Help!!!!!

[geemula]

I Have a 55gal tank with 3 anemones a huge kenya tree i think lol i glove polyp colony and some zoanthids that are not doin to well how do i keep the water in tip top shape and what can i do to get my polyps growing again

 

[dubs]

Water change for a start and how about give some info on ur routine so can see what ur doing wrong or what needs changing

 

[geemula]

i just started this tank back up in jun but it replaced a tank that i had running for a while at my other house..ive done maybe about a 20 pct water charge about two weeks ago my skimmer running now it was off about 5 days waiting for a replacement pump i keep the ph at 8.2 the temp is 82 my salinity is 1.022

 

[duke62]

Feed more drop your temp to about 79 raise your salinity to 1.025

 

[geemula]

what should i feed them and how do i lower the temp also is it ok to mix the salt then ad the water in after about an hr or so?

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

what should i feed them and how do i lower the temp also is it ok to mix the salt then ad the water in after about an hr or so?

Every brand is different , but for the most part it's recommended to give the slt mix a bit to settle , FYI esv salt can be used as soon as it's mixed to desired levels , if I'm wrong please correct me fellow reefers

 

[dubs]

Ur temp is def too high and am sure with light on its even more hot u need to come up with a cooling plan fans/ice Cube/get ur game up and get a chiller and ur adding salt to ur system too fast or at least the salt I used take alot longer fully mix

 

[pkane11384]

Ur temp is def too high and am sure with light on its even more hot u need to come up with a cooling plan fans/ice Cube/get ur game up and get a chiller and ur adding salt to ur system too fast or at least the salt I used take alot longer fully mix

+1 Temp is too high and your salinity is a little low. What kind of photo period are you running your lights?

 

[geemula]

they come on at about 8 go off at 9

 

[pkane11384]

Seems a little long to me at 13 hours. I have mine on from around 9:30-6 and it's moonlights when my days aren't on

 

[basiab]

Do some checking on anemones with Kenya trees. Some corals don't do well together and a 55 gallon does not give you much dilution if there is any chemical warfare going on.

 

[geemula]

I've checked the water a couple times nothing has really changed got my skimmer running again but one of my anemones is loose :-( the Kenya tree isn't looking to well

 

[geemula]

Changed my times on my light to 9-6

 

[geemula]

I got a CA+ REATOR and don't know how to use it :-(

 

[geemula]

My 55gall help !

 

[reefer4eva]

To start I'd upgrade the skimmer..that sea clone 150 skimmer isn't cutting it for a 55(and they leak over time)your lights are on too long,temperature fluctuation leads to pH and alkalinity swings aswell as salinity.all these changes happening can affect any coral

 

[BaaMNYC]

I got a CA+ REATOR and don't know how to use it :-(

What are you doing with a calcium reactor? You don't need it if all you have I'd Kenya trees and anemones.

+1 on everyone's advice. Get the basics down solid first.

 

[geemula]

It was a gift ugh what I need is a CHILLER N SOME SORT OF ADVANCED REEF TESTKIT

 

[BaaMNYC]

I use a clip on fan at work blowing on my sump when my lights turn on. It worked fine except during the crazy heat wave this summer. During that time I froze ro water and put it in a ziplock bag floating in the sump.

What kind of test kit are you using currently? Your corals are pretty hardy IMO. You just need to test for ammonia nitrite nitrate ph and phosphate IMO. That's all in a API test kit except for the phosphate