Corals Not Doing Well

Discussion in 'Coral' started by oceansurf, Dec 15, 2010.

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  1. oceansurf

    oceansurf Purple Spiny Lobster

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    My corals are not doing well. I have a 10 gallon nano with a frog spawn, Kenya tree frag & a button coral. The frog spawn is almost dead & the others are not far behind.

    Could it be my sea anenome ? It use to be, if I touched him, I got a stinging skin rash. Now I can put my hand in the tank anywhere & have the same reaction. Can the sea anenome actually shoot out its venom ?

    If it is my sea anemone, is there a solution other than getting rid of it ?
     
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  3. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    You need to run carbon if you're not doing so already man. That'll pull out that nasty stuff that's stinging the heck out of you and your corals.

    You're also gonna need to change the carbon more often than an average tank, and possibly use a higher volume of carbon. Definitely use more than recommended for a little while to pull out the stuff that accumulated in the water.
     
  4. pink4miss

    pink4miss Panda Puffer

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    i run chemi pure elite in my tank at all times and swear by it. i have several anemones in there.
     
  5. M-Ocean Man

    M-Ocean Man Flame Angel

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    First to help you, we would need a full rundown of parameters.
    Second, what type of nem' is it? Also, how old is the tank? Is the nem dead? They can absolutely secrete toxins into the water - that's why you would want to run carbon.