Thomas - BTA got caught in powerhead

[milomlo]

Will it survive? Do I even try to keep it or will it die?
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/scrapp...m?.dir=ba1bre2
Pictures there. The first two pictures are where it is now and how it looks now. The 3rd and 4th picture is how it was this morning.
My tank was not cloudy just had a few pieces floating that I took out.
I added carbon and did a water change and will do another water change later this afternoon.

 

[milomlo]

Well I've added more pix now. The last 2 are what it looks like now. He is not looking good. Should I take him out?

 

[bigarn]

I wouldn't give up on him yet ... keep running carbon and check your water parameters. Thomas is the resident anemone expert though, hang in for his advice.

 

[milomlo]

Will do! The lights went out and he folded up like normal w/ a clownfish in him so maybe he will be ok. I sure hope so.

 

[thomas712]

Hard to tell actual damage from the photo's, however don't confuse a deflating with actual damage. Even then its suprising what the BTA can handle. I always like to side with the anemone and give it a chance. Doing the carbon and water change was a good idea. About all you can do now is sit back and watch. Keep me posted.
Thomas

 

[dogstar]

Originally Posted by Thomas712
About all you can do now is sit back and watch.
and move or remove or cover that d#@m powerhead.....

 

[milomlo]

Originally Posted by Dogstar
and move or remove or cover that d#@m powerhead.....

I think that was uncalled for thank you very much!

I had to remove my wavemaker in order to get the plumbing done for my 100. I will have NO flow in my tank if I take out the powerhead. There are no covers for a RIO that I am aware of. It has 2 small holes on the bottom of the pump and that is all. I made my own cover for it now thank you! I had turned my entire system off (filter, skimmer and all powerheads except for 1 that he wasn't even near), because he was roaming. He was roaming because I had to change the flow by adding a powerhead and removing the wavemaker. He found the 1 thing in the tank that was on and got sucked up

Thomas here are 3 new pictures of how it looks today. He has moved again and it up against a heater now (which is unplugged). He is slowly making it over to the skimmer now. Should I try to move him or just turn off my skimmer? I am going out of town tomorrow and won't be home for a few days....any thoughts?
First three pictures

 

[dogstar]

Every week it seems like someone post here how their anemone got sucked into a power head. It POs me. You may not have ever read one, IDK

 

[reef diver]

Do you have to flame?

I learned something useful from a friend at my LFS, take some filter pad, preferably soft flossy, and thick kind, that water, but not anything else can get through, and cover it with that, and bind it with a rubber band. and if the anemone is moving, he said to turn off the powerhead. It seems to me that the flamer, who is watching always seems to come out when someone else is having trouble, or something bad happened.

Good luck with the anemone, I hope it lives. I had the same problem a week ago, my new RBTA, was roaming trying to find his favorite spot, and he found it. Then I bumped the PH durin maintenance, and he climbed into it shortly thereafter. The anemone was completely demolished.

 

[reef diver]

We can't control the anemone.

 

[milomlo]

Thanks for the tip reef diver!! And of course yes they have to flame. He/she can't come and be helpful just have to be nasty and negative. LIke we don't feel bad enough ourselves.
Again thanks for the tip - that will work better than how I have it set up I think.
Thanks

 

[thomas712]

To me it looks like it should bounce back alright. I would try to get something to cover those powerheads if possible, as well as the skimmer intake.
Personally I like to design a system that has less powerheads, I use a spraybar myself but still put a couple of powerheads in anyway for extra flow.