new long tentacle question

atrain

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purchased my first anemeone. small purple long tentacle. It was a tight ball when received, drip acclimated, placed in tank. It remained a tight ball for most of first day, then opened up, but deflated. It has moved into my rock, brs pukani, which I had glued together for aquascaping, soooo, I really can't get to it. I can see it, but won't come out.
My water parameters are good. I'm thinking it's not liking my lighting & or flow. Hoping someone can help me out with optimal settings to coax it out.
Tank is a 180, has 3 mp40's, which I have turned down to 1/4 percent, I didn't want it being sucked into them, and return water is moderate.
lighting is ati hybrid powermodule w/ 4 80 t5's. led's were running at 45pct, which I have just reduced to 30pct.

also, how long can it be tucked away in rock before I should worry.
any help would be appreciated.
 
LTA's prefer a deep sand bed and placement at the bottom of the tank, so it being in the rockwork is not preferable - hopefully it will work its way out so that you can place it where it would be more suited. They also don't like a bunch of flow directed at them TBH.

You don't mention how old the tank is, and pics always seem to help...
 
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