Help needed ASAP! Please!

[MarkAshlee2021]

Hi all, can anyone tell me if my anemone is dying please, it keeps spraying mucus and is half open, earlier it was fully close. I don't want it to poison my tank if it is. Thank you in advance

 

[Saltyreef]

Doesnt look dead. Have you fed it?
They expell waste from their insides normally. Its just a nem thing.
Unless its really spewing i wouldnt worry too much.
Are you running carbon?

How long have you had it?

 

[MarkAshlee2021]

Doesnt look dead. Have you fed it?
They expell waste from their insides normally. Its just a nem thing.
Unless its really spewing i wouldnt worry too much.
Are you running carbon?

How long have you had it?

Hi, it looks like at the back of it it's skin seems to be flaking off, I'm not sure. I've had it around a month, yes carbon running. I have fed but a few days ago.

 

[Saltyreef]

It looks ok for now.
Keep it away from any powerheads.

It really looks like inadequate lighting.
Nems do this in my LFS when theyre under crappy PC lighting.

What kind of fixture do you have and how big and old is the tank?

 

[MarkAshlee2021]

I have just bought a new viparspectra 165w over a 300 litre tank and I'm buying another one Thursday. I'm running 30%blue and 5 % white atm. My light on covering the middle but will have another Thursday. I can't afford a restart if everything is killed off by it.

 

[MarkAshlee2021]

Tank is a year old also

 

[Storm Trooper Reefer]

I have just bought a new viparspectra 165w over a 300 litre tank and I'm buying another one Thursday. I'm running 30%blue and 5 % white atm. My light on covering the middle but will have another Thursday. I can't afford a restart if everything is killed off by it.

Turn up those blues. If the nem is at the top of the tank, it is looking for light...

 

[MarkAshlee2021]

OK how far up should I go, its at 30% atm.

 

[MarkAshlee2021]

Also it's not in the centre of the light, it's gone up towards the left hand side of the tank where there isn't hardly any light. I've moved it gently and it just walks off.

 

[Saltyreef]

Leave it be. It will settle where it wants.

How high are the lights off the tank?

 

[MarkAshlee2021]

Around 11-12 inches off the water, I'll be putting another light up this week though.

 

[Storm Trooper Reefer]

I have a pair of similar lights on my 75G, 7" up, Blue 70, white 30. Note mine are timed so the whites are only on for 3 hours a day, 11 hours for blues

 

[s0mthinG]

Also it's not in the centre of the light, it's gone up towards the left hand side of the tank where there isn't hardly any light. I've moved it gently and it just walks off.

The light should be much higher. I have had my BTA for about a month in a 15g tank that was only set up in Dec. I know that goes against what a lot of people recommend but it's doing great.

Turn the blue up from 30 to ~ 50-60. Whites can be kept at 5 but you could also tune them up to help keep the color temp. It does not matter that the Nem is not in the middle. It is getting to the highest point possible as it would in nature (the real sun doesn't have such focused light intensity)

 

[s0mthinG]

Here is my nem. I currently run a modified Saxby on an AI Prime HD. The light is mounted 10" above the water and 10" to the sandbed running at ~30 Watts peak daytime intensity.

They are really light hungry and can actually survive on up to 90% photosynthesis alone with small feedings in between. The main deal is get lighting under control before worrying if you are feeding enough

 

[MarkAshlee2021]

Here is my nem. I currently run a modified Saxby on an AI Prime HD. The light is mounted 10" above the water and 10" to the sandbed running at ~30 Watts peak daytime intensity.

They are really light hungry and can actually survive on up to 90% photosynthesis alone with small feedings in between. The main deal is get lighting under control before worrying if you are feeding enough

Hi sorry for the late reply, love the bubble tip!! I think I'll just wait it out til Thursday when I get my 2nd light. I have had a few issues since I bought the tank 2nd hand, parameters were sky high now I've just got them to near bang on, salt was 1032,now1024,phosphate was 25+ now 3+,nitrate was 25+ now 2+ added new sand then realised it recycled my tank lol. Everything is fine, corals opened up just my anemone is doing my head in lol. So as you can understand I don't want a dying anemone to put me bk £500?!

 

[s0mthinG]

Awesome, I'm glad to hear everything is doing much better. It may be a good idea to see if you can rent a PAR meter from your LFS to tune in your light intensity once you get the second fixture. The only reason I haven't tested par is that I am using one light centered over my tank and AI has very well documented PAR readings for distance and depth so I am able to estimate these values much easier than normal. I will be looking to rent one here soon just to double-check my math and fine tune everything

 

[MarkAshlee2021]

Awesome, I'm glad to hear everything is doing much better. It may be a good idea to see if you can rent a PAR meter from your LFS to tune in your light intensity once you get the second fixture. The only reason I haven't tested par is that I am using one light centered over my tank and AI has very well documented PAR readings for distance and depth so I am able to estimate these values much easier than normal. I will be looking to rent one here soon just to double-check my math and fine tune everything

Brilliant, hope everything goes in your favour, thanks for getting in touch, bless