RBTA not looking good

jimrawr · 02/24/2012, 06:53 PM

Hoping someone with a good knowledge of anemones can help me. I have two RBTAs (was one, split to two) both of which arent looking good in the last couple weeks. The only thing that has changed is that I started to dose carbon to reduce NO3 and PO4. My NO3 was 1, and PO4 was around .06-.08, not terribly high. The carbon has reduced NO3 to zero and PO4 now is around .01-.03. Other than that I started to dose Pohl Xtra Special since I think my tank is ULNS right now, or close to it.

Is it possible the RBTA is suffering because of the low nutrients? I have been feeding the tank a lot lately, daily about one cube frozen, 2-3 pinches of flake, 2 sq inches of nori, and some pellets. Nothing else has changed, and both RBTAs in different locations in the tank both look the same. They have lost color, they look gray now, and also they are pretty deflated. I will take a pic and post in a couple minutes

Toddrtrex · 02/24/2012, 06:59 PM

What is your salinity/SG?

Some people (( myself included )) have had issues with their anemones when carbon dosing (( my case was a bio-active salt, which had the same end result, increase bacteria )).

What is "Pohl Xtra Special" ?

At this point I would stop both and see how the anemones react -- I've used water changes and GFO to control those issues, find it safer on the anemones. (( I lost a red S. haddoni and a blue one when I used that bio-active salt )).

jimrawr · 02/24/2012, 08:25 PM

sg is 1.024

pohl xtra special is amino acids

jimrawr · 02/25/2012, 06:20 PM

anyone?

Anemone · 02/25/2012, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toddrtrex

At this point I would stop both and see how the anemones react -- I've used water changes and GFO to control those issues, find it safer on the anemones. (( I lost a red S. haddoni and a blue one when I used that bio-active salt )).

This.

Kevin

02/24/2012, 06:53 PM	#1
jimrawr Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Palm Beach County, FL Posts: 1,887	RBTA not looking good Hoping someone with a good knowledge of anemones can help me. I have two RBTAs (was one, split to two) both of which arent looking good in the last couple weeks. The only thing that has changed is that I started to dose carbon to reduce NO3 and PO4. My NO3 was 1, and PO4 was around .06-.08, not terribly high. The carbon has reduced NO3 to zero and PO4 now is around .01-.03. Other than that I started to dose Pohl Xtra Special since I think my tank is ULNS right now, or close to it. Is it possible the RBTA is suffering because of the low nutrients? I have been feeding the tank a lot lately, daily about one cube frozen, 2-3 pinches of flake, 2 sq inches of nori, and some pellets. Nothing else has changed, and both RBTAs in different locations in the tank both look the same. They have lost color, they look gray now, and also they are pretty deflated. I will take a pic and post in a couple minutes __________________ Tank Info: 75g, 40g Sump, AquaMaxx Skimmer, Two Tunze 6095, ATI 8x52", Bubble Magus Dosing Pump, Apex Controller, Tunze ATO.

02/24/2012, 06:59 PM	#2
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	What is your salinity/SG? Some people (( myself included )) have had issues with their anemones when carbon dosing (( my case was a bio-active salt, which had the same end result, increase bacteria )). What is "Pohl Xtra Special" ? At this point I would stop both and see how the anemones react -- I've used water changes and GFO to control those issues, find it safer on the anemones. (( I lost a red S. haddoni and a blue one when I used that bio-active salt )). __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

02/24/2012, 08:25 PM	#3
jimrawr Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Palm Beach County, FL Posts: 1,887	sg is 1.024 pohl xtra special is amino acids __________________ Tank Info: 75g, 40g Sump, AquaMaxx Skimmer, Two Tunze 6095, ATI 8x52", Bubble Magus Dosing Pump, Apex Controller, Tunze ATO.

02/25/2012, 06:20 PM	#4
jimrawr Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Palm Beach County, FL Posts: 1,887	anyone? __________________ Tank Info: 75g, 40g Sump, AquaMaxx Skimmer, Two Tunze 6095, ATI 8x52", Bubble Magus Dosing Pump, Apex Controller, Tunze ATO.