How before I consider BTA dead ?

[Jekyl]

Your max usage was 29W before. You probably could have Tripled that, and still not been over exposing the BTA to light.

Agreed. Mine sit as close as they can get to a kessil 360 at 95%

 

[vetteguy53081]

Done. We’ll see how it goes. I can always go back to the previous one.

There is more flow since running the UV. I’ll try and change the outlet direction. It might be a coincidence but the BTA was okay before the UV.

@vetteguy53081 but why isn’t moving somewhere if it’s not happy ? It moved into this hole and just stayed there and closed up.

Stress- something such as flow, light or even Phos/nitrate level is upsetting it.

 

[Idech]

Your max usage was 29W before. You probably could have Tripled that, and still not been over exposing the BTA to light.

I just realized this is only half of my usage.

My lights are split into 2 different parts for convenience. So I actually use 2 x 29 w = 54 W. Still okay though according to what you said.

 

[Idech]

I just realized this is only half of my usage.

My lights are split into 2 different parts for convenience. So I actually use 2 x 29 w = 54 W. Still okay though according to what you said.

Ooops, 58 W !

 

[Idech]

Update : I did a 20% WC yesterday and was able to restart the skimmer (after using prazipro it was going crazy).

Today the anemone looks half open but unfortunately it has moved in the back so I barely see it. Oh well, what matters is that it makes it.

 

[Fishy888]

Your max usage was 29W before. You probably could have Tripled that, and still not been over exposing the BTA to light.

Mine’s in the bottom third of tank but I have it square under the reflector of a 400w 6500k metal halide light. It was brown when I got it, most likely because it was a clone and it was maybe 1.5 inches in diameter. Now it’s grown about a half inch more in diameter. It’s also coloring up. They can definitely take some light. IIRC BTAs can be found quite close to shore in the shallows. I want to say they can be found as shallow as a foot deep. The point is if they can take that much light in the wild they can certainly take any light we reefers can put over it.

 

[Fishy888]

Aaaaand I just realized I commented on an antique thread. How’s the nem now?

 

[Idech]

Aaaaand I just realized I commented on an antique thread. How’s the nem now?

Well, it’s not great. It seems since I’ve had it I’m always doing something that upsets it. I did a big water change with new salt and that didn’t go well. Then it seemed to be a little better and I put some zeolite in my filter but didn’t rinse enough and it made the water cloudy. On top of all the meds I used in the tabk before.

It has shrunk a lot, it’s just a sad and small looking thing most of the time. I still have a bit of hope but not too much.

 

[C4ctus99]

My understanding from researching nems is that you’ll be good unless it either starts disintegrating or bleaching, if it starts loosing color and turning white maybe get more concerned. Mines kinda weird sometimes and closes up or moves around, but I have yet to dose meds in the tank on it…

you’re doing good tho and the color in the last picture you posted was really pretty, what kind is it specifically?

 

[Sleeping Giant]

might have needed to poop

 

[Fishy888]

Well, it’s not great. It seems since I’ve had it I’m always doing something that upsets it. I did a big water change with new salt and that didn’t go well. Then it seemed to be a little better and I put some zeolite in my filter but didn’t rinse enough and it made the water cloudy. On top of all the meds I used in the tabk before.

It has shrunk a lot, it’s just a sad and small looking thing most of the time. I still have a bit of hope but not too much.

First thing, don’t be hard on yourself. See if you can make necessary changes, especially changes involving water chemistry, a bit more gradual. The meds are done with right? If so I would leave things alone as much as possible. Cut out water changes for a couple of weeks or even a month if possible. Stability is key here.

BTAs sometimes get called “big aiptasias”. There’s a reason for that. They’re incredibly tough. It’s a good sign if the nem’s not moving around that it likes where it is. Those conditions are what the anemone needs in order to bounce back. For now I’d watch it to make sure it’s not on its way out, otherwise do what you normally do in your system, as if there’s no anemone in there. Hang in there. I have a feeling it’ll all turn out ok.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Mine’s in the bottom third of tank but I have it square under the reflector of a 400w 6500k metal halide light. It was brown when I got it, most likely because it was a clone and it was maybe 1.5 inches in diameter. Now it’s grown about a half inch more in diameter. It’s also coloring up. They can definitely take some light. IIRC BTAs can be found quite close to shore in the shallows. I want to say they can be found as shallow as a foot deep. The point is if they can take that much light in the wild they can certainly take any light we reefers can put over it.

When you add some blue to the tank, You will start seeing the rainbow come through. Your light is very very white. Not great for displaying the bright colors.

 

[Fishy888]

When you add some blue to the tank, You will start seeing the rainbow come through. Your light is very very white. Not great for displaying the bright colors.

This is true. I’m looking at some options but there’s a good chance I’ll have to build a set of lights for that purpose. I have the halide in the center and I don’t want any circuitry getting the direct heat of the halide by crossing under the reflector.

I’ve been pondering how to add the amount of blue and the intensity that would be needed. If I can I want to reduce the photo period of the halide to 6 hours eventually. I’ll need some good chips though. Drawing out a circuit will be the easy part. It’s figuring out which chips will give the best bang for the buck and what I can do for lenses.

I’d go T5 for the blues since I wouldn’t need to worry about optics but my understanding is that they’re only going to make “energy efficient” lamps. If so T5 will die off entirely. Then again as many hybrid lights as there are maybe they’ll keep making them. I’d be a lot less worried about having T5s being located a tad under the reflector. Decisions decisions…

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

What are the dimensions of the tank? I would think two, short led strips would be enough.

 

[Fishy888]

What are the dimensions of the tank? I would think two, short led strips would be enough.

I agree, that’s what I’m going with. Sometimes I overthink things, but you already knew that.

 

[Idech]

Here are my parameters from today.

PH 8.1
Nitrates 13.3
Cal 460
Mag 1460
Alk 9.8
Salinity 1.0265

The anemone is not doing better, probably looking worse.

There is a 2 inch patch of dinos down on a different rock near the anemone. I know they don’t like dinos. I’m taking steps to get rid of it as I know anemones don’t like them.

Pictures taken just now :

 

[C4ctus99]

Here are my parameters from today.

PH 8.1
Nitrates 13.3
Cal 460
Mag 1460
Alk 9.8
Salinity 1.0265

The anemone is not doing better, probably looking worse.

There is a 2 inch patch of dinos down on a different rock near the anemone. I know they don’t like dinos. I’m taking steps to get rid of it as I know anemones don’t like them.

Pictures taken just now :

How long have you had the anemone? And are those corals next to it? For the other guys on this thread, is there any chance there’s chemical warfare going on?

He’s at least open and has color, so that’s good

 

[C4ctus99]

Just saw 10 days

How long have you had the anemone? And are those corals next to it? For the other guys on this thread, is there any chance there’s chemical warfare going on?

He’s at least open and has color, so that’s good

in the original post. That’s normal, probably will be another week or so till it starts looking better.

Edit: have you finished dosing meds? They also really like stability

 

[Idech]

How long have you had the anemone? And are those corals next to it? For the other guys on this thread, is there any chance there’s chemical warfare going on?

He’s at least open and has color, so that’s good

It’s been six weeks now. It opens a little bit like that about mid-afternoon, for a few hours. It’s retracted close to it’s skin the rest of the time.

It has chosen a spot close to my non-pulsing, pulsing xenia. I don’t know if there is a chemical warfare, but it was fine before all the changes I made in the tank.

Just saw 10 days

in the original post. That’s normal, probably will be another week or so till it starts looking better.

It’s been six weeks and it’s been doing worse and worse. Due to all the products I had to use in the tank and the larger WC I had to make.

 

[Idech]

Update : it died. There were just too many changes for it. The silicate dosing was the last straw. I’m still having to dose because of dinos so it could not survive.

I bought it at the worst possible time but I could predict the future at the time. I’ll get another one when dinos are under control.