annenome bleaching

[Greg manton]

i was wondering if an anenome could get too much light i have moved my gbt from my 46 gallon with 200 watts t5 moved to a 90 gallon aga with two 250 watt mh i placed the gbt at bottom af tank now it has lost color and will not take food
per
amm .0
nitrite .0
nitrate .2
ph 8.1

nitrates a litte high just moved tank used all the old water and rock. did not know if he should be higher he has never moved i put him in the last tank 5 inches from surface and he will not did not leave the rock. any help would be apreciated thanx

 

[Greg manton]

nobody

 

[DMK]

it can i think, but u have it @ bottom. maybe cut down on photoperiod. how many hours is the GBTA under MH a day? i bought my RBTA from a tank lit by week NO flurescents, moved to my tank w/ 500W MH and VHO's, i cut MH back to 3 hrs/day and slowly worked back up to 6.5. i left VHO's on full photoperiod. i also covered tank w/ eggcrate too for about 2 weeks. try that. good luck.

 

[Greg manton]

9 hour photo period 1 250 on for 1 hour both for 7 then 1 for 1hour i also wonder if not enough light. it seems very sluggish with tenticals in responce to things, i used a turkey baster to feed him 1/4 in chunk off silverside he would not take it but he also didn't back away like he used to when first touched

 

[DMK]

not sure, maybe someone w/ more anenome experience will chime in. did u acclimate to your lights? how long have u had it? all parameters on point and stable? when did it start acting like this?

 

[Greg manton]

acclimation

acclimation

i put anenome on bottom of tank under an overhang, started with a 4 hour photo period and have brought it up over a week or so. perameters seem ok some nitrates but it is new tank.

 

[Ebisan]

Probably needs to be acclimated to the new lighting. Stability is the key.