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nazarma
10/03/2013, 05:32 PM
Hello,

First let me give you my tank parameters:

100 gal tank with 29 gal sump
Nitrate 0 red sea test kit
Phosphate 0 red sea test kit
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Salinity 1.26
Cal 480 red sea test kit
Mg 1300 red sea test kit
Temp 79
ph 8.0
Skimmer
Carbon reactor
Refuguem with miracle mud and CHAETOMORPHA
UV that goes on during the day and off during the night
Ozone reactor that i do not turn on as my tank is not fully stocked yet
I have LED lights aqua illumination vega set @ 55%
Some sps coral some lps and sea fans that are doing great.
Tank is setup for 7 months now.

My anemone was doing great until a few days ago, picture attached. I fed it silverside fish twice in about 10 days. Only had it for about 2 weeks. Now it seems sick or dying.

Can someone point me in the right direction?
Alexwilson1337
10/03/2013, 05:37 PM
Lower the salinity by .02 and pH is a little low
nazarma
10/03/2013, 06:11 PM
Thanks for the info. Any more suggestions?
OrionN
10/03/2013, 07:21 PM
Is your silver side smelly? If it is, it could be the problem.
OrionN
10/03/2013, 07:26 PM
Salinity is a unit of how may part of salt per 1000 part of total solution. Usually it is at about 35 ppt.
Specific gravity of sea salt water is about 1.026 gm/ml. If you mean you salinity (actually SG) is 1.26 (actually mean 1.026) then it is not the problem.
nazarma
10/03/2013, 07:59 PM
Salinity is 35 ppt. Silverside is frozen and smells nice hahah not stinky
nazarma
10/03/2013, 08:00 PM
Did you guys notice the white stuff on the anemone?
OrionN
10/03/2013, 08:03 PM
Did you guys notice the white stuff on the anemone?
That white-ish stuff looks like dead tissue or mesentery filaments poking though open wounds
Alexwilson1337
10/03/2013, 09:00 PM
Do u have red legged hermit crabs? They eat anemones I learned that one the hard way
nazarma
10/03/2013, 09:04 PM
Yes i do have red legged crabs!!!!!! I have never seen them next the anemone....
nazarma
10/03/2013, 09:06 PM
let me tell you what started happening. A few days ago it seemed like the anemone tentacles started to stick together and that is what formed the white stuff. It seems like an infection of some sort.
Alexwilson1337
10/03/2013, 09:10 PM
That could be the problem I had the same problem then I noticed the hermits attacking it
tatuaje08
10/03/2013, 10:22 PM
Pull it and put it in qt.
D-Nak
10/04/2013, 04:48 AM
That could be the problem I had the same problem then I noticed the hermits attacking it

IMO hermits are attracted to dead or dying anemones. I don't think you need to worry about the typical hermit crabs we have as part of our CUC attacking healthy nems.
Alexwilson1337
10/04/2013, 09:52 AM
IMO hermits are attracted to dead or dying anemones. I don't think you need to worry about the typical hermit crabs we have as part of our CUC attacking healthy nems.

I bought a new once that had been in lfs tank for a month within an hour a red leg tore a hole in it