Got this nice piece in store 2,weeks ago.... It will not stay put. Disappeared awhile, found it attached to live rock when cleaning and placed up to get some good light... Let loose and disappeared again...thoughts on keeping it in place..?
Green Bubble Tip Anemone
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An anemone will go where the conditions meet the anemone's needs. Something about your tank set up is not ideal for this particular anemone. You may have started out with a poor specimen or some aspect of your tank is stressing the anemone. We need more information regarding your set up.
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Short answer, no you can not keep an anemone in place, but you can create an environment that favors the anemone thereby decreasing the anemone's tendency to move around.
Age of tank:
Light type:
Amount of flow:
Basic chemistry:
An image always helps.
Short answer, no you can not keep an anemone in place, but you can create an environment that favors the anemone thereby decreasing the anemone's tendency to move around.
I'm new to this so some of my answers may be considered generic. Tank was purchased from a friend in January and I used his water. I have the VHO Lighting 10k .. 2 white and 2 blue bulbs. I test water with kit.. PH, ammonia, nitrates good... And to be safe every time I go to store I take water sample and they confirm good parameters. 75 gal, one 1200 power head and one 750 power head plus he had one that turns slowly and not sure of its rate. I do put a cap full of fusion 1,and fusion 2 every couple days to keep calcium and alkalinity right... This was recommended by store.....they test good too when I take sample in...
Your tank may have just been too young. Water holds little of the beneficial bacteria that are needed to colonize a tank, in other words it's basically insignificiant and really does not assist in seeding the tank. New tanks go through dramatic changes/shifts in water chemistry that your average test kits do not reflect. You should test your own water if you intend to keep more sensitive inverts in the future.
What are the best parameters and best kit to check these parameters... I really love the coral options and want to make tank right.... Also... What is considered old enough to support or be ready to support all coral ...
When you start to see coralline algae start to take hold on the glass and rock that is a good indicator. For stony corals/clams/coralline algae you'll need to monitor Ca/Alk/Mag as indicated,for those parameters I currently like the RedSea Pro kit. Hanna Checker for phosphates and nitrates or Salifert.
You can add easy soft corals and mushrooms once the tank finishes the initially cycle. For stony corals, clams or anemones you'll have more success if you wait until around the 6 month mark. This is not to say that others do not jump into keeping stony corals and sensitive inverts earlier than 6 months. The 6 month mark tends to be a good generalization for newer hobbyist.
You can add easy soft corals and mushrooms once the tank finishes the initially cycle. For stony corals, clams or anemones you'll have more success if you wait until around the 6 month mark. This is not to say that others do not jump into keeping stony corals and sensitive inverts earlier than 6 months. The 6 month mark tends to be a good generalization for newer hobbyist.
