Help With Anemone Shrinking

[Shortben09]

I've had quite a few btas for a while now and I even had one split, but recently it seems like they are all physically shrinking in size. Even after they expel water and open back up they seem smaller. I am not sure if they are dying, not getting enough nutrients or what? Any ideas? Maybe feed more? Will try to get some pics after work and test water.

 

[Dbichler]

Need more information to actually help. Lighting, age of tank, and parameters. However your anemones probably split as a last ditch survival tactic.

 

[Shortben09]

120G tank, Kessil lights on a regular schedule that ramp up, Tank is about 10 months old. I will try to get parameters later. I do not dose anything though. about 15% water change weekly. I run a skimmer 24/7 considering putting that on a timer, also have big ball of chaeto that grows like crazy. First saltwater tank. was battling gha algae for longest time and I finally got it down naturally.

 

[TriggersAmuck]

Which salt mix are you using? I only ask since you mentioned you aren't dosing, and over the long haul you could see your alk/ca/mg levels come down as a result. Testing is probably an important task to get done at this point. Also, if GHA has been exhausted it is possibly a sign that your nutrients are getting really low, overly so possibly (not that loosing the GHA was a bad thing!

 

[Shortben09]

I use IO reef crystals. The battle with the gha seemed to be overfeeding and not a good enough fuge light to outcompete the kessils above. Yeah I really wish I could just leave work now and test lol. Got a lot to do tonight so hopefully I can squeeze it in and not find anything surprising. I feel like it just a lack of feeding, because I did slack off for a few weeks there, which was part of the reason the gha came back I think. What is generally the first think people need to dose? alk and cal?