new anenome, put halides on?

[DMK]

i just added a RBTA to tank. he's attatched for now, where i want it. i fed it mysis and it sucked it up. i have VHO's on. should i hit it w/ halides too for an hour or so or just wait till they come on tomorrow 2pm? i have it in bottom 1/3 tank w/ moderate flow. it's bubbled up and looks happy. want to see what it looks like w/ MH on.

 

[SVXH6]

what lighting was it previously under?? if not under halides you may want to acclimate it to this lighting.. it can be a big shock and cause bleaching..

 

[DMK]

it was under NO flurescents, maybe VHO, not sure. they weren't too bright. i was thinking of just leaving it till tomorrow and cut back MH period from 6 to 4 hrs and then increase 1/2 hr every couple days. i also have eggcrate on top now too to weaken light a bit.

 

[SVXH6]

i would definitely use the eggcrate.. if it was under that type of lighting before, this would just avoid all the possible problems you may have..its a big jump from NO to VHO so imagine hat it will be like from NO to MH/VHO..

 

[DMK]

he moved his foot alittle more into hole near where i put him and is under small ledge out of light and flow. this is normal i guess when they're new. i don't think he can get out of this hole. if he wants to move, he will have to come out to where i placed him and then move.

 

[Ehgemus]

Not to change the question hear but how do you cut back on mh lighting with eggcrate. I mite have to do something like this on my new tank. Thanks

 

[DMK]

it just blocks the intnsity slightly-good for acclimating corals and anenomes which came from lower light systems.

 

[Yodeling]

I've never acclimated anything to my lighting including my RBTA which was under PC lighting in the store and I threw it under 250W 10K XMs. No problems whatsoever. If anything, my RBTA loved it. The only thing I acclimate are SPS because they have a tendency to RTN if you shock them.