Hi, New Member here! Got pics and need help!

[bluewater]

Hi all, new to the forum here.
I've tried looking back on the threads
about someone who might have had the same
problem but I can't find any... see pic at
bottom of thread.

Well, I have been a dedicated semi-aquatic
turtle owner for about 6 months. My turtle
out grew his 10 gallon long in 2 months.
So... me and my brother decided to turn that
thing into a salt water reef tank.
We cycled the tank for about a month and a half. All the levels according to the test
kit are fine. We bought our first tentacle
anemone last week. It died 2 days later due
to getting sucked up into the powerhead
So I decided to get 2 more anemone's.. smaller.
One is a bubble tip. The other is just a
short tentacled one. I acclimated both into
the tank, and one is open, flourishing, and
looking good... The other one... well, it
pretty much looks like this... It has been
in the tank for 30 hours now.
Is it dying??? It looked healthy in the store

 

[bluewater]

oh, and here's a pic of the other anemone
which is looking more normal than the other.

I also have pictures of my Turtle tank too.
If anyone wants to see, lemme know!
Thnx in advance

 

[@knight]

nice looking tank.
this is normal for anenomes to do, they flush out their waste by deflating themselves.
I hate to be the one to tell you this, but your tank is prolly too young to host an anenome. thay are actually difficult to keep alive. What type of lighting do you have? thay require intense lighting to keep the algae inside them alive. if they dont get enuf light, they die a slow death. They are great animals though, and there have been many post on this topic before.
my guess is, that by the time you read this post, the anenome will be back to its old self again, but just make sure you keep the water clean and the tank well lit. thats the best you can do. best of luck.

 

[eric18]

While were talking about anenomes i have a question about mine. He's moved himself under a rock where he isnt realy gfetting any light. He's been like this for a few days now. Im not ssure if i sould move hiom or not. What should i do?

 

[eric18]

is a long tentacle. SHould i move him?

 

[vermillion]

Bluewater, great clear pictures, how did you get them on the message board, and what kind of camera did you use?

 

[salisbury a d]

Originally posted by BlueWater:
[QB]We bought our first tentacle
anemone last week. It died 2 days later due
to getting sucked up into the powerhead
You should look into buying strainer caps for your powerheads.
Adam

 

[bluewater]

Hi everyone, thanks for the reply and the
compliments on the pictures for my tank.
I posted under the "diseases/sick" section
but they moved my other post here. So I will
just respond to this one from now on. Anyway
here is what I told the other people.
______________________________________
My lighting is a Dual compact 40 watt.
1 is actinic and other is clear.
And a 15 watt 7,500k Coral Life.
The 2 anenomes are at the same height level.
About a foot apart. Both under the same
amount of lighting.
Water parameters are all fine according to
test kit... as for moving around, it is
in the same spot as last night, accept that
it has a different shape. More stretched
out. My dad said he saw is opened up last
night with the lights out. But it has been
closed since I got it yesterday and today.
I noticed it moving around a bit yesterday
when I first put it in. The other one moved
about 5 inches away.
___________________________________________
As for the update, I noticed last night that
the anemone was fully extended like a cylinder.
The thing looked like it grew 4 inches. But
unfortunately, his tentacles looked BAD
So, I wake up this morning and he is shriveled
back up again. I moved the rock to another
section of the tank. The other anemone is
flourishing and the clown fish is starting to
get accustomed to it. Also, the thing is
beginning to extrete this.. mucus? thing...
Our tank is about 2 months now. How long is
it recommended before you break in a tank with
anemones?
As for the pictures, I have a domain where I
can store web space. I then use the UBB code
to post. i.e.

and thats it!
I use a SONY Digital Mavica. Bought it on
---- for $400 a year ago. Now they have a
SONY FD-73 which can zoom in 10 times more
and I have seen them for about $200-300.
Also, I have to mess with the lighting in
the room a little bit and angle the camera
so that the glare from the glass doesn't
reflect back. (I work in the film industry
so playing with cameras and lights is a hobby
too with taking pics on the tanks
I have gotten a cap for the powerhead and
put some rocks around it to prevent anything
else from getting sucked into it.
You can sign up with www.spaceports.com and
get some web space to put pics up. If anyone
wants a picture or 2 of their own posted, let
me know. As long as your picture is under
70kb in .jpg format, I can upload them to my
domain and give you the link so you can post
your pic up.
I have a feeling I am going to be investing
alot more dough on this hobby in the next few
years lol.
[ August 20, 2001: Message edited by: BlueWater ]

 

[burnnspy]

I doubt that your test kit measures all of the necessary water parameters.
What are you measuring anyway?
Your lights are too weak for anemones also.
Keep the colorful language to yourself.
BurnNSpy

 

[bluewater]

Anyway.... so what kind of lights do I need
recommend for a 10 gallon tank? I've
already spent over $100 bucks on the dual
compact, plus using the flourescent fixture
was extra on top of that. There's a tank at
one of the fish stores I go to which has the
same lighting as I do and they have anemones
in it.
From the FAQs and books I've read, plus some
recommendations by the store, they say 4 watt
per gallon is ideal. I have about 5.5 watt
for the tank. How much more do I need? My
tank is 11 inches high. Corals are about
6 inches from the light.
What am I measuring? Ph, Ammonia, Nitrites, Nitrates, calcium, salinity, water temp.
Do I need to measure hardness, CO2, Phosphates, and Hydrogen Sulfide as well?
As for the colorful language?
I just provided details to help others out
who might not know how to embed images etc.
I don't care if you're a moderator, or if I
get banned from this BB because of this.
But no need to get f'in rude to the newbies
man. Well, I'm new here and I'm not about to
fling crud around so I'll leave it at that.
It already has been suggested that my tank
is too new. And I appreciate help like that.
The other person suggested it is normal for
anemones to adjust. I'm thankful for that
reply too.
But the "I doubt you're doing it correctly, I
am best, your stuff sucks, and shut up when"
you post attitude really didn't help at
all...
At least I'm not some question spammer asking
stupid questions 3 times a day on stuff that
is already answered in FAQ.

 

[vince]

BlueWater, I think you misunderstood BurnNspy. I am sure he did not mean it in a negative way. There are no reasons for you to get upset over it. But that still does not give you the right to call the people who ask desperate questions about their new hobby .. "spammers."

 

[@knight]

woah, chill man!
First of all, WELCOME TO THE BOARD we are all here to learn and help-out whenever possible. Perhaps some of us are more direct than others at times, it is a reflection of our many personalities. I can personally vouch that the information you get here is 99% accurate, occasionally there are some wrong post, and I've made a few mistakes myself, but thats what the Sharks are here for: to keep everything running smoothly, and they work very hard at it.
One thing I've found to be helpful is the search feature on this board. If you read up on anenomes, you will find that this topic has been covered more than a few times in the past, so moderators sometimes assume that you have basic knowledge of the situation. IMO, you should have known about anenomes doing this BEFORE you bought them, however, I cant bash you for it, because I flushed my first deflated anenome.
I recommend that you read up on the hobby and take your time and dont rush things or stress over them, after all, we do this for FUN!
Your anenome is probably stressed. Anenomes are very difficult for even experienced reef-keepers to keep alive. they are usually short lived in captivity (< 1 yr.), require pristine water conditions, and are NOT RECCOMENDED FOR BEGINNERS, sorry. When an anenome becomes stressed, bleached, or otherwise diseased they usually do not recover as a result of their extremely low metabolism. Not to mention, water conditions in a tank as small as yours change rapidly and VIOLENTLY, to such an extent that you may not be aware of what is happening inside the tank. I recommend that you visit BurNSpy's website, he can teach you a lot!
BTW, shorter post usually get more responses as some of us are lazy and dont feel like reading a book, although the pictures helped.

good luck! and again welcome to the board!
[ August 20, 2001: Message edited by: @knight ]

 

[bluewater]

You're right Vince.
And I apologize to you, everyone who read the
thread and Burn for the defensive attitude.
Nothing personal hopefully.
I'll refrain from the "spam" calling too.
Knight, thnx for the reply. I've been
looking into anemones for awhile. I went
to the fish store for 2 weeks looking at
which ones would be best for my tank, and
what it would take to care for them. The
guy at Jeffs Exotic Fish said they should be
fine in my tank. My anemone is pretty much
a goner I think.(stress?)
The other hasn't moved since and is getting
along with the clown fish quite well.
It's funny.. I actually ran accross the
"spyreef" link awhile back and visited it
frequently. Surprised me when it was Burn's.
Guess I gotta start testing alkaline levels.
So... lets say the other one doesn't make it
down the road. You said that a tank has to
be pretty matured over time. Are we talking
like, about 6 months or more?
again, sorry for the $#!t flinging.
[ August 20, 2001: Message edited by: BlueWater ]

 

[burnnspy]

I would have recommended the alkalinity check and Im glad to see that you are on the right road in more then 1 way.
You do need to check the phosphates in the long run.
Welcome to the board, I make it my goal to help others. I have been known to be abrasive, I just don't make it my style to sugar coat information.
BurnNSpy

 

[aquaman2]

blueWater. Can you send me a pic of your turtle? What type is it, what size tank is it in? I am also a turtle owner and i would like to see your setup.

 

[bluewater]

Originally posted by AquaMan2:
<STRONG>blueWater. Can you send me a pic of your turtle? What type is it, what size tank is it in? I am also a turtle owner and i would like to see your setup.</STRONG>
Aquaman, couldn't send you a message since
I'm still new here. Couldn't find an email
for you either. But all your questions can
be answered on my turtle page. Pics of the
setup and everything are there. http://xtreme-x.com/aquatics/turtles/spartacus_01.html