GBTA looks great in the morning, shrivels by the afternoon...

[Taqpol]

Would high nitrates explain why the anemone looks fine at night but not during the daytime? Is there a way to lower nitrates besides water changes? I basically performed a 20 gallon water change (on a now ~50 gallon system) last week while adding my sump and the nitrates didnt drop at all...

I still plan on moving the clowns to a QT when I get back from lunch.

 

[ocellaris123]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14341907#post14341907 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Taqpol
Would high nitrates explain why the anemone looks fine at night but not during the daytime? Is there a way to lower nitrates besides water changes? I basically performed a 20 gallon water change (on a now ~50 gallon system) last week while adding my sump and the nitrates didnt drop at all...

I still plan on moving the clowns to a QT when I get back from lunch.

Anemones require pristine water conditions and nitrates at 20 ppm could be severely stressing your animal. The anemone would be deflating/inflating with more frequency in order to get fresh sea water. Water changes is your best bet, along with a refugium with some algae(chaeto) to combat the nitrate problem. Again 20 ppm is on the high side. You should aim for less than 5 ppm with undetectable readings being more ideal. Moving the clowns to qt would be a good idea if they are harassing the anemone. good luck.

 

[Taqpol]

Update:

Friday night (well after lights out) the anemone looked fine.

Saturday morning it was shriveled.

Took the clownfish out Saturday afternoon.

Anemone was looking decent Saturday night (before lights out).

All of Sunday: nem looked decent in the morning and great by the afternoon (clownfish still in QT detention)

Monday morning: shriveled.....

I really don't know what to do anymore.

 

[Padrino]

i just read the anemone FAQ from this page.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1381958

you definately want to keep a stable enviroment for an anemone. This would mean all NO2, NO3, NH4, PH. It seems that it has to do with the swing during lights off to lights on. Perhaps as the lights stay on, the PH is swinging too strongly, I can't see it being the temp since you only have 4 T5s