stupid LTA wont stay put

[aarond419]

i got a LTA and he will not stay put. i have turned of all power heads dug a hole like i read somewhere else i have tried with it near a rock. for the first week i didnt touch it it stayed put for 2 days then picked up and moved on. any help would be appreciated!! thanks!!

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Have you tried lowering the flow in the tank?

 

[njudson]

any other nems in the tank?

 

[Gandolfe]

I thought they liked the sand and the darker parts of the tank

 

[Toddrtrex]

What size tank?
What lights?
How deep is your sandbed? (( M. doreensis are sandbed dwelling anemones ))
What are your current water parameters -- with numbers
How long has your tank been set up?
What color is the anemone?

 

[aarond419]

The tank is a 80 long it has been set up for approx 3 months however all rock and most of the sand was taken from my old tank which was up about 7ish months. Parameters are in check temp is about 77 nitrates are under 10 nitrites are 0 ph is 8.4 and no ammonia. The sand bed is approx 3.5 inches deep maybe only 2.5 at the lowest points. The nem is green with purple tip looks very healthy I will post a pic when I get home. Lights are 4 t5s with moonlight leds. Right now they are the factory bulbs but I plan on replacing them with ATI bulbs soon

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[Toddrtrex]

"in check" doesn't tell me a whole lot. Need the actual numbers. What is your salinity/SG and how do you measure it?

 

[aarond419]

i listed number after it. now that i am on a computer not phone it might be easier to read

pH 8.4
nitrates are under 10
nitrites are 0
ammonia is 0
temp is about 77
sg is 1.022

the only thing that i have to measure my sg with is a hydrometer. i have used 2 different hydrometers and have gotten the same results.

here is a link to a pic, flickr wont give me the html code
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67682859@N04/6215600760/sizes/m/in/photostream/

 

[aarond419]

in that picture you see that he is on a rock that was just where i put him when i put him in the tank i read that they liked to foot through a rock so they could retract in if they felt threatened. i have since read to try to dig a crater in the sand so i tried that also and no luck

 

[hollister]

They will often move around untill they find a spot they like. So if he stops and you turn power-heads on he may move again. Its best to leave system normal and let him find a spot.

but if he never seems to find a location then water quality or other reasons would apply , like lighting and amount of flow used.

 

[Toddrtrex]

Any reason why your salinity is so low? Should be 1.0256.

 

[aarond419]

No reason for my salinty to be low that's just what it came out to. I will add some when i get home to bring it up. How does everything sound? does it look healthy to you all?

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