I've tried adding an urchin to my tank 3 times now, the first 2 times I temp acclimated for 15 minutes and then dripped. First one I dripped for 45 minutes and then added, second one I dripped for over an hour and then added. Each died within a day.
This most current one I tested the salinity and it was at 29ppt and I keep my tanks at 35ppt so I dripped for several hours to achieve the correct salinity. There were also 2 peppermint shrimp and a mushroom coral I dripped at the same time as they all came from same place and were at same salinity. While these are doing well the urchin looks pretty rough, its sitting on a patch of algae and has moved but it has lost some spines.
So far this has been the only creature I've had trouble adding to my tank and I don't know what I am doing wrong
Ammonia/Nitrite are 0 and Nitrate is about 10
This most current one I tested the salinity and it was at 29ppt and I keep my tanks at 35ppt so I dripped for several hours to achieve the correct salinity. There were also 2 peppermint shrimp and a mushroom coral I dripped at the same time as they all came from same place and were at same salinity. While these are doing well the urchin looks pretty rough, its sitting on a patch of algae and has moved but it has lost some spines.
So far this has been the only creature I've had trouble adding to my tank and I don't know what I am doing wrong
Ammonia/Nitrite are 0 and Nitrate is about 10