shriveled looking anemone?

I've heard that the temps have to be kept at a steady 72-80 deg. So I thought my temp was good. the corals and fish seem just ifne in the current temp, but I am a learner.
 
Most likely your anemone is going poo or just changing its water. just give it some time. it does not look like its splitting. I would not take it back just yet.
 
After inspecting it again, its already looking a little better. It must just have been changing its water. I guess I freak out pretty easily when it comes to things dying lol. Especially something that costs a weeks worth of gas, hehe

I will post more pictures tomorrow, and you prefessionals can tell me whats what. Thanks for the help everyone!
 
reef tanks should be between 79-82.. I'm going to guess your tank is too cold for the anenome. Most successful tanks I've seen have been in the 80-81 range. You might also take this question to the clownfish/anenome forum... but I'd slowly raise your temp.
 
The pictures don't look bad to me. I don't see any stringy looking things, which are generally a bad sign. Can you get a picture or describe where the strings are coming from?

Bubble tips take awhile to acclimate to a new situation. They'll move around, hide under a rock deflate, and generally not cooperate for weeks sometimes until they've reached equilibrium and found a place where the flow and light are to their liking. They also sometimes react poorly to having clownfish take up residence before they've gotten comfortable. Clowns can be a little rough. Can you put a strawberry basket or something over the anemone for a couple of days to let it settle in?

What is your lighting situation?

75 is definitely on the cool end. I usually keep my tanks at around 78-80 and try to keep the fluctuations to a minimum. 72 is too cold for most of the things we like to keep in a sw tank.
 
Your salinity is a bit low...1.025- 1.026 is usually best with reef...fish only runs around 1.022-1.023..

I was @ 1.022 and up'ed it to 1.025 and my corals are liking it better...

Do u test anything yet?
 
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