Bubble Tip Anemone issue on adpation

[ReincidentReefer]

Hello everyone!

My tank is approximately 1 month old.
Here are the parameters:
Salinity: 1025
Temperature: 26,5
PH: 8 - 8,2
Amonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10
KH: 7 (it was 6 so I did a water change and started dosing manually Red Sea KH, 3ml a day to slowly rise it)

I used Bio-s during cycling and after the water change. Also weekly a teaspoon of AF Life Source.

I bought a BTA Saturday, here is it when it arrived:

It was always moving and hiding on caves so I thought I had too much light, so I lowered the lights and left especially blues.

On Sunday it was the whole day hidden, but on Monday morning it was there, on one of the top rocks of the tank:

On the middle of the day, it went to the back of the tank (glass) and suddenly it was on the top of the tank, next to the place the water goes down to the sump. I was worried it would get pulled into it so I tried to move to a rock, it didn't let me. A couple minutes later it released from the bottom so I put it on a shadow beneath rock.

After that it hid on a cave and this morning is on the same place, but completely deflated, tentacles really thin and short and maybe a the anemone is now a little bit bigger than a quarter.

Should I worry, is there something I can do to help it? I'm afraid it dies and pollutes the whole tank. Currently I have, Zoanthus, Trumpet, Mushroom and Leptoseris along with a pair of clowns and CUC. All doing great.

Thanks in advance.

 

[stE25wy14]

firstly, don't try and pull a nem off of something, u can damage the foot and harm it, secondly, u normally need 6-12 months before buying a bta or any anemone. third, what are phosphates at? and, nems like high light

 

[ReincidentReefer]

firstly, don't try and pull a nem off of something, u can damage the foot and harm it, secondly, u normally need 6-12 months before buying a bta or any anemone. third, what are phosphates at? and, nems like high light

Thanks for the reply!

What is the reason you should wait that long if my params are ok?

I don't have a phosphate test, but will take the water to the LFS and later get one. Is Phosphate important for anemones?

I'm keeping the lights around 30% right now until she adapts, should I get it higher?

 

[stE25wy14]

Thanks for the reply!

What is the reason you should wait that long if my params are ok?

I don't have a phosphate test, but will take the water to the LFS and later get one.

I'm keeping the lights around 30% right now until she adapts, should I get it higher?

its for nitrate and full tank cycling, its not just about params, its about cycling, u need time for bacteria to reproduce, u need time for the nitrates to get stable, u need time to get past the ugly stage, if u are lucky, that nem wont die on u during these few first months, but be rest assured, if u keep params stable, u will be fine, but something might go wrong, it took me 8 months for my 10 gal to get stable.
@OrionN
can u help me with the 6 months cycling time plz

 

[ReincidentReefer]

its for nitrate and full tank cycling, its not just about params, its about cycling, u need time for bacteria to reproduce, u need time for the nitrates to get stable, u need time to get past the ugly stage, if u are lucky, that nem wont die on u during these few first months, but be rest assured, if u keep params stable, u will be fine, but something might go wrong, it took me 8 months for my 10 gal to get stable.
@OrionN
can u help me with the 6 months cycling time plz

Yeah, generally smaller tanks are much harder to stabilize. My display has 65 gallons and 80 gallons with sump, please take a look at "My tank Thread" badge. But I hear you, after some research I feel I should have postponed that anemone acquisition.

 

[stE25wy14]

Yeah, generally smaller tanks are much harder to stabilize. My display has 65 gallons and 80 gallons with sump, please take a look at "My tank Thread" badge. But I hear you, after some research I feel I should have postponed that anemone acquisition.

is this nem in the 65 or this a new tank?

 

[ReincidentReefer]

is this nem in the 65 or this a new tank?

On the 65. I'm not getting much activity on My tank Thread so I'm not posting frequently.

 

[stE25wy14]

On the 65. I'm not getting much activity on My tank Thread so I'm not posting frequently.

alright, if params continue to be stable, its fine(get a Hannah ulr phosphate test PLEASEEE)
but if its gets unstable or there is a swing, then maybe something bad will happen, but right now, I feel like its fine, next tank tho, wait for some time until u get nem PLEASE

 

[exnisstech]

I wish you luck. New tank, new reefer and new nem are not always a good combination for success. You can't force these nems to stay where you want them. They go where they are most comfortable. Many times in younger tanks that turns out to be the top corner of the glass where it withers away or worse into a powerhead. If it's planting it's foot in a cave it's because that's where it wants to be. I've as then stretch out 4-5" inches from deep in the rocks out in tonthe light.

It was always moving and hiding on caves so I thought I had too much light, so I lowered the lights and left especially blues.

I would blast it with light not shade it. Mine thrived under 400-500 par when I kept them.

 

[ReincidentReefer]

@stewy14 @exnisstech Thanks for the advice. I've had reef tanks before, many years ago, so I consider myself a noob again, but never an anemone.

I put the lights up a little bit this morning.

Happily it started to inflate again and it looks now is seeking for some light, it's maybe 5-6 times bigger now than it was this morning. I will try my best to keep her alive and happy.

 

[Sleeping Giant]

increase the light, stop moving it and let it settle. they'll find their right place, but if the flow and light are too low they'll venture off towards areas that do have better flow and light.
They like a bit of a dirty tank jsyk

 

[Dragen Fiend]

Anemones are stubborn buttheads when its comes to mature tanks. They are all fine and dandy for a week or longer then completely go south.

I've learned I'll never toss one in a new tank setup unless its live rock from the ocean.

As other's have mentioned. It may be too soon but some do make it in new tanks. Let it do its thing and move around. Just keep an eye on it as you may need to move corals out of its path before it finally finds its spot.

They want that perfect flow and light and only they will find it or they will die.