100% water swap. The gentlemen high nitrate due to no fuge or skimmer. The live rock is cured and has been for a while months and months before i bought tank.

Currently have one cardinal only one to survive the transfer in the DT. He still hides has he was in QT a while and now in ST. He eats occasionally. I have had the tank running for around 2 weeks.

Parameters all zero and ph is around 8

Y'all say 6 months foe anemones but this tank is older then 6 months it just got moved.. curious your thoughts

 

[billdogg]

After it has settled down - give it at least a few months, you might be ready. You mentioned high nitrates - do you now have a skimmer? How about lighting? Circulation?

What might your actual parameters be? If your Calcium, Alkalinity, and Magnesium are all at zero, then you have a ways to go!

 

[abenak89]

Was high nitrate on old original water. I have a skimmer and fuge now. Lighting is 2 AI prime HDs. My live rock is centered and anemone would be sitting about 8 -12 inches below water level. My live rock is again centered so the two lights are only 12 inches apart.

I tested alk and it was like 10.9 I can test again. I don't have testers for calcium or mag... that is a great remindeer of a couple things i need. I will be stopping at its after work and can grab those and test!

 

[CarrieB]

Safe to add anemone?

Part of the point of waiting is to make sure you can maintain good, stable water parameters over a period of time. For instance, if the tank had high nitrates before, you need to make sure that problem has been solved and that it stays that way.


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[jstack]

before we start adding to the tank did you reuse the sand? If so now would be an excellent time to change that as the previous owner had some problems. as the other's stated you don't know what is going to come out of those rock's give it a month retest and go from there.

 

[davocean]

I agree to wait a little more, and spend this time reading on sea anemone's a bit, they are all quite different in needs depending on the species you choose, and same goes for your expectations as to where it may or may not stay, that may also vary.

 

[Capsle]

Ultimately it's up to you. Everyone has good advice and yes you probably should wait.

I on the other hand didn't. I waited 2 weeks after my cycle had finished. Then I added 2 juvi O clowns and a RBTA.

It's been about a month now and they're doing great. The RBTA has doubled in size. I hand feed him a piece of shrimp 2-3 times a week.

My parameters are and have been stable. Just make sure your parameters are in check.


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[abenak89]

Ok thanks All! I put NEW sand in the tank to the question above. Going to fet some test kits for now and read more lol

 

[NeilFox]

Some nems require pristine conditions. They also don't ship well, I think 80% die in transit. Look for a nem at the LFS. See if you can observe it for a while ( a week or two) at the shop. Orion who posts frequently in the Clownfish section has great anemone advice. I would say he may know more about these creatures than anyone else out there.

 

[abenak89]

Some nems require pristine conditions. They also don't ship well, I think 80% die in transit. Look for a nem at the LFS. See if you can observe it for a while ( a week or two) at the shop. Orion who posts frequently in the Clownfish section has great anemone advice. I would say he may know more about these creatures than anyone else out there.

My LFS has decent selection of corals and nems. They have a huge 8-10' x 8-10' frag tank. So I plan to do so! First i need to test for the right stuff though

I got my calcium test and am between 360-380. They didn't have mag test so I will have to order. They did say they will test water tho as they have a magn test kit in back so I may have them test the water to see if everything matches my readings.

Update I did get another cardinal as I do fear my single one is lonely.. So he is floating in the bag in my QT right now and will observe him for a bit.

LFS did say they have small amounts of copper in this section of tanks the cardinal came out of.

 

[davocean]

LFS did say they have small amounts of copper in this section of tanks the cardinal came out of.

Never transfer water from an LFS or even another reefers tank into your tank, acclimate, and remove fish or coral from that container, and yes into QT is best.

 

[abenak89]

Never transfer water from an LFS or even another reefers tank into your tank, acclimate, and remove fish or coral from that container, and yes into QT is best.

Yeap I know. Exactly what I am doing

QUESTION sooo I will have test kits for alk, magn and calcium. Plus the usual. My question is what supplements do I get? What brands and such do you all use? Placing an order this weekend so please let me know!

EDIT ADD - Lucky me my LFS has SAME salinity at 1.025. Should I test their water just to see the parameters? Does it even matter?

 

[BeachVacationer]

I think if your nitrate, calcium, alk and mag are stable week to week, you can add a nem. I've noticed that my nem tank consumes iodide the most. So you may want to get a test kit to measure iodide.

 

[oldpaddy]

Ultimately it's up to you. Everyone has good advice and yes you probably should wait.

I on the other hand didn't. I waited 2 weeks after my cycle had finished. Then I added 2 juvi O clowns and a RBTA.

It's been about a month now and they're doing great. The RBTA has doubled in size. I hand feed him a piece of shrimp 2-3 times a week.

My parameters are and have been stable. Just make sure your parameters are in check.


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I never really waited either and I had no problems with an anemone or anything else. As long as I didn't overload the system too quickly and start another cycle. I had a mandarin in one system within a month after the cycle was over. But I added copepods occasionally for the first six months. I had an anemone within a month or two after the cycle too.