Anemone Split

[Bryson]

I recently upgraded my lights from an orbit marine led, to two 165 watt Chinese Black Boxes. I am acclimating the tank to the new lights by having it on 5% intensity, and raising it one percent every day. However after 1 day with the new lights at 6 percent intensity, my BTA split. Could this be because of stress? Is there anything I need to do to help the anemone recover? Bump light intensity down? Thanks for your help! Both the mother and the clone look healthy, bubbled up.

 

[James M]

I recently upgraded my lights from an orbit marine led, to two 165 watt Chinese Black Boxes. I am acclimating the tank to the new lights by having it on 5% intensity, and raising it one percent every day. However after 1 day with the new lights at 6 percent intensity, my BTA split. Could this be because of stress? Is there anything I need to do to help the anemone recover? Bump light intensity down? Thanks for your help! Both the mother and the clone look healthy, bubbled up.

Any pics ?

 

[Bryson]

 

[shred5]

Stress can make them split.
Those looks somewhat bleached to me.
They still have pigments but look like they have very little zooxanthellae.

 

[Bryson]

Stress can make them split.
Those looks somewhat bleached to me.
They still have pigments but look like they have very little zooxanthellae.

I feed it about 2-3 times a week raw shrimp... should i feed more or do I need to bump up the light intensity do you think?

 

[pickupman66]

Bryson, Light.... it needs light to color up. I have two Massive ones and never target feed them. they get fed what they can grab and the rest is light.

 

[Bryson]

Bryson, Light.... it needs light to color up. I have two Massive ones and never target feed them. they get fed what they can grab and the rest is light.

Ok thanks! For sure will bump up light... should I bump up light a little faster then like 2% every day? Up to 30%

 

[pickupman66]

not enough information to tell you what to do .

1. what kind of lights. brand etc.
2. what are you currently doing with them mix wise
3. tank size and information.


TO give you an idea of where mine are, I run a pair of Hydra 26HD lights where some channels hit 100%. my anemones are about halfway down in the water over on the side.

 

[Bryson]

not enough information to tell you what to do .

1. what kind of lights. brand etc.
2. what are you currently doing with them mix wise
3. tank size and information.


TO give you an idea of where mine are, I run a pair of Hydra 26HD lights where some channels hit 100%. my anemones are about halfway down in the water over on the side.

1. Viparspectra 165 watt LED (2 units)
2. Running 10% blue 10% white right now, the controller only has two channels. I run the blues for 12 hours and the whites for 10. I read that I should bump the light intensity up slowly so thats what I'm doing right now.
3. 5' long 18" wide 24" tall around 110 gallons. light stocking 2 clowns and one coral beauty. ammonia-0 nitrite-0 nitrate-10 phosphate-0.05 alk-8dkh ph-8.3

 

[pickupman66]

oh yea. you are way low on light for that deep of a tank. you will end up in the 80% or so when done. I will probably get hated upon here but bump them to 20% white and 25% blue then step them 2% a day to get to that max number. you should borrow or purchase a par meter to get them fully set, but you can also do it by watching your corals respond. when I ran a similar light, I want to say I was 90% blue an 75% white when done... but different tank.

 

[Captain Quint]

Good info received. Congrats on the split. Many times it is stress related, but not always. My MCBTA covered LR has split producing an extra 9 in the past year which I've given away.

 

[davocean]

It's stressed because it's bleached and can't handle much light at this time, so mysis a couple times a week squirted towards it would be best, don't turn lights up yet, or at least screen off over them if you do

 

[pickupman66]

I think it was bleached before the lights and stressed because of this. the lack of light has bleached this anemone.

 

[Kirschy17]

I also think the anemone has not enough light and split cause of stress. I heard its smart to acclimate a tank to new lights but keep in mind corals aswell as hhe anemone need the light to live. You should start ramping up the lights starting from where you assume your old lights were intensity wise. By that i mean if your old lights produced like 100 par at max and the new ones did 200, you should start with the new light on 50% and slowly ramp up like 10% each week.

Also when adding a new light you should monitor coral and anemone like you would monitor a new fish and look out for health issues.

As stated the anemone is bleached-> not enough light. Also check polyp extension of corals.

 

[Bryson]

Thank you all so much for the help! I’ll get those lights bumped up and get these things colored up and healthy.

 

[davocean]

Well, it needs to color up some before it can make use of light, it is lacking in zooxanthellae it needs to process that light into useable energy.
If you ramp lights now, it may run for cover in roclwork.
That's why I said you should feed mysis a couple times a week right now, gain some color/health, slowly ramp lights.
Your old lights were probably a factor

 

[Bryson]

Well, it needs to color up some before it can make use of light, it is lacking in zooxanthellae it needs to process that light into useable energy.
If you ramp lights now, it may run for cover in roclwork.
That's why I said you should feed mysis a couple times a week right now, gain some color/health, slowly ramp lights.
Your old lights were probably a factor

That makes sense I will resume feedings soon when they’re all healed up. Thanks so much for your help

 

[Dancingmad]

Just a well wisher passing by. Hope it works out!

 

[LowLi]

i have the same blackboxes i upgraded from current leds.

i left whites at 10%

i ramped blues daily 5% intervals from 5 to 80%

 

[Bryson]

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Just a well wisher passing by. Hope it works out!

Thanks bro I’ll try my best!