anenome is moving....should leave it alone?

ahullsb · 10/25/2006, 08:03 PM

I have an anenome, there are pics at my homepage. It has seemed happy low on a rock, near the sand. Now it is randomly crawling up the rock to some undisclosed location. Do I leave it?

navajo · 10/25/2006, 08:14 PM

Unfortunately, you SHOULD leave it alone. It will eventually (hopefully) find a place it likes. If you move it, it will just keep wandering.

Hope you don't have any corrals in the way...

Vin7250 · 10/25/2006, 08:17 PM

def. leave it alone thats what they do. probably looking for more light what type of lighting do you have it under? how long has this set up been running

ahullsb · 10/25/2006, 08:20 PM

I bought the entire setup 2 months ago from someone getting out of the hobby. I hoping it was getting enough light but maybe not. I only have coralife 4x65 power compact right now. I am trying to upgrade to mh or t5 soon. And yes there are things everywhere for it to crawl over!

Vin7250 · 10/25/2006, 08:23 PM

4x65 is pretty good......how old are the bulbs?? if they are older then 8 months to a year then you HAVE to replace them your tank will be much brighter afterwards

navajo · 10/25/2006, 08:24 PM

Well, the corrals "in the way" are definately at risk, but there's not much you can do about it, really. It is one of the pitfalls of keeping an anemone in a reef tank. They move for no apparent reason and sometime leave a swath of disgruntled occupants in their wake.

Good luck!

(This is why I eentually got rid of my anemones...)

Vin7250 · 10/25/2006, 08:25 PM

also 2 months is a little soon for an anenome even if the tank was already established.....it could be cycling again.

ahullsb · 10/25/2006, 08:28 PM

I think it my be a litttle. I have other posts on here about high nitrates and ph swings etc. A daily disaster it seems. I'm not sure how old the bulbs are, so I guess I will buy some anyway. Anyone know how expensive they are? Any other suggestions about this anenome would be greatly appreciated!

chaseracing · 10/25/2006, 08:47 PM

The 65W PC's aren't that expensive. You can get them from HelloLights for $22 each. I prefer the 50/50 lights.

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ahullsb · 10/25/2006, 08:51 PM

50 50 being the two blues and two whites?

ahullsb · 10/25/2006, 08:54 PM

and how can I post a profile image? Where in my profile can I embed or host a picture?

chaseracing · 10/28/2006, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ahullsb
50 50 being the two blues and two whites?

Yes. Each bulb has a blue and white. They are much brighter in appearance vs using a 10K and an actinic.

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10/25/2006, 08:03 PM	#1
ahullsb Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: sacramento, ca Posts: 2,729	anenome is moving....should leave it alone? I have an anenome, there are pics at my homepage. It has seemed happy low on a rock, near the sand. Now it is randomly crawling up the rock to some undisclosed location. Do I leave it?

10/25/2006, 08:14 PM	#2
navajo Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern VA Posts: 644	Unfortunately, you SHOULD leave it alone. It will eventually (hopefully) find a place it likes. If you move it, it will just keep wandering. Hope you don't have any corrals in the way... __________________ Tom (The Tool Man) "Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to KEEP fish and his family will soon be eating Ramen Noodles..." Current Tank Info: 210 GAL SW/ 55 GAL Heavily planted FW/ 3000 GAL KOI Pond/

10/25/2006, 08:20 PM	#4
ahullsb Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: sacramento, ca Posts: 2,729	I bought the entire setup 2 months ago from someone getting out of the hobby. I hoping it was getting enough light but maybe not. I only have coralife 4x65 power compact right now. I am trying to upgrade to mh or t5 soon. And yes there are things everywhere for it to crawl over! __________________ Andy Sacramento, CA Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef w/20 gallon sump/ER135/ 75 pounds of live rock, 4 in sandbed, 2 b&w ocellaris clowns, yellow watchman/pistol, rosy scaled wrasse, Mystery wrasse, Copperbanded Butterfly, Lighting 48" outer orbit 2 150 mh/ 4 t5 actinics

10/25/2006, 08:24 PM	#6
navajo Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern VA Posts: 644	Well, the corrals "in the way" are definately at risk, but there's not much you can do about it, really. It is one of the pitfalls of keeping an anemone in a reef tank. They move for no apparent reason and sometime leave a swath of disgruntled occupants in their wake. Good luck! (This is why I eentually got rid of my anemones...) __________________ Tom (The Tool Man) "Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to KEEP fish and his family will soon be eating Ramen Noodles..." Current Tank Info: 210 GAL SW/ 55 GAL Heavily planted FW/ 3000 GAL KOI Pond/

10/25/2006, 08:28 PM	#8
ahullsb Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: sacramento, ca Posts: 2,729	I think it my be a litttle. I have other posts on here about high nitrates and ph swings etc. A daily disaster it seems. I'm not sure how old the bulbs are, so I guess I will buy some anyway. Anyone know how expensive they are? Any other suggestions about this anenome would be greatly appreciated! __________________ Andy Sacramento, CA Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef w/20 gallon sump/ER135/ 75 pounds of live rock, 4 in sandbed, 2 b&w ocellaris clowns, yellow watchman/pistol, rosy scaled wrasse, Mystery wrasse, Copperbanded Butterfly, Lighting 48" outer orbit 2 150 mh/ 4 t5 actinics

10/25/2006, 08:17 PM	#3
Vin7250 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut "The Big East" Posts: 1,144	def. leave it alone thats what they do. probably looking for more light what type of lighting do you have it under? how long has this set up been running

10/25/2006, 08:23 PM	#5
Vin7250 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut "The Big East" Posts: 1,144	4x65 is pretty good......how old are the bulbs?? if they are older then 8 months to a year then you HAVE to replace them your tank will be much brighter afterwards

10/25/2006, 08:25 PM	#7
Vin7250 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut "The Big East" Posts: 1,144	also 2 months is a little soon for an anenome even if the tank was already established.....it could be cycling again.

10/25/2006, 08:47 PM	#9
chaseracing Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Bartlett, IL Posts: 1,208	The 65W PC's aren't that expensive. You can get them from HelloLights for $22 each. I prefer the 50/50 lights. -=E=- __________________ I want my dog's life. Current Tank Info: 150gal RR Oceanic - (3) 250w. ReefLux 12K, (2) 96w PC 50/50, (3) Tunze 6025 modded, (3) Tunze 6045's, ASM G3, MRC-1, Melev F sump/fuge, all run off of an Aquacontroller Jr. Mixed Reef w/ lots of Fish and not enough rock.

10/25/2006, 08:51 PM	#10
ahullsb Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: sacramento, ca Posts: 2,729	50 50 being the two blues and two whites? __________________ Andy Sacramento, CA Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef w/20 gallon sump/ER135/ 75 pounds of live rock, 4 in sandbed, 2 b&w ocellaris clowns, yellow watchman/pistol, rosy scaled wrasse, Mystery wrasse, Copperbanded Butterfly, Lighting 48" outer orbit 2 150 mh/ 4 t5 actinics

10/25/2006, 08:54 PM	#11
ahullsb Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: sacramento, ca Posts: 2,729	and how can I post a profile image? Where in my profile can I embed or host a picture? __________________ Andy Sacramento, CA Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef w/20 gallon sump/ER135/ 75 pounds of live rock, 4 in sandbed, 2 b&w ocellaris clowns, yellow watchman/pistol, rosy scaled wrasse, Mystery wrasse, Copperbanded Butterfly, Lighting 48" outer orbit 2 150 mh/ 4 t5 actinics