Vodka Dosing, Help - Page 2

Uncle Salty 05 · 12/03/2010, 12:55 PM

Thank you.
That fixture looks like it should be sufficient. (although I am biased for halides)
What kind of anemones did you have? Were they placed high in the tank?
I know some will roam. Did you feed them? Were they hosts for clowns?

alanbates12 · 12/03/2010, 06:30 PM

I did try to put them high in the tank. Soon after they would as you say roam. I've had 2 bubble tips and one rose. My clowns seem to only stay on the side of the tank. I think they have hosted my cleaning magnet. I'm not sure if the power heads may have been to much for teh anemone's but I've heard they like the current. I may have tried to move them around to much myself. The last one I had was a bubble tip and looked very healthy but after a couple of days he looked like he threw his guts up. I tried not to bother him after I placed him in the tank but he would move to an area, by current, and looked trapped.

scubasteve06 · 12/03/2010, 06:39 PM

Carbon dosing is a great addition to an established 9 month+ old tank, and honestly should not even be discussed in this forum.

Uncle Salty 05 · 12/06/2010, 07:32 AM

Anemones are fickle creatures, some like strong current and others don't.
Just because a nem appears to turn inside out doesn't mean it is dead.
They can shrink to a very small size (to expel most of the water in their bodies) then re-inflate themselves with "fresh" water.
Unless an anemone smells dead it isn't. They can fool you.
Are you sure you are not over dosing the vodka?

alanbates12 · 12/06/2010, 06:09 PM

I've quit Vodka dosing and I'm getting ready to buy a RODI. I've found out that the RO water I'm buying has chlorine in it, small amounts. Do yo think this would have hurt the anemone's?

Uncle Salty 05 · 12/07/2010, 07:18 AM

Of course.
Chlorine in any amount is harmful, whether that alone would kill them I can't say.

Lemeshianos · 12/07/2010, 07:52 AM

I think if it's RO the chlorine trace can't be that high to kill them. They are a sensitive organism however.
You can either test to have an exact reading of Chlorine, but since you will buy an RO/DI unit I find it a waste of time and money. Just wait for 6-9 months to have better husbandry and more stable water parameters, better lights and then you can give the anemones another try.

12/03/2010, 12:55 PM	#26
Uncle Salty 05 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 3,799	Thank you. That fixture looks like it should be sufficient. (although I am biased for halides) What kind of anemones did you have? Were they placed high in the tank? I know some will roam. Did you feed them? Were they hosts for clowns? __________________ In all that I endure, of one thing I am sure. Knowledge and reason, change like the season. A jester's promenade. - Kerry Livgren Current Tank Info: 180 gal reef tank with dual attached refugiums 20 long and 10 gallon. Plus 55 gallon True Percula breeding tank.

12/06/2010, 07:32 AM	#29
Uncle Salty 05 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 3,799	Anemones are fickle creatures, some like strong current and others don't. Just because a nem appears to turn inside out doesn't mean it is dead. They can shrink to a very small size (to expel most of the water in their bodies) then re-inflate themselves with "fresh" water. Unless an anemone smells dead it isn't. They can fool you. Are you sure you are not over dosing the vodka? __________________ In all that I endure, of one thing I am sure. Knowledge and reason, change like the season. A jester's promenade. - Kerry Livgren Current Tank Info: 180 gal reef tank with dual attached refugiums 20 long and 10 gallon. Plus 55 gallon True Percula breeding tank.

12/07/2010, 07:18 AM	#31
Uncle Salty 05 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 3,799	Of course. Chlorine in any amount is harmful, whether that alone would kill them I can't say. __________________ In all that I endure, of one thing I am sure. Knowledge and reason, change like the season. A jester's promenade. - Kerry Livgren Current Tank Info: 180 gal reef tank with dual attached refugiums 20 long and 10 gallon. Plus 55 gallon True Percula breeding tank.

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12/03/2010, 06:30 PM	#27
alanbates12 Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 900	I did try to put them high in the tank. Soon after they would as you say roam. I've had 2 bubble tips and one rose. My clowns seem to only stay on the side of the tank. I think they have hosted my cleaning magnet. I'm not sure if the power heads may have been to much for teh anemone's but I've heard they like the current. I may have tried to move them around to much myself. The last one I had was a bubble tip and looked very healthy but after a couple of days he looked like he threw his guts up. I tried not to bother him after I placed him in the tank but he would move to an area, by current, and looked trapped.

12/03/2010, 06:39 PM	#28
scubasteve06 Jeeper Reefer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Clemson, SC Posts: 1,171	Carbon dosing is a great addition to an established 9 month+ old tank, and honestly should not even be discussed in this forum.

12/06/2010, 06:09 PM	#30
alanbates12 Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 900	I've quit Vodka dosing and I'm getting ready to buy a RODI. I've found out that the RO water I'm buying has chlorine in it, small amounts. Do yo think this would have hurt the anemone's?

12/07/2010, 07:52 AM	#32
Lemeshianos Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Limassol, Cyprus Posts: 468	I think if it's RO the chlorine trace can't be that high to kill them. They are a sensitive organism however. You can either test to have an exact reading of Chlorine, but since you will buy an RO/DI unit I find it a waste of time and money. Just wait for 6-9 months to have better husbandry and more stable water parameters, better lights and then you can give the anemones another try.