Acclimating a RBTA at Night (Starting at 9:30PM)?

[SkullV]

Well due to the snow here in Chicago it took me MUCH longer to pick up and bring home my new 12" RBTA. My issue is that the lights are supposed to go off in an hour and it wasn't looking too hot when it came out of the bucket after the ride home (but still attached to the rock it came with).

Should I leave the lights on all night? Just the actinics on overnight? No lights on overnight?

It is just starting to open up and puff up a little bit and I would hate to ruin it if it's on a roll! Although the pair of maroons are harassing it so I am going to have to get something to set over it in the morning either way unless it is opened up.

Water conditions are:

Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 0
PH - 8.0
Salinity - 1.026
Temp - 77*

 

[danreefs]

Let the lights stay off and trun off you Powerheads to give him time to satle in.

 

[SkullV]

Let the lights stay off and trun off you Powerheads to give him time to satle in.

Forgot to say, the power heads are already off. The only pump running is the return pump.

 

[2Addicted]

Nooo don't turn off your powerheads! Just make sure they are covered. Let the lights run on their normal schedule. I would reccomend acclimating it to your lights.

 

[SkullV]

Nooo don't turn off your powerheads! Just make sure they are covered. Let the lights run on their normal schedule. I would reccomend acclimating it to your lights.

Weeeell...it's too late for that. The power heads are already shut off and the lights were already on the timer by the time I left. I will be back tomorrow afternoon to check on things. There is no slime and the anemone is not expelling anything so I think thing's should be good.

 

[SkullV]

Everything went well! Don't worry the power head right above the nem is not on (I will probably just end up removing it).

The clowns are so happy again!

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[SkullV]

Things seem to be stabilizing. It's been a couple days now, and he hasn't opened 100% yet but the mouth is closed and it hasn't moved.