too bizarre

[jmack]

My LTA is freaking out...this morning he was a little shrunken so I did a waterchange after which he doubled in size...I would say he was about 7-8 inches across. Then later tonight I decided to replace the carbon in my canister with matrix carbon by seachem. Now he is turned inside out and about the size of a ping pong ball

Did the carbon do something to him? Or is he just trying to regulate the change in water chemistry? He isn't expelling zoanthelle..just looks like he's turned inside out but it worries me cause I've never seen him do this before.

 

[NewSaltyReefer]

Maybe he is going to split...do they do that?

 

[jmack]

I don't know..what makes you think he might split? Do other anemones do that beforehand?

 

[NewSaltyReefer]

I read an article on Marc's website (Melevsreef.com) about his BTA that split and I am pretty sure it increased its size right before it happened!!

http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/0304/bta_split.html

 

[SVXH6]

LTA's do not split....did you rinse the carbon before using it to get the excess dust off?? how long have you had it?? what are your tank parameters??