Anemones and PH

[KyleO]

Do anemones prefer lower PH? I purchased a few bubble-tips and the one in my Nano is going crazy while the one in my display is doing very so/so. At first I just took it as...some creatures do better than others but I have noticed that since I have pulled my display tank PH up to a pretty constant 8.15-8.22, both the bubble-tip and Atlantic anemones are not doing so hot (parameters are near perfect and everything else in the tank doing very well).

Meanwhile, back in the Nano where the PH stays down around 7.9 the bubble-tip has turned into a monster!

Wondering if PH is the cause of the difference.

 

[traveller7]

Anemones prefer a stable pH.

IME they can tolerate a pH in the 7.9 range, but it would be an error to assume they prefer an unnatural range. I would move the nano back up to 8.2+ if you can keep it stable at the new target range.

 

[KyleO]

That's the thing............the Nano has been stable right down around 7.9 and since the 210ga has been stable at 8.19 (.05 variance), the anemones have not been doing very well

 

[traveller7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11487584#post11487584 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by KyleO
That's the thing............

pH is not likely the issue. The mix of critters, dosing, diet, temperatures, etc., will need to be reviewed.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

I notice you have a 150 mh on your nano,gbtas/rbtas seem to do better with mh's.They do thrive under pc's t5's vho's.I have read where the solaris lights don't penatrate to far down through the water. I have 4 gbtas in a 20L under 2 150 mh's and they are getting big and one has split.They are soon to be moved to a 120 with 2 400 mh's.I am not knocking the solaris i have seen a reef tank first hand and the lighting/ effects are awsome.But his tank was only 20'' high.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11490221#post11490221 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by traveller7
pH is not likely the issue. The mix of critters, dosing, diet, temperatures, etc., will need to be reviewed.

I agree.

Incidentally- are the anemones in the aquarium running ozone doing poorly?

 

[KyleO]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11490799#post11490799 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Gary Majchrzak
I agree.

Incidentally- are the anemones in the aquarium running ozone doing poorly?

Yes!!! What made you ask that? Since Ozone is obviously not good for Anemones, how is Ozone bad for the Anemones?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

sorry- I don't know the answer to your question but I have a feeling that the solution to your problem lies with ozone.

 

[KyleO]

Anybody else out there that might know why my Anemones really don't like the Ozone???

I think I will turn it off for a while and see what happens with those guys..........