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Jaydog · 05-01-2008, 06:07 PM

Thank you both for such a warm welcome, and very good advice. Sorry to say, but he did die. I think my lighting is okay. I have a Coralife Aqualight with 4 - 65 watt bulbs, with lunar LED's. Two are 10000K sunlight, and the other two are True Blue Actinic. I purchased this in the hopes that this was my problem, but aparently wasn't. I didn't know that the Condy wasn't a hosting anemone. He was just the cheapest one. I know that my tap water is a pretty bad thing. I use those treatments that claim to make tap water safe, but I doubt their performance. I figured that it makes it "close" to usable though. Are you suppose to buy distilled water, and use that? I concidered it, but at around a dollar a gallon, this could get expensive in a hurry. I have priced deionizers, I think that's what it's called, but they seem to be pretty pricey too. I know API makes one for around $100, would this one work well? Also, I have a protien skimmer that I can't get to work corectly. I am using it as a "hang on" because I don't have a sump. I would like to make one, but I have so many questions about it I only get more lost. I have tried to research it online, but can't seem to find any real help. I'm a very visual person, and I can't seem to find pictures of one broken down. Is a sump an option over the canister filter? Thanks again.

05-01-2008, 06:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jaydog Tubeworm Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 25 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Is my anemone dying? Thank you both for such a warm welcome, and very good advice. Sorry to say, but he did die. I think my lighting is okay. I have a Coralife Aqualight with 4 - 65 watt bulbs, with lunar LED's. Two are 10000K sunlight, and the other two are True Blue Actinic. I purchased this in the hopes that this was my problem, but aparently wasn't. I didn't know that the Condy wasn't a hosting anemone. He was just the cheapest one. I know that my tap water is a pretty bad thing. I use those treatments that claim to make tap water safe, but I doubt their performance. I figured that it makes it "close" to usable though. Are you suppose to buy distilled water, and use that? I concidered it, but at around a dollar a gallon, this could get expensive in a hurry. I have priced deionizers, I think that's what it's called, but they seem to be pretty pricey too. I know API makes one for around $100, would this one work well? Also, I have a protien skimmer that I can't get to work corectly. I am using it as a "hang on" because I don't have a sump. I would like to make one, but I have so many questions about it I only get more lost. I have tried to research it online, but can't seem to find any real help. I'm a very visual person, and I can't seem to find pictures of one broken down. Is a sump an option over the canister filter? Thanks again.