Something wrong with new GBTA

[fishy123]

Just checked my sal. It was a little high, did a change. Hopefully this will make it healthy again! Thanks :laugh:

 

[El Dude]

Man ANY time I think something in my tank is gonna take a turn for the worst, the FIRST thing I do (after checking water quality) is a water change! Its a cure-all! Isn't that what I suggested?

When in doubt, do a water change! Hey that sounds good. I think I'm gonna put that on a shirt or bumpersticker.

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[El Dude]

Leave it be. My RBTA looked like it didn't want to live when I first got it. Just do a water change and give it time. Don't try to feed it until its nice and inflated in like a week. But start with a water change.

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YUP! That's what I said!

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[wickedfish]

check your salinity just in case. I had a faulty hydrometer and lost my nem a while back.

Hydrometer???? Whaaaaaaaaaaattttttt!?

Dang you gonna pull out your sundial wrist watch?

 

[El Dude]

After getting a refractometer years and years ago...back when $100 was a steal...I don't know how I EVER lived without one. Hydrometers are such a pain!

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[fishy123]

oh no, now my ph just shot up!!! what is the best way to reduce the ph?!

 

[El Dude]

What's it @?

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[fishy123]

8.6 level

 

[El Dude]

That's a little high. If you could get it down to 8.4 and STABLE. You'll be good to go...they sell pH adjuster. But you should just do another water change. But remember its better to have stability than wild parameters. A coral will grow better at 8.4 with it being stable than a pH that fluctuates wildly...

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[fishy123]

i will try that and let you know how the nem is doing after that. he looks so stressed like the insides are about to come out.

 

[wickedfish]

A bit of vinegar will bring it down. Did you dose something to get it that high?

 

[happaman]

that isn't all that high and certainly not worth messing with imo. When I dosed kalkwasser daily my ph shot up to 8.6 during the day. It fluctuated between 8.2 and 8.6 and I had 3 huge rbta's, colored sticks and ric's. Like other posts said stability is key. The swings will do more harm than good.

BTA are very hardy in general. Unless your parameters are way off it'll acclimate to your tank.

 

[fishy123]

Well everything seems to be at normal levels now which is good. The nem's mouth is closed now and planted itself on another rock. It is inflated now but everthing seems to be extended. the nem looks huge.. i'm not sure if thats a good thing or a bad?

 

[El Dude]

Congrats. You just survived your first anemone-scare. Be prepared to have one a month...at least!

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[rainbowclownfish]

They are so beautiful but such a pain in the ***