white carpet?

[garygb]

Your lighting would be fine for this species. With good water quality, both of the anemones you pictured would most likely be fine.

 

[rayn]

Thanks guys. I think the smaller one is the one l like more now. As for water quality my big issue in the reef would be trate at 20, but they are going down through water changes and vodka dosing. Alk is 9.5 cal 400+ mag is 1250+-.

The other tank in consideration is maintained through weekly water changes of 20 or more to 50%

 

[Willster]

Perhapse weak was a bad word choice. In reality it all depends on the depth of the tank. Obviously t5s will work good for a tank not outrageously deep. Either way, good luck with them

 

[rayn]

Ok help me decide which would be the better choice.

T5 are over a 40b while the MH are 250 watt over a 120 that is 26" deep and the lights are 9" above the tank. Both tanks are over a year old too if that helps.

 

[Agioniko]

Pass on it as you will just waste your money

 

[davocean]

T5's have plenty of penetration for a 24" deep tank, which I think is most common.
To answer your question I would choose the 120 w/ MH, although T5's would be fine for that too, but I wouldn't do it until you get your trates lower and you need to raise your mag as well.

 

[rayn]

I am going to give the smaller on a shot. Temp acclimated and now drip acclimating. I will give that about a hour or so.

in the bag

in the bucket/bag

 

[D-Nak]

I've seen worse that have made it, and out of all of the carpet nems, I think you have a really good shot with the haddoni you picked up. it's showing a presence of zooxanthellae since it's not completely white, so with some food and decent light, I think it'll be fine. I'd personally place it in the tank with the halides but also depends on the tank conditions. Whichever one you can keep most consistent, I'd put it in that tank. Good luck!

 

[rayn]

In the tank. I dug a hole and placed it in it and it seems to be taking hold and lnot floating around. I also see the mouth is closed! Probably the tightest closed mouth of any nem l have tried. Pics to come.

 

[Saltwaternooby]

Not to hijack but,

Your looks very good compared to mine that made a full recovery.

When I bought it from a local reefer,

He said that he bought it because he "has never seen a white carpet anemone before" but I knew it was bleached.


Same Haddoni 3.5 months later,

 

[Saltwaternooby]

In the tank. I dug a hole and placed it in it and it seems to be taking hold and lnot floating around. I also see the mouth is closed! Probably the tightest closed mouth of any nem l have tried. Pics to come.

Thats a good sign.

 

[rayn]

Your looks nice saltwaternooby!

pics

this one is trying to show the mouth, sorry about the couple blurry ones

these are right after tank placement and it has buried its foot more as time goes on. I also thought I had screen, but didn't. So I have six layers of eggcrate above it right now. Seems to lower the light intensity by about half.

 

[rayn]

This morning the nem is basically flat and the mouth is slightly open. Hopefully still just getting used to the tank though. Still hasnt moved from the original spot though.

 

[rayn]

Not much changed really, but l just seen my ocelleris playing in it. I wqs hoping for that, but do l need to worry that it might be a bit early? I dont want them to stress the nem out.

 

[D-Nak]

I personally recommend that nems and clowns are separated until the nem is acclimated, but I know that others who have left their clowns and nems alone have done fine too. My experience with Percula and gigantea anemones lead me to believe that the clowns are doing more hard than good. My Percs tried to burrow themselves into the gig's mouth, and removed food from the nem.

If your haddoni doesn't look like it's negatively affected by the clown, then it might be okay. Playing with the nem sounds fine, just keep an eye for a "rough" or abusive clown.

 

[rayn]

I actually think it looks a bit better now then say a hour ago. BUT l have seen both male and female nose dive into the mouth in the last five minutes. If l need to basket cover him l will.

 

[garygb]

I'm glad it's settling in for you. I would definitely get to work on getting those nitrates to undetectable. though they might not directly kill an anemone, the anemone will have a much better chance of making it without that irritation. Water changes, skimming, activated carbon and monitoring your levels is my suggestion for getting them in check.

 

[rayn]

I wouldnt have thought 20 ppm would be a issue, but l am no nem expet by any means. I used to have a couple rbta bt they both up and dissapeared months ago. My trates were in the 80+ range a couple months ago until vodka kicked in and l started doing larger more frequent water changes. I have water mixed for a 25 gallon change tonight as well.

I am watching the ongoing clown/nem and it actually appears to be helping the nem mouth close up. Not sure why or if it is a reflex type deal. Before you could stick a bic pen in, now it is tight again.

 

[westohooligan]

If it pulls through, looks like you'll have a nice lime green color. Mine is the grayish/blue color. :\ Did your clowns pretty much take to it right away? I've had my haddoni for 6 weeks and my clowns have been with it for about a week, but want nothing to do with it!

 

[rayn]

I have had it for 24 hours now and in the tank for a few less then that. It took the clowns till around noon today to find it. I was hopeful, but not positive as they haven't been around a nem before now that they went into. I like the green, but the blue is a good color too.

I bought a lta a long time ago and a clown actually came with it and stayed with it. The nem didn't make it and then the clown committed suicide in the overflow.