How’s it doing?

[Jonathan Troutt]

hey guys just wanted some opinions on how my tank is coming along. I am having a bit of a nitrate issue. I’ve gotten them down to 10 as of last night. Everything else is spot on. I will report tonight’s values when I get home. The only things that has me questioning is the fact my bubble tip has not really blown up from when I first got him. See pic

 

[Tahoe61]

There is quite a bit of shading in the FTS, what fixture and what % are you running it at?
A Nitrate level of 10 would not concern me.

 

[Jonathan Troutt]

My camera doesn’t handle the light from that fixture well. It doesn’t look that spotlighty in person. And the tank is well lit. I need to turn off the blues and take another picture it is closer to real life anyway. But to answer your question. I am running a viparspectra 165w. I have changed the lens on my white leds to 120degree. I have also swapped out all the white leds and put super cold white in their place. Left the 90 degree lenses on the blues. And running the blue at 50% which I just inscresed from 40% and whites are at 15% which I just increased from 10%. Two days ago my nitrate level was 50. I am wanting to keep some sps which is why I am trying to get it low.
Plus the issue with the anemone. I want it to be all puffed up and tentacles swaying. Like it was when I first got it. But it’s been looking like this for about 10 days now.

 

[Jonathan Troutt]

I don’t have a lot in it either. Taking it slow. The Duncan is the most recent addition and its doing great.

 

[Tahoe61]

The Duncan looks great. Yup sounds like you have more then enough light.

Try an Stylophora or Monitpora.

Tank looks otherwise good. Can not comment regarding anemone under LED, I have them do great and others not as well, I think if you can get them from tank using LED it might help.

 

[Jonathan Troutt]

I got this one off a fellow reefer that had then under radions. He had a whole crap ton all of that had split off his main one. It looked great when I first got it. But I forced it to move and ever since it has been all ticked off looking.... Thanks for taking the time to comment.

I also have a 29 gallon fuge underneath and run chaeto. That stuff grows like a weed under the right lighting.

 

[ihavecrabs]

I wouldn't be worries with the nitrates at 10 either. Mine are around 15ppm at the moment [emoji58]

Once it settles into a place, leave it be and it should start looking more full.

 

[Jonathan Troutt]

It’s been in that spot for a couple weeks now

 

[ihavecrabs]

RBTAs are pretty resilient. I'd just give it some more time to settle in.

Are you feeding it? To be up front, I wouldn't [emoji4]

 

[Jonathan Troutt]

No I have not been feeding it.

 

[IslandLifeReef]

How old is the tank? I've read that you need to have a more mature tank to house anemones.

 

[Jonathan Troutt]

It’s 4 months old at this point. Stable water parameters is important. Last time I did this which was years ago and was my first tank I housed a long tentacle that I got and it went in a two month old tank. Had that thing for over a year until I tore the tank down. It was massive when I got rid of it. But yeah this time I figured I would go with a BTA because I like them better honestly. The first month I had this one it was fantastic. Nice big bubbles it looked great. It started looking like this after I forced it to move which I did the hang upside down with its tentacles in the water to get it to detach. And then moved it.