Green tip Carpet?

[Ceebuano]

correct me if im wrong but is this a green tip carpet anemone?? i've had this for like 6months but im not sure what it exactly is.

 

[this is me]

Can you post a picture under the tank lighting instead of the camera flash?
Looks like a bleached green gigantea to me. Are there any small purple dots on the underside of the anemone?

 

[Reefvette]

It looks like a gigantea carpet anemone

 

[elegance coral]

It is a bleached gigantea

 

[Ceebuano]

Can you post a picture under the tank lighting instead of the camera flash?
Looks like a bleached green gigantea to me. Are there any small purple dots on the underside of the anemone?

i cant clearly see if there are any small purp dots on the underside bec its firmly attached to the rock and it changed spots today..how would i know if its bleached? any cons on this?

 

[125mph]

It's definitely gigantea. It may or may not be bleached because the lighting may make it appear that way. He's very small though. They get giant!

 

[Ceebuano]

It's definitely gigantea. It may or may not be bleached because the lighting may make it appear that way. He's very small though. They get giant!

yeah im not sure why it shrunk, my parameters are doing okay, the problem might lie on my tanks temperature, its at 29-30C now...at 27C it gets to around 4" in diameter.

 

[elder luis]

yeah, your tank is too hot, the perfect temperature is 24ºC ... keep it around 26ºC and everything will be ok

 

[Conrad25]

Yeah thats a bleached Gig. It will turn fully darker green later down the line as long as params are good. Also you can cool down the tank easy by putting a little fan blowing over the sump if you have one or the surface of the display tanks water. Thats makes a worlds difference and mine turns on with my halides and shuts off with it. It stays at 78F all day long instead of 84F

 

[Ceebuano]

yeah, your tank is too hot, the perfect temperature is 24ºC ... keep it around 26ºC and everything will be ok

Yeah thats a bleached Gig. It will turn fully darker green later down the line as long as params are good. Also you can cool down the tank easy by putting a little fan blowing over the sump if you have one or the surface of the display tanks water. Thats makes a worlds difference and mine turns on with my halides and shuts off with it. It stays at 78F all day long instead of 84F

thanks for the tip guys! err question with the fans i am doing a D.I.Y now, should air be coming in? or should i cool it by evaporation?

 

[this is me]

Where are you planning to install the fans? Above the water line or in a hood or cabinet.
I think it's more effective to cool by evaporation by letting the fan blow across the water surface. Just be ready to refill your RODI top off.

 

[Conrad25]

I would always have your fans running into the canopy as it can always find its way out, but bringing cooler air into your canopy is a different story. I run my fan across the surface and cool evap mine. I have to refill a 5 Gallon bucket once a week if house temps are reasonable. If it gets really warm, than probably twice a week

 

[garygb]

Yeah, a bleached gigantea. That species needs very strong lighting to survive long-term. Also, something about the algae growing on the sand around it suggests the nutrient load in the tank is high. Regular water changes with good quality salt is also needed to maintain high water quality. That orange skunk looks a little large for that size anemone to me, which can be a problem, but perhaps the anemone is just shrunk right now.

 

[Ceebuano]

Where are you planning to install the fans? Above the water line or in a hood or cabinet.
I think it's more effective to cool by evaporation by letting the fan blow across the water surface. Just be ready to refill your RODI top off.

I would always have your fans running into the canopy as it can always find its way out, but bringing cooler air into your canopy is a different story. I run my fan across the surface and cool evap mine. I have to refill a 5 Gallon bucket once a week if house temps are reasonable. If it gets really warm, than probably twice a week

im planning to install 4 fans on top of the canopy and another 4 near the water surface, the 3 fans on top of the canopy would blow air in, and 1 fan would blow air out...the 4 fans in the water surface would blow air directly to the water.

Yeah, a bleached gigantea. That species needs very strong lighting to survive long-term. Also, something about the algae growing on the sand around it suggests the nutrient load in the tank is high. Regular water changes with good quality salt is also needed to maintain high water quality. That orange skunk looks a little large for that size anemone to me, which can be a problem, but perhaps the anemone is just shrunk right now.

hey garygb thanks for the reminder, right now im building a DIY canopy ill probalby finish it by tomorrow when im off from work, im gonna do a water change tomorrow as well

 

[trueblackpercula]

Very nice find ....Just amazing

 

[Ceebuano]

Very nice find ....Just amazing

thank you