Bubbletip aenenome and anthelia help.

[jjrambo124]

Hi all so I have a 75g tank and I bought a bubble top aenenome about 6 months ago and anthelia 2 months ago. Since then my aenenome disappeared, then the corals shrank smaller and smaller and now they are just stalks. I narrowed the problem to a broke salinity measurement. I was at 1.017. For the past month I’ve been very slowly raising it back up, currently at 1.022/1.023. I recently found the aenenome and it’s basically just a nub. Will any of these come back at all or should I just remove the aenenome? Pics are below. Thank you

 

[TX_REEF]

yes, the anemone can recover. If it is holding tight, and not loose/dissolving, it should have hope for recovery.

Aside from the salinity issue, what lighting are you using? It appears unusually white for a reef-spectrum light.

 

[jjrambo124]

yes, the anemone can recover. If it is holding tight, and not loose/dissolving, it should have hope for recovery.

Aside from the salinity issue, what lighting are you using? It appears unusually white for a reef-spectrum light.

Yes I’ve been trying to dial that in as well. I have a nicrew light (I know they aren’t great). The settings were 100% blue and white but I lately lowered the white to 20-30% and keep blue at 100%. I still don’t feel this is right

 

[Tahoe61]

Yes I’ve been trying to dial that in as well. I have a nicrew light (I know they aren’t great). The settings were 100% blue and white but I lately lowered the white to 20-30% and keep blue at 100%. I still don’t feel this is right

Do you know how many watts? Everything appears to be not sufficiently illuminated.

 

[jjrambo124]

Do you know how many watts? Everything appears to be not sufficiently illuminated.

It is 30 watt nicrew light.

 

[Tahoe61]

Unfortunately that will not work to maintain corals and photosynthetic inverts on that size of tank.
You will want something in the 90 to 125 watts at least.
Smatfarm and Popbloom are two cheaper LED. Nicrew has a couple of versions on Amazon that will work as well.

HTH

If you need more lighting options just create another lighting specific thread and include the size of the tank.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

It is 30 watt nicrew light.

I agree that the light is not strong enough for a tank that size. This thread has some good ideas on what lights would work for a 75g tank

Lighting for 75 Gallon Reef Tank

Good afternoon R2R! I have a question that hopefully someone in the community can answer for me. What lighting can I use for my 75 gallon reef tank that won't break the bank? I was looking into getting an AI Hydra 64 light for my tank as they were suggested to me - AI lights were suggested in...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[jjrambo124]

Unfortunately that will not work to maintain corals and photosynthetic inverts on that size of tank.
You will want something in the 90 to 125 watts at least.
Smatfarm and Popbloom are two cheaper LED. Nicrew has a couple of versions on Amazon that will work as well.

HTH

If you need more lighting options just create another lighting specific thread and include the size of the tank.

I agree that the light is not strong enough for a tank that size. This thread has some good ideas on what lights would work for a 75g tank

Lighting for 75 Gallon Reef Tank

Good afternoon R2R! I have a question that hopefully someone in the community can answer for me. What lighting can I use for my 75 gallon reef tank that won't break the bank? I was looking into getting an AI Hydra 64 light for my tank as they were suggested to me - AI lights were suggested in...

www.reef2reef.com

Sorry I misspoke it’s 75watt but I’m still assuming this isn’t enough? If I correct the wattage do the anthelia have a chance? Is there any way I can make it work with the light I have now by adjusting the white and blue settings? I feel it’s strong enough since my sand gets algae growth quite easily.

 

[Tahoe61]

No, the lighting is insufficient on a 75 gallon. You could try some non-photosynthetic/NPS, however I would not because they nesessate frequent feedings.
As a last resort you could try building your scape up. It might suffice but long term corals have specific lighting requirements.
What your eyes see is not equivalent to the actual required par levels required to grow and sustain photosynthetic corals.