Anenomes dying

[Chad]

Originally Posted by LostMind

so you guys suggest only purchasing clones from other hobbiests?

I never see them for sale by hobbyists -

It doesn't seem to happen all that often that one comes up for sale...

Chad

[LostMind]

so in other words, keep playing hit n miss with the lfs bought anemones or stop buying them I spose. I havent purchased one yet, but I have wanted to try my hand at keeping one. One of the main things that interested me in the hobby was keeping an anemone (didnt care for clownfish too much, but the gf likes them so).

bah.

[AJ_77]

Originally Posted by LostMind

so in other words, keep playing hit n miss with the lfs bought anemones or stop buying them I spose.

That's the point - DON'T play hit'n'miss at the LFS - unless on very specific terms, as described by EmilyB (who along with Delphinus is one of two people in Calgary that I can rely on for anemone guidance).

I havent purchased one yet, but I have wanted to try my hand at keeping one. One of the main things that interested me in the hobby was keeping an anemone (didnt care for clownfish too much, but the gf likes them so).

I sympathize, but you gotta wait a year, and let your tank find its legs. Too much can happen, especially with us always adding things, and changing the makeup of our systems.

As to the clone question, it is worth it to wait until another reefer has a split for sale or trade, or a specimen that they have kept successfully for a while. They do come up, just gotta be patient...

[LostMind]

hehe, I wasnt suggesting that I was gonna run out and buy an anemone just yet. Tank is only 6 months old and everything I have read about them says wait a year - plus, I want to get a chiller in place to keep my temp from swinging so the tank is a bit more stable (79-81 overnight swing in temp right now).

And to give an example... in 6 months, there have only been two local anemone sales. One had a waiting list of ten people before it was even posted

On a different note, I talked to JL the other day and they plan to bring in anemones in the near future. Wonder how that will work out...

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by LostMind

(79-81 overnight swing in temp right now).

That isn't a swing, that's a blip. I wish my tank only blipped that much

[LostMind]

a blip?

problem is, I keep the heat as stable as possible with a bunch of fans... which causes 5 gallons evap per day... that part sucks. I figure a chiller would help prevent the evap as well...

[Samw]

Originally Posted by reef_raf

That isn't a swing, that's a blip. I wish my tank only blipped that much

Even now using Kalk for top-off water every day, my PH goes from 7.6 to 8.2. Is that a blip?

[LostMind]

I dose kalk for top off every night and my ph barely moves

7.7-8.0

[Aquattro]

Sam, I'd say that is a swing. pH numbers and temp numbers are a bit different. My temp runs about 79 to 85 daily, and that uses 5g of evaporation also.
My pH stopped swinging right about the time I stopped measuring it

[Samw]

Originally Posted by reef_raf

Sam, I'd say that is a swing. pH numbers and temp numbers are a bit different.

I know. I couldn't resist the opportunity to highlight the instability of my tank. Seemed like a big swing to me too. Could you imagine it use to be worse than that before I started dosing Kalk?