Water Chemistry for Nems

[JPLreefer]

I know to each their own, but what should be a base guideline for a nem? I had one that lasted over 6 months when my tank was only 6 months old. Biweekly water changes helped me keep that one alive. Now that I have had my tank up for 18+ months, I have learned more about water chemistry than I have ever wanted to before. I do weekly water changes, run biopellets, and now have my calcium reactor to keep alk and calcium up. LMK. oh yea, I dont have a reactor to run carbon to clarify the water, would a bag of activated carbon in a high flow area (overflow, sump near return pump) help?

 

[Emac909]

I think your good. Just keep alk stable with help keeps ph stable. Alk and pH r the two things I watch. I never test po4 or no3 and my nems thrived. Also I rarely and I mean rarely run carbon. I read to many articles saying carbon can cause hole in the head in tangs so I try to say away from carbon. Also rarely run gfo too. With my ritteris I've had great success with keeping alk, pH, and temp stable.

 

[JPLreefer]

thx emac... ritteris... any split and u willing to sell?

 

[Emac909]

thx emac... ritteris... any split and u willing to sell?

Ritteris don't split. I did read that vivid was cutting there's and propagating there display green and purple one but I wouldn't do that.

I did sale one a few months back. I still have to left. They do get big tho. One is about 1' across the other one is about 10".

There's two on that rock.

 

[JPLreefer]

I want one!

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[JPLreefer]

Eric have you ever thought of doing this?

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