LTA not anchoring

[wakeboardgeek]

Should I be concerned that the LTA is not anchoring. I've had it about a month and it didn't anchor for about 5 days then anchored but a week the LTA moved and hasn't anchored since. Doesn't seem to be holding on to it's food either but seems to be getting a bit of it's color back. it fills itself and looks swollen too, but just doesn't anchor.

It's a 90 gallon (~100 gallon total water volume) mixed reef with stony corals and softies. Running phosban and dosing V&V.
nitrates - 5 ppm (API)
phosphates - 0 (Salifert)
calcium - 420 (API)
alkalitnity - 7.5 (Salifert)

The only thing i can think is the alkalinity might be a little low bc I was trying to keep it lower bc of the carbon dosing. Any ideas?

 

[COreefer]

How about your PH and SG??

 

[wakeboardgeek]

How about your PH and SG??

I checked the salinity this morning at it was 1.025. When I checked the ph over the weekend it was 8.2.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

Cut the flow back and dig out a spot next to your live rock and see if that might help.

 

[Toddrtrex]

What color is it?

Any damage to the foot?

How deep is your sandbed?

What lights do you have?

 

[wakeboardgeek]

What color is it?

Any damage to the foot?

How deep is your sandbed?

What lights do you have?

when i got it was white with blue tips. it has gotten a little more blue since i've had it.

when i got it, i checked the foot and didn't notice any damage to it. i haven't noticed any other damage to it's foot (from what i can see).

sandbed is between 2" - 3" depending where in the tank. currently he's in a section that about 2".

i have two 250 watt halides (14k) and actinic PCs.

 

[wakeboardgeek]

Cut the flow back and dig out a spot next to your live rock and see if that might help.

i'll try that again. the only other time i did that was when i first got the nem.

 

[tarpon12]

I am going through the exact same problem with mine. He is very sticky but wont hold on to food. He has moved and hasnt anchored for more than 2 days. Last weekend he started to float I mean positive buoancy. Now hes back down and anchored after I dug a hole in the bed next to a rock. He rarely deflates and his mouth is tight. Parameters are great. I did find out that he was a wild caught.