Anemone split

[mpoletti]

Be gentle with me, this is my first post in the fish community. I purchased a purple and orange tip bubble anenome two weeks ago and it has already split in the tank. How normal of an occurrance is this?

 

[55semireef]

What size tank are they in and what kind of lighting are they under? What kind of water conditions do you have?


BTW, welcome to Reefcentral.

 

[mpoletti]

My reef is a 90 gallon with a 27 gal sump. I have the euroreef cs-2 protein skimmer. My water conditions are 1.022-1.023. Ph is fine-8.1-8.2. Nitrates are 20ppm. I am currently using the coralife 4 x 96 power compact lighting system.

Thanks for the welcome.

 

[traveller7]

Re: Anemone split

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8067045#post8067045 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Marko9
How normal of an occurrance is this?

Very normal. It may have been triggered by the change in conditions, size, feeding, etc.

Most likely when it is a new addition, it divides from the drastic change in conditions.

Keep the water in good shape(small water change with those nitrates), dont worry about feeding meaty foods for about 7 days, and keep and eye on the critters, IME they wander post split. Make sure the filter intakes and heaters are protected.

 

[PRESTO2345]

First of all welcome to RC! AS far as your Anemone it's normal. You must be keeping it happy, for it to split.

 

[jman77]

FYI:

"1.022-1.023."

That's a fine sg for fish only tanks... Tanks with corals and inverts are kept at 1.025 - 1.026

 

[mpoletti]

I am learning already.

 

[55semireef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8068323#post8068323 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Marko9
My reef is a 90 gallon with a 27 gal sump. I have the euroreef cs-2 protein skimmer. My water conditions are 1.022-1.023. Ph is fine-8.1-8.2. Nitrates are 20ppm. I am currently using the coralife 4 x 96 power compact lighting system.

Thanks for the welcome.

Seems like your reef does not have enough lighting. PCs don't penetrate very well. Their PAR is like three inches.

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8072228#post8072228 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 55semireef
Seems like your reef does not have enough lighting. PCs don't penetrate very well. Their PAR is like three inches.

So 384 watts is not enough for a 90 gallon reef tank?

 

[55semireef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8072310#post8072310 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Marko9
So 384 watts is not enough for a 90 gallon reef tank?

Its not about wattage per gallon...its about how intense and how much par the lights are putting out. If I remember correctly, PCs put only about 3 inches of PAR out. Thats nothing compared to the certain T5s that can put out 18 inches. Not to mention PC is limited to what spectrums they can have. When I went from PCs to T5s, everything in my tank took off. It was a great investment.

 

[traveller7]

A Power Compact tube is essentially T5 technology, except PC's are rarely overdriven and the design/reflectors are inefficient. If you stay with higher PAR tubes, i.e. 10000K down to 5500K then at BTA will likely be fine.

 

[55semireef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8074388#post8074388 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by traveller7
A Power Compact tube is essentially T5 technology, except PC's are rarely overdriven and the design/reflectors are inefficient. If you stay with higher PAR tubes, i.e. 10000K down to 5500K then at BTA will likely be fine.

agreed

 

[mpoletti]

OK, I am a novice. What is PAR? BTA? Sorry about not knowing what I am doing, but that is why I starting chiming in.

 

[mpoletti]

http://www.esuweb.com/cardfile.asp?ItemNumber=53408&IDProductRelationship=284

I believe this is the link to my lighting unit.