my bta help

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cuccaro

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For the last week my bta has been hiding little doting the day after I feed him but at night he stretching his foot out as far as possible like he is reaching for light with tips pulled in I have 4 65watt! 50/50 t5 lights 9hr a day is this enough light all peramiters are good idle if he is dieing ill post pic of him tonight
 
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cuccaro

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Don't know brand 55g. Its little more than 4watts per gallon
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Well that doesn't really tell me much....BUT watts per gallon is not what matters
I'm gonna take a wild stab at this and say you don;t have enough light
 
2quills

2quills

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I'm thinking your light system is actually PC not T5. They don't make 4ft bulbs in 65w for a 55g. I'm with Meow in thinking it's not strong enough to penetrate to the bottom to keep the little guy alive for too long.
 
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cuccaro

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Im sorry I just looked there 54watts the bta is about 8 inches from the light. I have taken the light to 3take diff lfs and all have said it can support an anemone. I don't think the are lying if they where they would say its no good to get me to but a new light. So I have total 216 watts. Every thing I read said need 3 to 4take ways per gallon I know I said wpg does not matter I have a couple pieces of sps on bottom of tank that are doing very well so if light can get to them about 15inches down the anemone should ne getting enough light. I have another post on here about one of my damsels hosting it could he be a problem? I only see him in there at night when he was doing ok
 
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cuccaro

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Sorry auto spell check on my phone messed up some of those sentences :sad:
 
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