BTA closed

[jilnifer]

I've had my BTA for over 4 months but here lately it stays closed all day. It will open a little at night under blues. It is in a 40 gallon breeder and the tank has been up for about 3 years. It does have a clown that will not leave it alone! My parameters are good except my phosphates have been running 0.05 ppm. Any ideas what is going on?

 

[dbl]

Been a couple days since your post, has it opened up any? Any additional news to report?

 

[jilnifer]

No. Opens a little at night but stays closed all day.

 

[jilnifer]

Here is what he looks like today.

 

[TheHarold]

Doesn't look bad per say, still has body structure overall. I see some hair algae, how is your water quality? Lighting?

 

[jilnifer]

My lighting is 2 ocean revive artic leds. My water quality is ok. My phosphates have been 0.05. I have been dosing No-Pox. I will do a water change tomorrow and test before and after.

 

[jakub]

It looks like it's Under a shady ledge. (Nems act weird in the shad weirdly) Did it recently move their? Try to move it into the light. Just play around with the lighting. Maybe it wants more light or potently less, Nems sometimes shrivel up when theirs to much light to save themselves self from bleaching.

If it was me I would blame the LEDS. I have never had success with LED NEM
combo. I'm old school rockin my T5 with flying colors.

Light is frequently overlooked with nem health.

 

[horseplay]

Echo on the light. I had mine doing progressively worse under Chinese LED. Put an old t5 fixture on. Very happy ever after.

 

[jakub]

I'm looking at your zoanthids in the top left and they don't look good themselves. Then on the other hand the ones in the bottom and top right look good. Has that been a problem too?

 

[jilnifer]

The nem found is way to that shady spot about 3 months ago and I have tried several things to get it to move. To no avail! I even pointed my ph on it for 2 days it it wouldn't move.

The zoas are covered and beautiful on the other side of the rock. The side you see is actually the back. I turned it around to see the nem. My lights are on 30% white and 35% blue. I have been raising them over the last month or so. I had backed them down because I was getting since bleaching on other coral.

 

[jakub]

get him out of the shade! That should help.
Just lookup online how to get nem off rock their is a TON of information on this subject. [ATTH]this is in

 

[jakub]

This is what i had in my tank. the one in the light is happy and the one in the shade is unhappy. Both of These nems are the same type.

 

[jakub]

why do i even bother ...