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kev1964

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i got a bta about 4 days ago ..it seams to be splitting in half it has a hole right though where its mouth is and it has srunk to about a quater of its size.it seam to be splitting right in the middle .its like a seam that is coming undone....my questions is is it dying
my water prems are all good my cal is a bit high...
thanks in advance kev

 

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• Dec 25, 2007

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When a BTA splits it can be do to health reasons. What are your parameters, size of tank, type of lighting and how long has the tank been setup

 

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nitrate =0
nitrite 12.5
am=0
ph=8.4
cal 500+ bit high i know
sanity 1.026
lighting = mh 150 watt 8 hours per day

tank 120Gal setup for little under 1 year
water temp=82

 

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kev1964 said:

nitrate =0
nitrite 12.5
am=0
ph=8.4
cal 500+ bit high i know
sanity 1.026
lighting = mh 150 watt 8 hours per day

tank 120Gal setup for little under 1 year
water temp=82

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Ammonia and Nitrates are zero and Nitrites are 12.5 if so that can be the reason since trites are bad in a reef, are you sure its not trites zero and trates 12.5???

 

kev1964

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archer772 said:

Ammonia and Nitrates are zero and Nitrites are 12.5 if so that can be the reason since trites are bad in a reef, are you sure its not trites zero and trates 12.5???

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you are right m8 got them back to front nitrates 12.5

 

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With cal being over 500 I would check your alk to make sure that it is where it should be.

 

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• Dec 25, 2007

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Did you acclimate the nem?

 

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Agree, we need more info. Alk, Mg, and acclimation. Also, what else is in the tank? And can you provide a photo of the anemone?

 

kev1964

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i took 45 mins to get nem from bag to tank i will have to take water sample to lfs to have it tested for mg and alk i have 4 finger corals 2 white xenia 2 toadstools and a mushroom fish cardinals 2 fireball angel and a snowflake sorry about pic not a very good cam ..it has been like that for 2 days now opens a bit at night then goes back to that

 

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how did you acclimate it? what is your lighting?

Personally, no matter how close the measurements in the store's water of Ph and salinity are to my own tank's, I take over 45 minutes with even a hardy fish, much longer with something a lot more sensitive such as an anemone