Haddoni question

[Apercula]

Ive had a Haddoni for a little over 4 weeks now, when I placed it in the tank I put it in a well lit, moderate indirect current area in an open sand area.
Within 3 hours it had dug through the sand and attached to the bottom glass of the tank, it then proceeded to move, snaillike, over to the rockwork where it has remained up against a rock but still attached to the glass.

My question is: It has chosen to move under an arch in the rockwork where it does not get direct light, is this a problem or will it eventually decide to move on its own to a more brightly lit spot?

Picture 1 May 22, 2008, taken with flash

Picture 2 June 3, 2008 taken without flash to show how dimly lit the arch is.

Basic tank information
75gal, 2x175w 10k mh lights, 3x koralia 2 powerheads, 1maxijet 900, about 500gph return from sump after headloss.
Nitrates 0, Phosphate 0, ca 420, mg 1200, ph 8.3, sg 1.025, alk 2.5meq/l.

Anemone is fed 2-3 times per week and has taken small silverside bits and chopped squid, does not like Krill. It has a fairly slow feeding response to the silversides, but really likes the squid.

 

[Apercula]

I found an older picture. When I put the anemone in the tank it was placed in the middle of the sandy area where the colt is in this picture, then it moved back a bit and to the right to where it currently is.

There is a koralia2 above it with current bouncing off the front glass, and another in upper left corner of this picture that is angled a little bit left to right and also hits off the front glass near where the anemone was originally placed. Is that too much flow for a Haddoni?

 

[Toddrtrex]

IME, Haddonis prefer to have their foot buried in the sand right at the rock/sand interface, so I am not surprised that it moved. Is it being lifted up at all because of the powerhead? Mine can only handle very indirect flow. I have a feeling that the K2 is coming off the front glass and bothering it a bit.

As for it getting enough light under the arch, just keep an eye on it, I wouldn't count on it moving on its own if it starts to bleach out.

Overall it looks really good.

 

[Apercula]

I dont think its getting too much flow where its at, but it may have been when it was out further.
It moved under the arch within 48hrs of being added to the tank, I expected it to move back out when it got acclimated.

Heres a tank video from a week or so ago, Im pretty sure I had all the pumps running when I shot it.



Forgot to mention in the first post that Ive added a filter bag of carbon in the last couple weeks because of a cyano issue that wasnt completely clearing up with just alterations in feeding/lighting/flow amounts.

 

[Toddrtrex]

From watching that video, I can see the outside folds of it being lifted up. None of mine care for that at all. I would try moving that powerhead to the side of the tank. Odds are it is going to stay somewhere where the sand and rocks met.

If you don't want to move the powerhead just yet, unplug it for a day or two, willing to bet that the anemone will open up more.

Don't think the carbon would have any effect on it. ( phosban would work better for helping with cyano )

Once I got the positions of my powerheads right mine opened up completely.

 

[Apercula]

Thanks for the advice, I will start by moving the powerhead a foot or so to the right, so the anemone will be protected by the rockwork to its right, and Ive also been planning to redo the return spraybar style to spread it's flow out more. I just placed a dry goods order tonight and have phosphate media and a canister filter coming soon.

 

[Apercula]

In the video there is a snail about a foot to the right of the powerhead on the back glass. I moved the powerhead there, and put in spray bar for the return to make that more diffused.

 

[Apercula]

Picture from this evening, I think the flow changes have helped, it was stretching out from the arch to get more light tonight. It ate squid this morning.

Even stretched more its still shaded a bit but its getting more light than before.