Need some help.
A year or so ago I set up a new 100gal tank into which I combined the live stock from two smaller tank as follows:
50gal tank had been up and running for 8 years and had a pair of O. clownfish, and a Flame Angel, a bunch of live rock, various corals (Frogspawn, open brain, Zoos, and mushroom polyps) and my pride and joy, a large (12†or so) GBTA that had doubled in size in the 3 years I had it
The 2nd tank was a 55gal tank that had been running for 2 years and had some live rock, zoos and mushrooms that were moved and some fish which were traded in back to the fish store
Besides the change in tank and the addition of a new ASM skimmer, I upgraded the lights from 6x 3ft 98w VHO lights (4 URI SuperActinics + 2 URI Actinic Whites) over the 50gal with the GBTA to 4x 4ft T5s (2 URI Actinics and 2 URI Actinic Whites with the high tech individual reflectors) over my new 100gal. I use the term upgraded as there in lays my question/concern.
Ever since the change I have had no success keeping BTAs, where in the old 50 gallon I had nothing but success. Besides the GBTA I had a RBTA which out grew the 50 gallon and was moved to my larger tank and is still doing very well.
In the new tank the GBTA slowly shriveled up over the course of the first few months and eventually died. I tried to replace it on three occasions, in all cases the anemones rarely came out from behind the rocks, bleached and eventually died.
The strange thing is that all other corals (frogspawn, brain, zoos, mushrooms) have done nothing but explode in size and quantity!
Any ideas what the problem could be? All water parameters have been in the green (temp ~82deg with minimal fluctuation, Am = 0, Ni = 0, Ph = 8.2, Na <10ppm, P04 undetectable).
My only guess was the change in lights. Any one else keeping BTAs under T5s? I spoke with Jeremy at Premium Aquatics and he too was a bit perplexed. Since it was time to replace the lights as they are about a year old, I bought some different ones in a new combination so I may try another BTA with these new lights.
Any and all suggestions/thoughts/help is welcomed!
Thanks,
Doug
A year or so ago I set up a new 100gal tank into which I combined the live stock from two smaller tank as follows:
50gal tank had been up and running for 8 years and had a pair of O. clownfish, and a Flame Angel, a bunch of live rock, various corals (Frogspawn, open brain, Zoos, and mushroom polyps) and my pride and joy, a large (12†or so) GBTA that had doubled in size in the 3 years I had it
The 2nd tank was a 55gal tank that had been running for 2 years and had some live rock, zoos and mushrooms that were moved and some fish which were traded in back to the fish store
Besides the change in tank and the addition of a new ASM skimmer, I upgraded the lights from 6x 3ft 98w VHO lights (4 URI SuperActinics + 2 URI Actinic Whites) over the 50gal with the GBTA to 4x 4ft T5s (2 URI Actinics and 2 URI Actinic Whites with the high tech individual reflectors) over my new 100gal. I use the term upgraded as there in lays my question/concern.
Ever since the change I have had no success keeping BTAs, where in the old 50 gallon I had nothing but success. Besides the GBTA I had a RBTA which out grew the 50 gallon and was moved to my larger tank and is still doing very well.
In the new tank the GBTA slowly shriveled up over the course of the first few months and eventually died. I tried to replace it on three occasions, in all cases the anemones rarely came out from behind the rocks, bleached and eventually died.
The strange thing is that all other corals (frogspawn, brain, zoos, mushrooms) have done nothing but explode in size and quantity!
Any ideas what the problem could be? All water parameters have been in the green (temp ~82deg with minimal fluctuation, Am = 0, Ni = 0, Ph = 8.2, Na <10ppm, P04 undetectable).
My only guess was the change in lights. Any one else keeping BTAs under T5s? I spoke with Jeremy at Premium Aquatics and he too was a bit perplexed. Since it was time to replace the lights as they are about a year old, I bought some different ones in a new combination so I may try another BTA with these new lights.
Any and all suggestions/thoughts/help is welcomed!
Thanks,
Doug
