LTA Trying to move

[money88]

So my anemone has seen better days. I've been monitoring it closely and it has been moving frequently and been quite closed recently. Here is the dilema I am going on vacation early next week so I wanted to move him to a QT so incase he goes while I am gone he doesnt nuke the tank. It is also a much smaller tank so I would be able to control and better work with him. It has been established longer etc. I have a few corals like rics and duncans in the QT at the moment so I wouldnt want it to nuke them too if possible.

So to my questions, 1 how can I get my LTA to detach itself? The last residence is on a rock and it is DEEP in there. I tried blowing a powerhead at it but unfortunately I cannot sit there and watch it for hours to wait for it. Does anyone have any tips so I can get it to the QT? And secondly if it perishes in the QT will it nuke the corals I have in there now? I am gone for only 5-6 days but I can move them to DT if really needed to be sure.

Thanks

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

If you can find the base of the foot, an ice cube or spoon that has been in the freezer for a while will sometimes make the foot let go.

 

[money88]

If you can find the base of the foot, an ice cube or spoon that has been in the freezer for a while will sometimes make the foot let go.

unfortunately the base is so far into this rock I can only see the top of the anem

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

unfortunately the base is so far into this rock I can only see the top of the anem

You may have to move it and the rock then, you can't really force them to com out of a hole.

 

[money88]

You may have to move it and the rock then, you can't really force them to com out of a hole.

I was actually able to flip the rock up into another position and it detached when I was able to come back down and look it was attaching somewhere else already but I tried the icecube right away and it let go. So thanks a bunch I would never have known about the icecube

 

[money88]

Lastly should I move the corals in the QT to DT? or would they last through a LTA demise? the QT is only 5ish gallons so it would be worse if it died there than in the DT which is 55-60 gallons of total volume

 

[reef lover]

Move them to the dt just in case...