Re: Cleaner Shrimp...Is he on his way out?
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Noreen wrote:
current readings are:
PH = 8.4 CA = 500 FE = 0 N02 = 0 P04 = 0.25 N03 = 10 TO 20 and NH3 = 0.1 i am currently doing a 10% water change each week aswell
hi noreen
results are ok for a new tank
phosphate needs to be lower, 0.25 doesnt sound a lot i know, but its too much, also you need to kep an eye on the ammonia (nh3) that realy should be a definite 0. especially as you have the anemone in there... that will not tolerate conditions other than perfect. i honestly would say youd be better off taking it back until your tank has matured enough to provide stable enough conditions, and even then theres no guarantee youd be able to get it to live very long, unfortunatley in general anemones dont do that well in aquariums, they last for a long time in the sea, but most peaople get them to last about a year in aquariums.
Gill
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