Help, anemone looking weird

I really think that Miguel has had great luck with how he has been taking care of his tank up until now. Now it's biting him in the arse, big time. Miguel you are going to have to do a few things differently if you want your critters to survive and flourish.
 
Dkuhlmann said:
I really think that Miguel has had great luck with how he has been taking care of his tank up until now. Now it's biting him in the arse, big time. Miguel you are going to have to do a few things differently if you want your critters to survive and flourish.
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lmao you might be right lol, i actually think, like 95% this is due to not enought lighting, everything else is been doing great just like always, if move it when i get home does not help in a couple days, then am taking it back to the store so they can save it, they are top notch over there, don't really care about keeping anything not thrieving in my tank, apart fro a plate coral my sand sifter killed, but i refuse to give up lol
 
FWIW your lighting is sufficient for that Nem. It shouldn't have a problem living higher up in the tank under that Current USA light of yours. 95% of your problems are coming from your husbandry practices most likely.
 
Amoo said:
FWIW your lighting is sufficient for that Nem. It shouldn't have a problem living higher up in the tank under that Current USA light of yours. 95% of your problems are coming from your husbandry practices most likely.
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if that's the case well bye bye to anemones, where it is place it gets maybe 10% of lighting, my question is simple, will feeding 2-3 times weekly some shrimp would help while it is on the same place, or should i move it to the top and then feed it?
 
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Miguelh1302 said:
if that's the case well bye bye to anemones, where it is place it gets maybe 10% of lighting, my question is simple, will feeding 2-3 times weekly some shrimp would help while it is on the same place, or should i move it to the top and then feed it?
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Move it to the top and let it settle for a week. They need proper lighting first, food second. Feeding once a week or even bi weekly is more then sufficient. Not getting enough lighting though will be a Nem death before anything else.
 
Miguelh1302 said:
thanks again as always bud, the lightting is usa current usa orbit marine led, alk 10, calc 460, salinity 1.026, everything else i will check today and let you guys know, am actually gonna try place it on top higher to the lighting when i get home
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ive been using currebt usa orbit marine lighting for a year and a half my BTA is thriving the light is not the issue its got to be water quality.
 
Miguel, water changes will do the most improvement for your whole tank. The lighting is fine as Amoo pointed out. And if it wasn't you wouldn't have all of the coralline that you have. But all of what you have is using up nutrients in your water.

Moving the bta might help, might not. I also wouldn't feed it for quite a while, they don't need to eat as much as they do need good light. I do a 5 gal water change every two weeks and it works well in my system of a 30 gal DT and a 20 gal sump. So 10%-15% wc every two weeks will give all of your tank what it needs. I'll have to go back and read your thread but now I know your tank has quite a bit in it and will need to rely on wc's to give them the nutrients that they need.
 
Amoo said:
Move it to the top and let it settle for a week. They need proper lighting first, food second. Feeding once a week or even bi weekly is more then sufficient. Not getting enough lighting though will be a Nem death before anything else.
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thanks like always my friend, will do that today
 
Miguelh1302 said:
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This was Tuesday this week, I fed it some live black worms on Saturday or Sunday I believe, my lighting is not that it is not good, is that where she's hiding she does not get enough, it is almost under a cave, should I try and move it up? Thanks guys
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Looks OK in this picture.

Dkuhlmann said:
That isn't a bta, looks like a sebae IMO
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No, it's a BTA for sure. No other large anemone I know of has this type of bubble shaped tentacles. Purple tips are not a safe indicator. I've seen crispas without them an BTAs with them.
Blue Zoo has them even listed: Bubble Anemone - Pink Tip
 
hotelbravo said:
ive been using currebt usa orbit marine lighting for a year and a half my BTA is thriving the light is not the issue its got to be water quality.
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Me too, I am using current usa orbit marine lighting for my BTA. It is doing well. By the way, what % is your max day light and blue light? Mines are at 70%.
 
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Rai said:
Me too, I am using current usa orbit marine lighting for my BTA. It is doing well. By the way, what % is your max day light and blue light? Mines are at 70%.
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i have never checked my %. i have used the preset options since day 1 and have had no interest fiddling with it to change things around cause everything is doing so well
 
hotelbravo said:
i have never checked my %. i have used the preset options since day 1 and have had no interest fiddling with it to change things around cause everything is doing so well
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Well now they aren't doing so well, something is wrong and the lights are the easiest to check other than water parameters.

How long have you had this anemone?
 
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