Randy's Tank and Learn Thread

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Sorry if you said this already...do you know what PAR you're getting where the Magnifica is currently residing?

It’s in the 300 range, I think.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Nem looks amazing Randy!!

Thanks. I’m very happy with the way it looks now. :)

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I’m getting very frustrated with the anemone. It moved again and ultimately detached and landed upside down on the bottom a few minutes ago. I moved it back to the island, and it gripped on, but clearly there’s some problem that I just seem unable to fix. :(

 

[Reefering1]

I’m getting very frustrated with the anemone. It moved again and ultimately detached and landed upside down on the bottom a few minutes ago. I moved it back to the island, and it gripped on, but clearly there’s some problem that I just seem unable to fix. :(

Have you tried rotating its' rock, say 180*?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Posted a thread on it in the anemone forum:

Magnifica won’t settle down

I’m looking for opinions on factors besides light and flow that might make a Magnifica not settle down. It keeps moving around the rock island surrounded by sand, and twice in the past few weeks it has completely detached and landed upside down on the sand. I’ve tried many different...

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[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Have you tried rotating its' rock, say 180*?

No. It’s doable but a fair amount of work. The island is actually several rocks, and some brittle stars live under one of them.

What’s the thought on that rotation?

 

[Reefering1]

No. It’s doable but a fair amount of work. The island is actually several rocks, and some brittle stars live under one of them.

What’s the thought on that rotation?

Just throwing out a guess.
But, you keep putting it in the same spot and it keeps moving- it clearly wants something different. Rotating the rock would change the flow and angle of light, while still being in the same spot in tank.

Or keep going on the light. This are my 2 thoughts

 

[Miami Reef]

What happens if you leave the anemone to wander? Would it eventually stop and settle somewhere else?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I’ve been more aggressive with GAC in case it is a bindable toxin.

The phyto? Seems unlikely but maybe.

Some organism irritating it? A crab? No fish except the clowns ever touch it. They do not seem to bother it.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

What happens if you leave the anemone to wander? Would it eventually stop and settle somewhere else?

You mean like sucked into a powerhead? lol

That’s the anemone bugaboo.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

When it found the back overflow a few weeks ago, it climbed right to the top.

 

[Baby Damsel 219]

had a question for Randy Holmes-Farley what type of anemone are your clowns hosting and how did you get them to trio

 

[Reefering1]

had a question for Randy Holmes-Farley what type of anemone are your clowns hosting and how did you get them to trio

Read the last 30 pages

 

[Baby Damsel 219]

can anybody tell me

 

[Miami Reef]

can anybody tell me

He has a magnifica anemone. IIRC It was as simple as adding 3 juvenile ocellaris and letting them figure it out.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

had a question for Randy Holmes-Farley what type of anemone are your clowns hosting and how did you get them to trio

It's a magnifica with 3 young tank raised ocellaris from the same batch. They may not stay as a trio, but that's the goal and I am documenting this specific aspect of the tank in this thread:

My clownfish Trio Journey

I thought I’d document my attempt to set up an ocellaris clown trio in my new magnifica. The three clowns are juveline siblings raised by and purchased from Dr Reef. Less than 2 h after adding the new clowns to the tank, they found, and are now swimming in, the magnifica. They tried out an...

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[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Trying a little less flow now. It’s stayed nicely on top of the island overnight.

 

[Miami Reef]

Trying a little less flow now. It’s stayed nicely on top of the island overnight.

I did notice the flow was pretty targeted at a specific area. Hopefully this change works.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Too soon to make any conclusion, but it’s good news that the anemone has not moved at all since I altered the flow lower and less direct. The clown trio goes with it wherever it goes, even when upside down on the bottom. Lol

Here they all are this morning:

 

[56longroof]

Too soon to make any conclusion, but it’s good news that the anemone has not moved at all since I altered the flow lower and less direct. The clown trio goes with it wherever it goes, even when upside down on the bottom. Lol

Here they all are this morning:

What are the yellow spots on the back of the tank?