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[Reeflover0723]

I Have a very unhealthy pink tip annome in my tank. It lost all color one day all of a sudden so I started feeding it some brine shrimp everyday and it is slightly better. I moved my powerhead for a plan I have to make that tank a frag grow out tank and now my anenome is closed up in a tiny ball also what should I do. Should I let the anenome move by its self or should I move the powerhead to where I wouldn't have enough flow for my plans what should I do.

 

[traveller7]

After checking your prior posts, I would be guess there are water quality and stability issues.

Anemone "bleaching" in one day is a flag, typically water quality and stability issue.
Hang on back filter is a flag, but does not make it impossible to maintain water quality, just labor intensive.
"finger coral being eaten over a week" is a flag, more likely degraded over the week due to water quality and stability issues.

How long has the tank be set up?
Do you have a decent set of test kits?
What is your real water change schedule?
Have any pictures you can post over time?

Personally, if I had a 10gal saltwater tank in the configuration you described, I would have 20gals of new saltwater on hand at all times and be changing a minimum of 2-3 gals every week.

 

[Reeflover0723]

I change 2 gallons a week
I have a great test kit
Phosphates are the only thing high
The filter stopped working for a day. The same day the anenome bleached
The tank is 3 montys almost 4 months old
I have no pictures but I can get some

 

[shifty51008]

Sounds to me like you have a condy anemone, while they can be a hardy anemone they still need stable parameters. A young tank like yours is hard to do.

What are your phosphate levels? And what test kits are you useing? On that note can you post all your water parameters? And what lights do you have?

Let the anemone move by itself so you dont run the risk of tearing the foot. Even if you were to move the anemone it will still move to where it is happiest.

 

[hotelbravo]

i agree something is wrong with your water quality post numbers only not that they are high or low or ok.
also brine shrimp wont do much to help feeding your anemone. i suggest you use a nutritous food such as clam, oyster, squid, even mysis shrimp is better than brine shrimp. they are the potato chip of the sea. tasty but nothing in them unless they are eaten within hours of hatching then there is some but still not much nutrition.

 

[Reeflover0723]

i am getting a protein skimmer and i will test the water results when when the protein skimmer arrives in 2 days.

 

[Reeflover0723]

i also have the Obit marine LED. the anemone is a Pink Tip Haitian

 

[Reeflover0723]

the anemone is on the glass now

 

[hotelbravo]

i also have the Obit marine LED. the anemone is a Pink Tip Haitian

Alot of people on this forum will tell you the orbit marine leds are not powerful enough for an anemone but I have multiple anemones in my tank and I use the same light system on my tank. I have only good things to say about it.

 

[Reeflover0723]

I love the fixture to

I love the fixture to

I have a 55 gallon and I love the orbit marine I got it for that to. I plan on getting a sebea anenome in that tank

 

[shifty51008]

Alot of people on this forum will tell you the orbit marine leds are not powerful enough for an anemone but I have multiple anemones in my tank and I use the same light system on my tank. I have only good things to say about it.

Not to go off topic but looking at your 90 gal tank pics that green bta is very bleached. When looking at those lights the par is horriable after 12" according to thir website

 

[hotelbravo]

Not to go off topic but looking at your 90 gal tank pics that green bta is very bleached. When looking at those lights the par is horriable after 12" according to thir website

i bought the anemone bleached. he is regaining color.

 

[shifty51008]

i bought the anemone bleached. he is regaining color.

Ok that would make sence as your rose looks great.

 

[hotelbravo]

Ok that would make sence as your rose looks great.

thanks!