My first 260G tank

[alirezak39]

Hey guys,
I'm new here. It's been around one year since I set up my tank. I would like to know ur feedback.
Thanks.

 

[mr_X]

that anemone looks as if it's lost it's zooanthellae. is that a carpet anemone? if so, they are predators who eat fleshy foods, not plankton. if i'm right about the anemone, it's definitely in danger.

 

[Bojangles]

I love emperor angels !!!

Ok having said that you've got alot of predators in there. What kind of corals do you have and they they pick on them much?

 

[alirezak39]

Thanks guys for ur comment. My LFS sold it to me as a red carpet anemone. It's been a month since I bought that anemone and it was red befor. However till that moth it didn't eat anything after that its colour changed to white. I tried shrimp, artemia and plankton but it refused all of them. Situation is worse now due to ich medication program. Last day I bought QT tank but I think it's to late. I lost that emperor and my majesti angel last night and that big amazing arabian trigger is not good as well.

 

[mr_X]

what kind of light is on your tank?
are you treating your tank with copper based ich medication?

 

[alirezak39]

As my LFS told me,there are 6 (12000 kelvin) bulbs from sera company. Unfortunatly I don't have more information about those bulbs.
Here is the link of product which i used in my main tank. It seems there is not copper in this product.
http://www2.tetra.de/tet_internet_impor ... m%20UK.pdf

 

[mr_X]

i'm no chemist, but it says:
Containing invertebrates (including corals, anemones): 5 ml for every 50 l
Containing invertebrates (without corals, anemones): 5 ml for every 25 l
Without invertebrates: 5 ml for every 12.5 l

so...reading that i would gather that it is harmful to corals and anemones.


6 12000 kelvin bulbs? are these halides? i don't think i've ever seen 12k flourescents, so i'm assuming they are halides. you need to research your lighting. it's important to know exactly what you are putting your anemones through. for the depth of your tank, are your lights enough?

 

[Anonymous]

is that a plywood tank?

 

[alirezak39]

I found those bulbs in following links
http://www.sera.de/index.php?id=391&L=1
http://www.sera.de/index.php?id=392&L=1

that product was going to kill all of the existing creature in the tank!!!
first I moved fish to the QT and used 5 ml for 12.5l. The result was losing 2 damsel ,emperor and those trigger lost their balance. so I put them back to the main tank.
After making fresh saltwater I put anemones in QT tank and started another method of medication in main tank.

 

[alirezak39]

Tank is on the floor and wood is jast a frame

 

[mr_X]

i don't think you have enough light for anemone. you said 6 bulbs...even the strongest they sell which are 38 watts, that would give you 228 watts over a 260 gallon, probably 25 inch deep tank. you'll end up losing both of those anemone

 

[shavo]

I like when kyle chimes in he says alot of interesting things! It may help you out

 

[mr_X]

wow...you're right shavo. it's all clear to me now! 8O