Long Tentical Anemone

jevolk · 10/30/2009, 11:26 AM

So I bought a nice Lta.at Lfs. Brought it home. And put it in the tank about an hour after acclimating It. It kind of just wants to roll around and not seem to latch on to anything. Should I try to embed his foot in the gravel or stuff him in a crevice or just leave alone and let the flow do its thing.

Toddrtrex · 10/30/2009, 11:34 AM

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LTAs prefer to have their foot buried in the sandbed. How deep is yours?

What color is the LTA?

What lights was it under and what lights do you have?

It sometimes helps to dig a little hole in the sandbed and place them there, and might want to think about turning off some powerheads until it settles in.

jevolk · 10/30/2009, 12:04 PM

I have 2 Uri VHO Actinic and White light.
I have crushed coral bottom about 2inches.
He is dark tan color.
I beleave the lights he was under were just standard flouresent actinic and white.
My water flow is about a medium flow 1 maxi 1200, my skimmer out put witch is a maxi 1200 and my filter out put witch is around 600gpm My tank is a 90 gallon.

romsoccer12 · 10/30/2009, 02:26 PM

im not good on LTA's so i cant help much but im pretty sure 2inches isnt enough

Toddrtrex · 10/30/2009, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jevolk

I have 2 Uri VHO Actinic and White light.
I have crushed coral bottom about 2inches.
He is dark tan color.
I beleave the lights he was under were just standard flouresent actinic and white.
My water flow is about a medium flow 1 maxi 1200, my skimmer out put witch is a maxi 1200 and my filter out put witch is around 600gpm My tank is a 90 gallon.

I have never used VHOs, what wattage are the 48 inchers?

How big is the LTA? The bigger they are, the deeper the sandbed should be.

How did its foot look? Any damage to it?

Also, what are your parameters, with numbers, including salinity/SG.

jevolk · 10/31/2009, 08:13 AM

well The parameters are
Ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate less than 10
Sg 1.024

The foot looked fine no tears or scrapes.

10/30/2009, 11:26 AM	#1
jevolk Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bainbridge,NY Posts: 108	Long Tentical Anemone So I bought a nice Lta.at Lfs. Brought it home. And put it in the tank about an hour after acclimating It. It kind of just wants to roll around and not seem to latch on to anything. Should I try to embed his foot in the gravel or stuff him in a crevice or just leave alone and let the flow do its thing.

10/30/2009, 11:34 AM	#2
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	*To Reef Central* LTAs prefer to have their foot buried in the sandbed. How deep is yours? What color is the LTA? What lights was it under and what lights do you have? It sometimes helps to dig a little hole in the sandbed and place them there, and might want to think about turning off some powerheads until it settles in. __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

10/30/2009, 02:26 PM	#4
romsoccer12 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ohio Posts: 2,625	im not good on LTA's so i cant help much but im pretty sure 2inches isnt enough __________________ Colin R Current Tank Info: 3rd tank working fine!(29gal oceanic biocube) 5-6months old

10/30/2009, 12:04 PM	#3
jevolk Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bainbridge,NY Posts: 108	I have 2 Uri VHO Actinic and White light. I have crushed coral bottom about 2inches. He is dark tan color. I beleave the lights he was under were just standard flouresent actinic and white. My water flow is about a medium flow 1 maxi 1200, my skimmer out put witch is a maxi 1200 and my filter out put witch is around 600gpm My tank is a 90 gallon.

10/31/2009, 08:13 AM	#6
jevolk Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bainbridge,NY Posts: 108	well The parameters are Ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate less than 10 Sg 1.024 The foot looked fine no tears or scrapes.