Hello everybody newbie

[migee]

hi everyone I have a 90 gallon saltwater tank I have a starfish is missing a limb I don't have no fish only nails my tank been running for 2 months I also put two crabs and they died on me does anybody know why

 

[melosu58]

You'll get more help in this forum.

 

[Angelmom2]

Have you tested your water for salinity & the other parameters? Was the tank fully cycled before you added the crabs?

 

[Bectan01]

How did you cycle the tank? How did you acclimate the star and crabs? Answering the above questions will also help us help you

 

[migee]

I cycle of Tanks for 7 weeks acclimate he's in a bag on top of the fish tank for about an hour

 

[Bectan01]

So you don't acclimate for salinity? Just temp? That would be why the crabs died...

 

[Bectan01]

How long did the crab survive? Or did they not last a day or so? All inverts (and fish) need to be acclimated to your tanks temp and salinity. I once checked the salinity of the tank water that came from the lfs before I acclimated to my tank. It was like 1.018 and my tank is around 1.025 that's a huge difference! Next time try the drip method, a piece of airline tube running from your display into the bag, literally a drip a second into the bag for about an hour or until the water has doubled in volume...

 

[migee]

Maybe you're right it was my salinity it was 1.26

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

You mean 1.026 right?

 

[migee]

Sorry yes