• Anemone in a starting aquarium

  • Cassandra7840

Hello! I just started setting up the aquarium the day before yesterday. I added live rock, and besides all the creatures that came out of it, a small anemone also appeared. My question is: will it survive and how can I help it, as I think one of the starfish has already died. Thank you. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk.

Brian6895

In the first photo, it is most likely Mayano... many consider it undesirable in the aquarium as it reproduces quickly and burns other corals...

Alec9378

Well, in any case, let everything that survives live for now. Is it worth feeding this wildlife during the aquarium startup period?

Ronald

The last couple of evenings, I noticed that the brittle stars, a small group of about 6, started to behave very nervously. This morning, I discovered that one or two of them were torn to shreds, and a couple more had "shortened" arms. By evening, two fireworms about 4 cm long emerged from the rock, which had never shown up before. The irritation of the brittle stars was noticeable, and even the anemone crawled to the very edge of the rock. Does anyone understand what is happening? Maybe it's time to feed them after all?

April3499

Thank you, I will now watch calmly) But still, their division is somewhat strange.

Jeffery7866

Hmm)) Does it crawl?

Steven757

No, they don't share like that; most likely, she ended up in the stream.

Jeffrey6189

When I gathered the parts in a pile to siphon them, they all moved, so I left them, thinking they would regenerate. But it was not meant to be. They didn't crawl far from the stone. The pump is far from them, and the entrance is closed with a sponge.

Wendy

It's purely mine - but judging by what is piled at the bottom, not only the brittle stars will die, but everything else as well...

Elizabeth

Is gravel bad?

Heather2018

I used to throw gravel out of the fresh herb garden because it contaminated the water with all sorts of filth. And what leaches out of it in aggressive seawater is known only to the Lord God... but certainly nothing good... I understand you have no tests?

John3187

There are tetra test strips. They currently show NO3-25 NO2-3 GH-8 KH-6 pH-8 Cl2-0.

Jacob7201

There is very little faith in such tests... BUT - even based on what is currently visible - specifically nitrites/nitrates - instead of water, it is almost poison for living organisms. - Remove the live rocks, drain and discard everything else... And salt the water anew. Also discard the sponge from the pump. Once you salt the water, put the live rocks back - provided there is moderate lighting and water circulation - you can forget about the aquarium for about two months. During this time, you will acquire a basic set of tests and tools and return to creating the sea.

Alejandro

I would add that if there is a problem with finances, many marine aquariums have been set up without sand. In marine aquariums, the main thing is the absence of haste!

Gary6376

Thank you all, I will take action.

Todd

Tetra test strips adequately show nitrites and nitrates. Despite very poor indicators, it is clear that the brittle stars died by mechanical dismemberment, as if they were chopped up. Personally, I would restart the system wisely already, as the prospects of this format are unclear.

Frederick

Could you please describe your aquarium in more detail, including its size, lighting, the salt you use, osmosis, streams, and if there are many miniatures on the hanging filters? Enthusiasts of marine aquaristics can advise you on how to better and faster set up your marine environment.

Jeffrey6189

You took a freshwater aquarium and added salt to it. Everything is very bad...

Jacob4800

What does it lack to be maritime?

Nicole2404

Where did you learn all of this?

Mary

Well, I read...

Jerry

More precisely, this article was taken as the basis:

Rodney3101

Please send me the link, I'll read it, as I feel like I'm falling behind and not keeping up with the new developments.

Angela6489

Cool! Well, I think you didn't read it to the end, as you didn't pay attention to the year of the article © 1998 © 1998 Aqua Logo. So back then, osmosis could be said to not exist at all, except for distillate.

Matthew

So what is the mistake then?

Richard2180

A flaw in almost everything, tap water, sand with basalt from the residential complex (living stones) of questionable quality, salt of unknown origin, well, I think that's enough. Now we wait!

Danny

So, the problem is only with tap water and gravel? Maybe salt. They took out about 500 liters of live rocks from an active aquarium, with a huge number of corals, fish, and shrimp.

Jennifer9100

Is that not enough? Who gave you such live rocks in Simferopol? Here is a photo of your aquarium, the first question is about the substrate (it's terrible), the second is whether these are live rocks or ceramics? Maybe this is just a pseudo-sea and there will be cichlids there?

Amy

What are you talking about, J.K. (live rocks) with red backlighting and bubbles? Off-topic. Jokes aside! This is an upgraded version of D. Knopp's airlift with built-in lighting for the growth of macroalgae.

John3335

J.K. (live rocks) is on the right in the photo, and in the middle is a ceramic volcano, it seems. I bought the J.K. (live rocks) at a store that I barely found in Sevastopol, a purely marine shop. I also got sand, salt, and a refractometer there. I wanted clownfish and, of course, the yellow-bellied Chrysiptera (if the FSB doesn't arrest me for extremism)).

Andrea8397

Listen to me, I advise you to urgently contact your fellow countrymen in Simferopol. HERE THEY ARE, and they will help you 100%. In the meantime, suspend your "maritime" activities.

Paul

Thank you so much!!

Kenneth2761

In Sevastopol, there is a forum member TiM (if I'm not mistaken, his name is Igor). Try to get in touch with him; he might be able to consult you and, if he is still involved, sell you what you need for your mini. You were definitely too hasty in suggesting to fill it with tap water; I think using seawater with some salt would be better. You can sift the sand, urgently remove the coarse substrate (probably basalt) and decorations, leaving only the live rocks. Good luck.

Angel628

Alright, everyone stop, let's go in order. 1) Osmosis? What was the aquarium initially filled with? Is there a TDS meter? 2) Throw away the "gravel." 3) What kind of sand? Throw it away??? Or not... 4) Sponge on the pump???? Throw it away. 5) What kind of salt? 6) Find out the country of origin of the stones. What did I miss? And most importantly, in my opinion, drain the water and fill it with 50 liters from that 500-liter tank where you got the stones. If I'm wrong anywhere, I welcome discussion. Let's help each other.

Randy

In general, I will restart after payday. 1) I will buy osmosis; I was just using tap water with anti-chlorine. I only have a refractometer. 2) I will throw it away. 3) Coral sand; I don't know its specifics, I bought 3 kg for $4, and I'm not sure whether to throw it away or not. 4) Can I not use the sponge either? It seems to be a hard synthetic one. Does it also react to water? 5) I will clarify about the salt when I go to the store. 6) I will clarify that too. By the way, can the stone be transferred to the new water? Or should it be thrown away?

Christine

4) About the sponge - they call it a nitrate factory, which is not true. Read the forum and you'll understand. 6) Chip off a piece of the stone, take a photo of what the inside of the stone looks like, post the photo; if it's snow-white, it's a good live rock. If it has gray-black rings, it's dried out, revived... well, there are many unflattering epithets for it - take it out of the aquarium.

Rodney7316

But foam is used in most filters, right? Or is it different there? Or are filters with foam not allowed to be used in marine aquariums at all?

Melissa1838

cannot if you want a mesh filter for large particles - a fine bag made of synthetic materials is usually used (for example, at the drain from the display in SAM). Finer suspension is captured by the foam and is knocked out into the bowl with foam.

Debra

That's right, the cheap option is synthetic padding for drainage, 25 per square meter. Change it as it gets clogged, I have a lot of suspensions, I change it once a week. Just the regular one, not the silicone one.