Bubble tip anemone help.

chizerbunoi · Sep 17, 2020

If your using instant ocean reef crystals the alk is naturally very high. Switch salts when you run out.

How is your nem doing now?

spiraling · Sep 17, 2020

chizerbunoi said:
If your using instant ocean reef crystals the alk is naturally very high. Switch salts when you run out.

How is your nem doing now?

oh wow 490 CA and 13 alk
that is pretty high.

I guess the CA reading is right on

Ryde · Sep 17, 2020

Dom said:
what was your ALK yesterday?

16. With the api liquid test kits I can't get the exact answer.

Dom · Sep 17, 2020

Ryde said:
16. With the api liquid test kits I can't get the exact answer.

And it was 16 again today?

chizerbunoi · Sep 17, 2020

Have you tested fresh saltwater to see what the normal levels are?

Ryde · Sep 17, 2020

Dom said:
And it was 16 again today?

Yea. I don't expect it to go down fast I don't have a lot of coral.

Ryde · Sep 17, 2020

spiraling said:
Yes - rodi will lower salinity. You might want to try a bit, but your number, if correct, is good. I'm still suspicious of your number.
To lower alk you will need to do water changes with a salt that has lower alk than you have now. Which is all of them. I didn't see what you are using but look it up. Some salts are high alk and some lower. Just do more water changes with a lower alk salt and it will come down.

This coming Saturday I'm go to clean and do a 6 gallon water change with a different brand of salt.

Ryde · Sep 17, 2020

chizerbunoi said:
Have you tested fresh saltwater to see what the normal levels are?

No I haven't I never really thought of it. So test my tap water? Or RO/DI? Thank you

Ryde · Sep 17, 2020

chizerbunoi said:
If your using instant ocean reef crystals the alk is naturally very high. Switch salts when you run out.

How is your nem doing now?

Okay this plays a part then with the alk I use that salt as well as dosed some alk a while back lol. What about the instant ocean sea salt is it the same as reef crystal?

My nem is doing nem things.. When it started this mess it's mouth was opened a bit. It's mouth is now closed a puckered up a little bit. Thanks for asking.

Ryde · Sep 17, 2020

spiraling said:
oh wow 490 CA and 13 alk
that is pretty high.

I guess the CA reading is right on

+ I made a mistake and dosed.. ;Sorry

Dom · Sep 18, 2020

Ryde said:
Yea. I don't expect it to go down fast I don't have a lot of coral.

Yes... I would agree. Your consumption rate is probably low because of that.

To rule out the salt mix, I'd make a small batch and test it. I've been having problems with IO Reef Crystals of late. The last box mixed to a dKH of 4.5 and the replacement box mixed to a Mg of 1600+

So check that before you do water changes with it.

Ryde · Sep 18, 2020

Dom said:
Yes... I would agree. Your consumption rate is probably low because of that.

To rule out the salt mix, I'd make a small batch and test it. I've been having problems with IO Reef Crystals of late. The last box mixed to a dKH of 4.5 and the replacement box mixed to a Mg of 1600+

So check that before you do water changes with it.

Will do! Thanks

spiraling · Sep 18, 2020

Its been a few days, does he nem look any better?

Ryde · Sep 18, 2020

spiraling said:
Its been a few days, does he nem look any better?

Well actually.. I come home from a rough day at work, and it's gone. So I look around the tank and it moved. To behind the rock work ugh.. So I guess I now know it must have been a lighting thing.

But right now it does look a little better.

Hincapiej4 · Sep 18, 2020

Doesn't 100% mean a lighting thing. Could mean he's trying to find better water and getting away.

Ryde · Sep 18, 2020

Hincapiej4 said:
Doesn't 100% mean a lighting thing. Could mean he's trying to find better water and getting away.

True didn't really think of that. Either way I'm still going to lower my alk some.

Hincapiej4 · Sep 18, 2020

At the time of this video, my alk was 8.5 stable. I raised it to 11.5...changed salt, but I'm holding it there stable. Nemmies are happy and so are my coral. I'll post an updated video soon. You can have elevated ALK..but gotta be careful. ONE swing isn't too bad, but it can't be constant and I think going up isn't as harsh as going down because ph gets more stable the higher alk is.

Ryde · Sep 18, 2020

Hincapiej4 said:
At the time of this video, my alk was 8.5 stable. I raised it to 11.5...changed salt, but I'm holding it there stable. Nemmies are happy and so are my coral. I'll post an updated video soon. You can have elevated ALK..but gotta be careful. ONE swing isn't too bad, but it can't be constant and I think going up isn't as harsh as going down because ph gets more stable the higher alk is.

Cool a lot learned from this. As of now I'm probably still going to lower just a bit. Thanks

Dom · Sep 18, 2020

Hincapiej4 said:
Doesn't 100% mean a lighting thing. Could mean he's trying to find better water and getting away.

Finding better water? It's a tank; the water quality will be the same throughout.

I'm guessing lighting or flow issue.

Hincapiej4 · Sep 18, 2020

Dom said:
Finding better water? It's a tank; the water quality will be the same throughout.

I'm guessing lighting or flow issue.

Do you think the nemmie knows that? All the nemmie knows, is it doesn't like where it is, so it moves. Period. It's why people say, keep your water quality stable and good. It's not because it's a medal, it's because if your water is good, that's one less thing to check mark when it moves around.

It's like concepts you learn as common sense in IT when troubleshooting other people don't learn... in alot of ways keeping a tank is the same as troubleshooting in IT.