My anemone disappeared

[EndAllTyres-Hoon]

So I went out of town Friday and before I left I noticed my anemone had been wandering more than normal, got home Monday after noon, was checking filters topping off water and doing my weekly frozen food feeding which I usually do on the weekends, and after feeding I finally realized my anemone was no where to be found, no evidence of it whatsoever, I moved the rocks around where he normally hangs out still nothing, my tank feels so empty without it, any clue of what may have happened to him? I have a decorater crab don’t think he would have eaten him, I’ve got bristle worms and a pistol tiger shrimp but he hangs out in the opposite side of the tank with the watchman goby under a certain rock? Where could my anemone have gone???

 

[Jekyl]

It's hiding somewhere, shouldn't have gone looking though. If it's foot was on seperate rocks you could tear it and not even know. Just ensure the parameters are good. They can go a week or so without lighting and be fine.

 

[EndAllTyres-Hoon]

hope this link works, sorry about blue light my moms took the video and it’s the only photography with the shrimp I have can’t never catch him on camera but this was last week right before he started wandering

 

[vetteguy53081]

Likely behind or under a rock or even within a rock

 

[Jekyl]

Parameters, tank age and lighting details will help more than a video. They do wander.... Best to rule out trying to hide from an issue also.

 

[EndAllTyres-Hoon]

It's hiding somewhere, shouldn't have gone looking though. If it's foot was on seperate rocks you could tear it and not even know. Just ensure the parameters are good. They can go a week or so without lighting and be fine.

I only moved one rock that’s in sand I have it separate from the aquascape to keep him from the coral, if he is hiding he is hiding in the aquascape somewhere which I didn’t bother

 

[EndAllTyres-Hoon]

Parameters, tank age and lighting details will help more than a video. They do wander.... Best to rule out trying to hide from an issue also.

Tank is 8 months old, honestly I haven’t tested much in a couple months, I’ve got all kinds of corals growing slowly in the tank, I do “dose”a few squirts of Fritz rpm magnesium calcium and a third Fritz rpm product about once a week, all the BRS videos have said if nothing is crashing and things are growing is the best gauge, but I will test tomorrow for safe keeping

 

[EndAllTyres-Hoon]

Parameters, tank age and lighting details will help more than a video. They do wander.... Best to rule out trying to hide from an issue also.

I have a Zetlight qmaven I haven’t done any par readings, before I repaired it by replacing the main board it’s used to just be bright blue and would be on a timer to turn off at 10pm and turn back on at 7 am but now it’s on its own timer system where it’s gets mild blue from 7 am to 1030 ish then gets a good bit of white light till 4 then back to the blue then really low at 10 then basically off at 1am

 

[Jekyl]

I have a Zetlight qmaven I haven’t done any par readings, before I repaired it by replacing the main board it’s used to just chime bright blue and would be on a timer to turn off at 10pm and turn back on at 7 am but now it’s on its own timer system where it’s gets mild blue from 7 am to 1030 ish then gets a good bit of white light till 4 then back to the blue then really low at 10 then basically off at 1am

Not familiar with the light. Report back the parameters when you get them.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Not familiar with the light. Report back the parameters when you get them.

Zetlight may not be bright enough for the nem which have cells containing zooxanthellae and need light for color and energy

 

[InactiveAcct]

Following along, same story. Had mine quite some time, grew quite a bit. Noticed it was wandering around one morning a month or so ago, no sign of it since. No sign that a power head ate it either.

 

[EndAllTyres-Hoon]

Zetlight may not be bright enough for the nem which have cells containing zooxanthellae and need light for color and energy

It’s a light advertised as a coral light, and it’s def brighter than what I was running before
The blue is what runs in evening and morning and the white is what runs during the day I think I can even crank the white higher

 

[EndAllTyres-Hoon]

Following along, same story. Had mine quite some time, grew quite a bit. Noticed it was wandering around one morning a month or so ago, no sign of it since. No sign that a power head ate it either.

He isn’t in the sump no signs of him in the power head hopefully yours will show back up one day too

 

[Jekyl]

It’s a light advertised as a coral light, and it’s def brighter than what I was running before
The blue is what runs in evening and morning and the white is what runs during the day I think I can even crank the white higher

Color and brightness isn't everything. There's a reason some of the lights our there cost so much. @vetteguy53081 owned his own shop previously so I'd take his advice.

 

[EndAllTyres-Hoon]

Just a quick test on ph and nitrates, ph seems extremely high, although I have two api kits that put out two different results when using each one

 

[vetteguy53081]

It’s a light advertised as a coral light, and it’s def brighter than what I was running before
The blue is what runs in evening and morning and the white is what runs during the day I think I can even crank the white higher

Term coral light is an intent and not so much superb
Current orbit is an example sold as a pro series yet very little par or coral support unless multiple lights applied
A PAR meter would confirm output . There are certain colors such as red-green-uv- violet and blue that facilitate needs for coral color and growth

 

[Jekyl]

The important tests are nitrate, phosphate and alkalinity. Preferably using tests that aren't API.