My Anemones Dead? Help

[bollands]

cant do that rabbut its a clamp on type not from the ceiling so should i do what u said before start with 4 hours then increase over the month?
also will lps and zoas be ok in this light?

 

[rabbut]

Well, I'm not sure how long I'd run them for. I'd maybe start off with the 4 and see how it goes. If all looks OK after a few days, increase the photoperiod by half an hour or so and observe again Zoas don't seem to like ligt directly from a Halide IME, and some LPS won't appreciate it either. What LPS corals do you have in?

All the best
Rabbut

 

[bollands]

none atm but want to get some so does that mean im stuck with sps which are really hard to keep? i got the halide for a wider choice lol

I dont want it to die before i go on hols in 6 days!!!!!

 

[rabbut]

Most Softies and LPS would prefer in-direct light if you are running halides, so the edges and shady areas for them basically

 

[bollands]

how hard are sps to keep my flow is 18x

 

[rabbut]

They need very good flow (consider another pump in there) and usually pristine water conditions, but otherwise aren't too bad. This said, all my SPS are doing fine in a tank with Phosphates showing and a Nitrate reading of 50ppm

All the best
Rabbut

 

[bollands]

lol my nitrates are quite high too like 20ppm just bid on a maxi-jet 1200 for more flow

 

[rabbut]

Yer, but most books would state 20ppm is tolerable for most SPS species, SPS are all supposed to be dead at 50

 

[bollands]

lol!!!! could my sg being 1.021 do anything? coz thats what it is and what my lfs supplys me with. im going to buy a small pack of salt tommow to up it a bit

 

[seffieuk]

lol!!!! could my sg being 1.021 do anything? coz thats what it is and what my lfs supplys me with. im going to buy a small pack of salt tommow to up it a bit

ouch, that needs to rise slowly to 1.026 - don't be tempted to rush it

Seffie x

 

[rabbut]

For corals, you want at least 1.025 for long-term keeping, with most on here targeting 1.026 If you are going into SPS, I'd strongly advise you to mix your own salt RO with a good brand of salt. LFS's will use whatever they can get cheapest at the time, and that often means stuff like AquaOne with no trace or macro elements in it to speak of... Reef Crystals, Tropic Marin and Red Sea Coral Pro are all well reputed brands

All the best
Rabbut

 

[bollands]

i rung him up yesterday and they use the red sea coral pro one. thats probably why they use it in smaller doses as its more expensive im going to buy a small box of it and add some today. shall i do a 10% water change at 1.026 or higher to up the sg in the tank?

 

[rabbut]

I'd be inclined to just keep topping up with salted RO untill the SG comes right.

All the best
Rabbut

 

[bollands]

so whilst im on hols shall i get my grandparents and cleaner who know nothing about marine to top up with salt water of sg1.026? could it go too high in ten days? they wont test the water for there lives

 

[rabbut]

On average, you'd loose about 0.0005 salinity points a day with evaporation, so I probably wouldn't let them top-up with salted RO. Start the corrections before you go, and finish them when you get back, have the cleaner top-up with fresh RO