Bubble Tip Anemone positioned where I can't see it!

[marvelfan]

My new BTA apparently didn't like where I placed him. I'm trying to create the ideal location in the middle of my tank, Lights, flow, etc where she will want to attach herself.
Currently she has crawled behind my rock work about midway up where there is very little light at all. It has been just over 1 week since I placed her in the tank. When I received the BTA she was translucent white. Since then she is starting to turn a shade of green on the tips, which is a good sign.
I wasn't able to get her to take any food the first 2 days. I decided to wait a week before trying again, but i don't think i can get back to where she is to feed her at this point.
For now I'll leave the BTA where she is. I've been reading that if you want you can agitate the area with flow to make them move to a new area, but I know they expel a lot of energy moving around and don't want to do that yet.
Anyone have any opinions or suggestions. If that is where it is happy then I'll leave it be, but I'd sure love to watch it sway. I would assume it will eventually crave more light and make a move to a better lit area eventually? I sure hope so!
Just because I'm sure someone will ask, here are my current parameters and my past parameters:
Current:
SG: 1.026
pH: 8.08-8.16 (night-day)
Alk: 12
Calcium: 420
Mag: 1320
Nitrates: 0
Phos: checking tonight with my Hanna (will update)
I'm dosing ~121 ml of 2-part calc and alk solution daily with a 1 gallon water change daily. I'm still working on adjusting my 2 part levels. I started dosing 50 ml a day seeing not much change. On 5/1 I doubled the amount I was dosing to 100 ml. Here is my spreadsheet.




Day



Time



Calcium



Alkalinity



Magnesium



Salinity



pH







4/17/2013



12:00AM



340



9



1000



1.025



7.87







4/21/2013



10:00 PM



390



9.2



1240



1.025



8.03





5/1/2013



11:00 PM



380



13.4



1200

1.025/td>


N/A





5/7/2013



6:00 PM



390



10.1



1160



1.025



N/A







5/12/2013



12:30 AM



380



11.8



1160



1.025



8.13







5/15/2013



22:30



420



12



1320



1.026



8.12

 

[bang guy]

Soon the Anemone will begin to stretch for the light. They like to take their time attaching firmly with their food in a protected location. After that they will begin to stretch for the light when needed. Once it starts to stretch it will be a LOT easier to feed.
Did you use Magnesium chloride to raise your Magnesium?

 

[geridoc]

I have had my RBTA for about 2-3 months. I set it up on a rock island with flow around it and good lighting. First, it went for a walk and tried to feed itself into a powerhead. After I rescued it and replaced it on its island it went for another walk to a nice spot behind the rockwork. Sometimes you can't see it because it contracts and hides in a cave just beside it, but most of the time it is stretched out towards the light so that I can't see its body, but the beautiful rose/salmon colored tentacles are nicely on display. All of the wandering made the clarkii a little nuts, but it does see that pieces of shrimp are delivered to its host, so food isn't a problem.

 

[tthemadd1]

Unfortunately they will travel. I have three once the main one split. They are now all over the tank. One in high flow, one in the same are, and a third in a low flow area. They all found tight crevices to attach the foot with the long tentacles expanding towards the light.

 

[tthemadd1]

 

[marvelfan]

Its been about 2 weeks now and she is still hiding. I can see a couple bubble tips sticking out behind the rock work. Seems fine, just can't see her. I would assume she would have to come out for light eventually, but who knows. I'd love to coax it out to visible spot. I've been reading stories where they finally came out to the front of the tank after 2 or 3 months. I'm not sure if I should try to create an environment where it wants to move form its hiding spot (reposition a power head) or just wait it out. I can't reach it to feed it, but the tips I can see look healthy and more green then when I got her.. She was pure white. So I'm not concerned about her health so far.

 

[tthemadd1]

With everything there is risk and reward. The risk is you point a powerhead at the base and you hurt the anemone. Most likely not, but there is the possibility. You may chase it around the tank for months.
The reward you get it to move where you want it. At the end of the day it will move where it wants to move. You may need to feed it once or twice by hand feeding.

 

[marvelfan]

I'm still watching her daily. Yesterday he was all deflated, but hasn't moved in the last 2 weeks (maybe moved about 2 inches up). I've been adjusting my 2-part dosing, and everything seems good. I also changed out my carbon and GFO a couple days ago. Here is my current readings as of last night. I'm doing daily testing while I readjust my 2 part dosing. I'm not sure how finicky the anemone will be the the changes. they are not too drastic.
I'm trying to be patient, but I was thinking of turning around the rock she is on so I can at least try to feed her. I haven't been able to get her to take silverside yet. (i only tried the once two weeks ago. I've been trying to blow some mysis in the back of the tanka round the area of the anemone when I feed the fish, but can't tell if its eating any. Still seems to have a faint greenish tint on the tips of the bubbles.




Day



Time



Daily Dose Calc/Alk (ml)



Calcium



Alkalinity



Magnesium



Salinity



pH







5/1/2013



11:00 PM



121.00



380



13.4



1200



1.025



N/A







5/7/2013



6:00 PM



121.00



390



10.1



1160



1.025



N/A







5/12/2013



12:30 AM



121.00



380



11.8



1160



1.025



8.13







5/15/2013



10:30 PM



121.00



420



12



1320



1.026



8.12







5/21/2013



7:00 PM



121.00



410



11.5



1200



1.025



8.05







5/22/2013



7:00 PM



121.00



440



11.5



1360



1.025



8.09







5/23/2013



11:00 PM



121.00



470



10.4



1520



1.026



8.08