the bacteria that filters a tank and keeps it stable doesnt live in the water, you can do a 80% water change on a mature tank and it will still be a mature tank after.
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Sorry Scott, I really hope it works, having lost my BTA recently, I can say its rather sad, I was lucky I managed to get it out of the tank before it nucked it.
An anemone is a lovely animal that, in the wild can live forever, they deserve the best care you can give them.
well its a new challenge the clowns are ingoring it 1of the anenomes keep opening and closing is that bad i just gave it a bit of krill i am suprised how quick they close up
I fed mine small frozen fish (defrosted of course) they should be fed 2-3 times a week, if they aren't hungrey they won't take the food, or spit it out, then you should remove food from tank straight away.
They will open and close until they find a nice place to stay and are settled, just keep an eye on their mouths, if it starts gaping then you have a problem.
they nems have settled in nicely i got my metal halide lights to day there are now on i also got the calcium reactor
i have always use deltec reactors and i do not know how to set the calcium v2react 1500 and they instructions arent very clear so how do i set it up
So I take it the rocks were already cycled and from a previous set up?? That's good if so and you have a good chance. Taking water from a good existing tank system is a good thing, IMO. It's aged a tid bit and yet still recieves doses of fresh saltwater occassionally. Granted usually only experts can throw a tank together and put in a nem shortly after and have it be just fine.