help please

Hello!

My tank has been running for more than a month and i just cleaned my tank last week(the whole 9yards) and all of a sudden my water is starting to smell. Could it be one of my anemones died?

Also, my corals are not fully blooming and opening and my water is rather cloudy as you can see the particles moving around in the water.

Any suggestions or how i can solve these problems?

Regards,
Bryan

 

if you feel one of your anemones has died remove it and do lots of water changes because anemones can nuke your hole tank when they die and you could loose all your stuff.

 

Did you cycle the tank before adding the anemones & corals? Tank needs to cycle before adding livestock.

 

If your tank is still cycling, you maybe smelling ammonia. Even if it did cycle and then you added a bunch of stuff it's probably cycling again. BTW you should be able to tell if your anemone is dead by looking at it.

 

thanks-still questioning....

Well i have 4 anemones in my tank and i can see 2 the other 2 disappeared somewhere. The water kinda smells bad how do i say spoilt milk?

I did cycle the water with live rock but i still do now know why i can see particles going around the tank and why the water smells bad...

Corals wont even open!

hmn...

Regards,
Bryan

 

How long has it been since you first put water in the aquarium?

 

and what lighting does it have?

 

If your tank was never allowed to cycle properly and fully, you have a problem!
What kind of anemones do you have, by the way?
In my opinion a month's time is way to short before thinking to incorporate anemones into your tank, as a mature aquarium is better suited to them as is having the necessary skills due to their delicate nature.
What is your temperature reading of your water?
What kinds of corals do you have?
I wonder if you have a problem with gametes being released into the water?
Can you take any pictures?

 

Please fill out as much of the following info that you can. Not only will it help us help you, it's good stuff to know about your tank. And will aid in the future health of your tank and its inhabitants.....
COPY/PASTE and fill in the blanks..... Just do your best

Brief description of the problem.
A picture(s) will also help.
PARAMETERS (important)
Temperature:
PH:
Ammonia:
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
Salinity:
dKH/KH/Alkalinity:
Magnesium:
Calcium:
Phosphate:
Test kits you own:
Liquid or Strips:
Brand Name:
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Tank size?
Estimated total system?

Reef, fish only or, freshwater?

Current inhabitants? What and how many?
Clean up crew?

How long has your tank been set-up?

Substrate.
Type?
Depth?

Live rock?
How much?
Did you recently add some?

Filtration.
Type?
Protein skimmer?
Do you wet or dry skim?
Maintenance schedule for filtration?
Drilled tank/hang on back overflow?
Sump/refugium. What's in it and how much?
Macro? What kind?

Lighting.
Lighting type?
Age of bulbs?

Feeding
What?
How much?
How often?

Water change schedule.
How much?
How often?
What salt brand?
Water source?

Additives/supplements used?

Do you have a ground probe?
What kind of flow does your tank have?

Any additional info you would like to share.... Including anything different that you have done/not done.

Let's get to the bottom of this. Any of the above info that is questionable to you is pertinent to keeping a happy/healthy tank/wallet.

 

With a month old tank and 4 amenones, that is why. Your tank was not ready for any type of fish, much less anemones by any stretch of the imagination. Unfortunately, all the stock in your tank will die at this point unless you remove the survivors and put them into an established and stable system. A tank needs a month or more to cycle before putting in one starter fish. At most, you should add only one fish per month if that, after that point. Anemones should be introduced after a tank has been running for at least a year. Unfortunately, this is a learning experience. You will have to restart your system from scratch since you had anemone death in your tank, and that will destroy a tank. Having multiple anemone death is a killer. This time, let your tank run without anything in it, only sand and rock. Wait until the cycle is completely completed before adding your first fish. Sorry for your loss. Just follow these recommendations, read these forums to get as much info as you can and your next run will be able to thrive. We're pulling for you.