Phosphates good for bleanched nems?

[lilyost4290]

So, I read somewhere that phosphates cause zooxanthellae to produce more rapidly. This is why SPS corals will brown out in a nutrient rich environment. This got me to thinking, if someone were to put a bleached anemone into a tank with detectable or possibly elevated levels of phosphates, would it recover more quickly?

 

[Catchoftheday]

don't know . I will be following this thread as I have to bleach BTA .

 

[Chris27]

Just leave it alone, and ensure it's in a tank that is suited for it....ie....good water parameters, good flow, and adequate lighting....it will eventually bounce back.

As far as an experiment....I would like to see the outcome of it...it sounds logical.

 

[lilyost4290]

hopefully someone who's an anemone/chemistry expert will chime in here soon

 

[Reefvette]

I can tell you that anemones arent living in the cleanest areas of the reef and dont really mix with a sps tank all that well.

They live in nutrient rich waters

 

[ousnakebyte]

I can tell you that anemones arent living in the cleanest areas of the reef and dont really mix with a sps tank all that well.

They live in nutrient rich waters

Huh? I've seen BTAs, LTAs, carpets and magnificas all dispersed throughout the most pristine reefs of North Sulawesi and Bunaken Island - well, pristine in coral coverage, no big fish left... but that's another story. But the acroporids and other stonies are HUGE there.

Will anemones tolerate more nutrient rich waters than stonies...? perhaps - I don't really know, but I have seen plenty of anemones on very healthy reefs where stony corals are thriving.

Regarding the OP, I think your best bet is to maintain good water quality, as artificially inflating nutrient levels might cause other problems that can have other effects you don't want. Maintain good water quality and perhaps supplement with more feedings until the zoox have recolonized.

Cheers
Mike

 

[Cliff519]

, I think your best bet is to maintain good water quality, as artificially inflating nutrient levels might cause other problems that can have other effects you don't want. Maintain good water quality and perhaps supplement with more feedings until the zoox have recolonized.

Cheers
Mike

+1 to that

I keep my BTAs and haddoni in the same tank as my SPS with as pristien water conditions that I can manage. No detechable phosphate. My anemones are growinh and thriving.

I would not risk other problems that can come with phosphate in your water.

Very interesting thought tho

 

[lilyost4290]

just for the record I wasn't planning to attempt this, I just merely thought it was worth seeing if it could be beneficial to others with bleached nems.

 

[ct_vol]

So, I read somewhere that phosphates cause zooxanthellae to produce more rapidly.

I don't know about phosphates, but I recall a thread a couple of years back where the OP dosed Nitrates to enhance coloration in an ULNS...

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1657524

Regarding the OP, I think your best bet is to maintain good water quality, as artificially inflating nutrient levels might cause other problems that can have other effects you don't want. Maintain good water quality and perhaps supplement with more feedings until the zoox have recolonized.

Cheers
Mike

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