drooping anemone

jw0934

jw0934

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ok so I was stupid and bought a BTA before I bought new lighting.......all levels are fine but he just seems to be drooping and not looking up towards the light. I just put the new lighting system in tonight......do you think he will be ok? My tomato clown still gets inside of him but he just doesn't look his best. He isnt bleached but like I said, he just isnt looking upwards towards the light.
 
jw0934

jw0934

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forgot to mention I have a 55g tank and the lighting i got is the nova etreme T5. 226 watts i believe?
 
invertcrazy

invertcrazy

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How long is your tank been set up? Do you spot feed it? How long are your lights on? Whats your water params? How long is it in your tank? Can you post a pic of the anemone?
 
jw0934

jw0934

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tank is a year old. anemone has been in for a week maybe. Everything is almost perfect. Trites 1 Trates 0 amonia 0 PH 8.4
Juts had the lights on for a few hours. AFter waking up this morning and seeing him, he looked like he moved from the spot were he was.....
 
invertcrazy

invertcrazy

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All anemones contain photosynthetic algae called zooxanthellae. They get this from your lights so it is important that it gets enough light. Being you just upgraded your lights, it might move around until it finds a spot where it feels comfortable with the water flow and the lighting. I have both of my tanks on timers so the lights come on and go off the same time every day. Just make sure you cover your powerheads in case the anemone starts to roam. there is nothing worse than waking up to find the anemone sucked up in a powerhead. You can use a piece of plastic mesh or a filter sponge.
Being it is only in the tank a week and with the new lights, I think once it finds a comfortable spot it will be fine.
 
invertcrazy

invertcrazy

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Oh, one more thing, above you posted your nitrites to be 1. Do you mean 1.0 or .01. If it is 1.0 you have a problem. Retest the nitrites because you have no ammonia or nitrates. ?????????????????????????
 
jw0934

jw0934

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Originally Posted by InvertCrazy
http:///forum/post/2719024
Oh, one more thing, above you posted your nitrites to be 1. Do you mean 1.0 or .01. If it is 1.0 you have a problem. Retest the nitrites because you have no ammonia or nitrates. ?????????????????????????
.01 :)
 
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