johnnybravo234
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I have 0 nitrates
Is my BTA dying
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oxkisses12ox
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thanks, i know. Just to let everyone know ... MY TANK IS DOING GREAT THANK YOU
mario_07963
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lol!
this thread are too funny! sorry
WILDTHING
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An interesting article by Dr Ron Schimek Ph.D
http://www.reefland.com/rho/0505/main4.php
In it he said"Being zooxanthellate, bulb-tipped anemones need light, but as long as they are well fed they don't need exceptionally bright light and will do well in a moderately-lit aquarium.
http://www.reefland.com/rho/0505/main4.php
In it he said"Being zooxanthellate, bulb-tipped anemones need light, but as long as they are well fed they don't need exceptionally bright light and will do well in a moderately-lit aquarium.
oxkisses12ox
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hey gkimble.. . lets get together and write a book !!!! 
Random Aquarist
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I don't know if this means an alliance of ignorant people or a coming to terms of formerly-ignorant people.
oxkisses12ox
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im making fun of rude people who have no concideration to those who took their advice but are to stupid to understand what they are reading
Guys, bubble tip anemones certainly can be kept succesfuly under power compact lights. These lights can be very strong - all depends on the height of your tank - diffused light cannot penetrate too deep, so you need to have good parabolic reflector for deeper tanks.
Anemones can walk, so they can regulate the amount of light they are exposed to. I started with a BTA when I had 30 gallons tank and two 96W power compacts. I placed a small BTA on top of the rock work - after reading they need "strong" light... In a day or two anemone walked down the rocks into a middle section and hide in the rock cervice lifting only its oral disk to the light, keeping foot deep in the dark cave of the rocks... After couple of years and switching to a bigger tank (58 gallons) and a new lamp my anemone moved even lover on the rocks and now it is touching sand - obviously it is happy with the amount of light, because if he "wanted" stronger light it could crawl higher in the rocks to get more light...
Anemones take energy from simple sugars - sugars are produced from light by algae in the anemone tissue. But sugars are only energy source. To grow, anemones - like all animals - have to eat. Light will not substitute feeding!
So yes - light is important but not so critical as you could think. It needs to be strong, but it does not need to be metal halide - that's for sure. Food is very important and regardless of light source YOU HAVE TO FEED YOUR ANEMONE! You cannot avoid it.
When you keep it with clownfish, they will usually feed their anemone for you by bringing some uneaten food pieces to their "home".
One more thing - bubble tip anemones are very large animals. 10 gallons tank is not even close to be adequate sized home for any host anemone long term. They can easily grow to a foot or two diameter over year or two period when fed properly. So in this whole disscussion I would not be concerned with light or feeding, (because the owner already knows that both are needed) - I would be concerned with the size of his tank. 10, 12 or even 30 gallons can be way too small for a fully grown anemone.
Peace,
Pszemol
Anemones can walk, so they can regulate the amount of light they are exposed to. I started with a BTA when I had 30 gallons tank and two 96W power compacts. I placed a small BTA on top of the rock work - after reading they need "strong" light... In a day or two anemone walked down the rocks into a middle section and hide in the rock cervice lifting only its oral disk to the light, keeping foot deep in the dark cave of the rocks... After couple of years and switching to a bigger tank (58 gallons) and a new lamp my anemone moved even lover on the rocks and now it is touching sand - obviously it is happy with the amount of light, because if he "wanted" stronger light it could crawl higher in the rocks to get more light...
Anemones take energy from simple sugars - sugars are produced from light by algae in the anemone tissue. But sugars are only energy source. To grow, anemones - like all animals - have to eat. Light will not substitute feeding!
So yes - light is important but not so critical as you could think. It needs to be strong, but it does not need to be metal halide - that's for sure. Food is very important and regardless of light source YOU HAVE TO FEED YOUR ANEMONE! You cannot avoid it.
When you keep it with clownfish, they will usually feed their anemone for you by bringing some uneaten food pieces to their "home".
One more thing - bubble tip anemones are very large animals. 10 gallons tank is not even close to be adequate sized home for any host anemone long term. They can easily grow to a foot or two diameter over year or two period when fed properly. So in this whole disscussion I would not be concerned with light or feeding, (because the owner already knows that both are needed) - I would be concerned with the size of his tank. 10, 12 or even 30 gallons can be way too small for a fully grown anemone.
Peace,
Pszemol
Yes, 40 gallon breeder is a good idea: it gives you a lot of room for aquascaping and it is relativelly short height for the power compacts to penetrate to the bottom.
Provide ample water movement and regularly feed your anemone and it will be just fine. Growth rate can be regulated with amount of feeding: food gives anemone needed nitrogen/proteins necessary for growth, light only gives him sugars/energy for ongoing life processes. It has to be fed!
It goes frequently through cycles of fully expanded and then colapsed - it could take a day for an anemone to pump the water back in after it purges itself. This is normal behaviour and one should not be concerned with his anemone occasionally fully deflated
Good luck with your anemone!
Provide ample water movement and regularly feed your anemone and it will be just fine. Growth rate can be regulated with amount of feeding: food gives anemone needed nitrogen/proteins necessary for growth, light only gives him sugars/energy for ongoing life processes. It has to be fed!
It goes frequently through cycles of fully expanded and then colapsed - it could take a day for an anemone to pump the water back in after it purges itself. This is normal behaviour and one should not be concerned with his anemone occasionally fully deflated
Good luck with your anemone!
I am not sure where are you getting this idea - I did not say anywhere in my text they do not need light... They DO need light.
But they DO NOT REQUIRE METAL HALIDES to thrive!
Normal Output (NO) fluorescence fixtures available as standard AGA tanks will not be enough - that is for sure. You need to upgrade the lights for bubble tip anemone. But a nice lamp with power compacts in a reasonable tall tank are just fine. Of course it will not work in some 30" tall tank but 40 gallon breeder is only 18" tall if I remember correctly and will work with power compacts perfectly. Especially when you will have nice fixture with reflector focusing light down the water column.
The best configuration for coloration is to have three lamps divided into two actinic and one 10000K daylight white. This ordinary brown/beige looking anemone will get green tint and will look gorgous.
In the quest to get better lights do not forget to feed anemones - they are predators and they need to eat - and eat a lot!
Check some nice fish tanks with power compacts - they are very bright. People are very successful keeping LSP and some SPS corals there... This is more than sufficient light for bubble tip anemone.
For more scientific aproach check this article out:
http://www.reefland.com/rho/0505/main4.php
Good luck!
But they DO NOT REQUIRE METAL HALIDES to thrive!
Normal Output (NO) fluorescence fixtures available as standard AGA tanks will not be enough - that is for sure. You need to upgrade the lights for bubble tip anemone. But a nice lamp with power compacts in a reasonable tall tank are just fine. Of course it will not work in some 30" tall tank but 40 gallon breeder is only 18" tall if I remember correctly and will work with power compacts perfectly. Especially when you will have nice fixture with reflector focusing light down the water column.
The best configuration for coloration is to have three lamps divided into two actinic and one 10000K daylight white. This ordinary brown/beige looking anemone will get green tint and will look gorgous.
In the quest to get better lights do not forget to feed anemones - they are predators and they need to eat - and eat a lot!
Check some nice fish tanks with power compacts - they are very bright. People are very successful keeping LSP and some SPS corals there... This is more than sufficient light for bubble tip anemone.
For more scientific aproach check this article out:
http://www.reefland.com/rho/0505/main4.php
Good luck!
storagedaddie
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OK... Take it from an honest to goodness "newbie". Your question itself sends the message that you "need help". From reading your responses to the replies, you already know everything. (your waters perfect, your lights are perfect, your tank size is perfect, your anemone is doing fine)
You don't have to spend much time on RC to determine that there are many opinions, views, etc. Different things have worked for different people. That is very reason to post your questions here. It's advice you were looking for, and advice you received.
Learn to take advice, as just that... Not an attack on your knowledge, or lack thereof.
Simply put, if you don't need help, don't ask for it.
Newbie Dude
You don't have to spend much time on RC to determine that there are many opinions, views, etc. Different things have worked for different people. That is very reason to post your questions here. It's advice you were looking for, and advice you received.
Learn to take advice, as just that... Not an attack on your knowledge, or lack thereof.
Simply put, if you don't need help, don't ask for it.
Newbie Dude
