Anemone is not happy at all

[Rocks reef]

A single 16HD over that tank is not enough for a sebae anemone.
Also, that tank looks much newer than 5 months.

Reason why the rock flowers are doing ok is they don’t require much light. In fact, scuba diving in Florida, I would find them at 30-40 feet growing in massive groups in partial shade, rock crevices, reef slopes. They don’t need much PAR so that makes sense.

 

[korbenr]

I use the Apogee 420 par meter, I like that you can just plug it into your laptop with USB and don’t need anything additional. It’s also very affordable relative to other quality meters.

https://www.apogeeinstruments.com/s...5Hgyl-b34B53GeAOGwdA03BUtSIKIldoaAj99EALw_wcB

yeah ill take that over $500 anyday, thank you!

 

[korbenr]

woke up to the nem looking awful, was just sitting in the crack which i thought to be positive however it was not actually attached, just sitting in a low spot rather and mouth gaping. I decided to cut my losses as it just looks to be getting worse and id rather not crash the tanks again. Thank you to everyones help! I will definitely be sticking with my rock flowers for awhile

 

[Rocks reef]

I use the Apogee 420 par meter, I like that you can just plug it into your laptop with USB and don’t need anything additional. It’s also very affordable relative to other quality meters.

https://www.apogeeinstruments.com/s...5Hgyl-b34B53GeAOGwdA03BUtSIKIldoaAj99EALw_wcB

You need the SP-420X with quantum sensor for PAR readings though

 

[TX_REEF]

I use the Apogee 420 par meter, I like that you can just plug it into your laptop with USB and don’t need anything additional. It’s also very affordable relative to other quality meters.

https://www.apogeeinstruments.com/s...5Hgyl-b34B53GeAOGwdA03BUtSIKIldoaAj99EALw_wcB

You need the SP-420X with quantum sensor for PAR readings though

You’re absolutely correct, it seems like they no longer sell the 420 model I use. This looks like the newer version… https://www.apogeeinstruments.com/sq-520-full-spectrum-smart-quantum-sensor-usb/

 

[Rocks reef]

woke up to the nem looking awful, was just sitting in the crack which i thought to be positive however it was not actually attached, just sitting in a low spot rather and mouth gaping. I decided to cut my losses as it just looks to be getting worse and id rather not crash the tanks again. Thank you to everyones help! I will definitely be sticking with my rock flowers for awhile

If you let the tank mature and get another HD16, better yet a 32. You can successfully keep a sebae.
The HD16 is meant for a smaller, shallow tank….less than 20”. Unless you had the light maxed out, the sandbed was getting 75-100 or less directly under the light.