Is this LTA ?

[Fish lover]

Hi ,

Is this LTA ? I am little confuse ! :lolspin:

 

[justinky]

Heteractis Magnifica - If he is new to your system, you may want to consider looking into treatment as most new Mags require treatment or they will die.

 

[Fish lover]

Thanks for your replay ! Actually it is a new to my tank almost 1 week. What kind of treatment do i need ? Pls advice

 

[justinky]

Thanks for your replay ! Actually it is a new to my tank almost 1 week. What kind of treatment do i need ? Pls advice

If you see any deflation/inflation cycles or a large gaping mouth you need to start treatment in a hospital tank with ciprofloxacin. All details can be found here,

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2271385

 

[addictedreefer]

Definitely a mag. An expert only species. How mature is the tank and what are your lighting and flow conditions?

 

[Fish lover]

My tank is 220 Gallon and it is almost 7 month old , Trigger sump 35 Gallon , for lighting I have 3 Radion G3 , and one MP40 planning to get the second one

I have 2 clown fish and 2 yellow tang , cleaner shrimp , fire shrimp

Water Condition :

pH is 8.4

KH : 7

Ammonia , nitrite , nitrate are 0

Phosphate is under 0.25

Calcium 470

Mag : i don't have a test kit but i order it from my local pet shop.

 

[lawdog]

Yep to those above... It's a Mag. Looks pretty healthy. Nice color and nice tips. Where did you get it from? Sometimes they look good one day and go downhill the next. Get some Cipro (fish flox if you can't get a prescription)... And prepare to have a hospital tank in case you need to treat. Most need to be treated during the first couple of weeks while acclimating.

I would say your numbers look pretty good for the mag.. They are sensitive to nitrates so keep them at zero.

Good luck! My favorite sea creature!

 

[lawdog]

Definatley up the flow they love high flow and high light!

 

[Fish lover]

when I placed it in the tank , it was moving under the rock and next day i found it in the center of the tank above the rock

I run Radion at 70 intensity and i think Mag like it and it was seating almost in the same place and it didn't move

I will wait a few month before i introduce a new coral , i want to add Leather Coral , Zoanthid , Mushroom

 

[joshky]

when I placed it in the tank , it was moving under the rock and next day i found it in the center of the tank above the rock

I run Radion at 70 intensity and i think Mag like it and it was seating almost in the same place and it didn't move

I will wait a few month before i introduce a new coral , i want to add Leather Coral , Zoanthid , Mushroom

I don't see any reason to wait to add corals, they don't really add to your bioload. Good luck with the mag, they generally respond well to treatment if you catch it early on and it hasn't been treated before.

 

[garygb]

Good looking magnifica. Your parameters look good. You will want to test the nitrates occasionally, especially if you ever notice the anemone not looking good or shifting around on the rock where's it attached. My mags hate nitrates and any time nitrates are detectable the anemones showed it before anything else. Since eliminating my sand bed, fortunately nitrates haven't been an issue.

You don't list your specific gravity, but a reading of 1.026-1.027 is ideal for magnifica. And for temperature, 80-82F is fine.

 

[Fish lover]

I don't see any reason to wait to add corals, they don't really add to your bioload. Good luck with the mag, they generally respond well to treatment if you catch it early on and it hasn't been treated before.

Yes , I agree with you adding coral will not bioload the system but right now i am waiting to replace my RO\DI cartridge from BRS and then i will start to replaced the water in weekly basis . I have not done water change since I started the system for almost 7 Month even i didn't use any supplemnt only top off the system

But i know i have to start doing water change regularly since i introduced the coral to the system