Magnifica anemone

[Rene42]

I rescued a mag anemone. Someone was breaking down their tank and gave it to me. I am fairly new to them. I also got a purple mushroom. I am nervous about taking care of it. I have coralife seascape lighting. Does it look ok. It has only been 2 days since it has been in my tank.

 

[Rene42]

I rescued a mag anemone. Someone was breaking down their tank and gave it to me. I am fairly new to them. I also got a purple mushroom. I am nervous about taking care of it. I have coralife seascape lighting. Does it look ok. It has only been 2 days since it has been in my tank.

 

[Rene42]

My clownfish hosting it. Yes I am fighting diatoms. I have had my tank for about 6 months. They had no where else to put mag

 

[pecan2phat]

That Mag needs a much more established tank and more intense lighting to do well.

 

[James M]

I would see if someone else can take it in or take it to the lfs store.
It’s best to research livestock before getting them

 

[OrionN]

That anemone look healthy but bleached. It does need much better light. For now you can get one of the daylight flood light from Home Depo or other store shine that on him. He will be OK with that, This is what I put on my anemones in the sump of my tank.
Unless you give more light to it, it won't do well. Either that or get it to a tank that provide good environment for it. If you live close to me, rather then Astoria OR, I would buy him from you. They are beautiful, long live creature, that have the potential to live forever.
Good luck with him.
100 W equivalent daylight Flood light with a cheap clip-on base. This short term solution would cost you about 10 dollars.

Here is a picture video of my sump and a picture of my Magnifica (Ritteri)
Video:
Picture of the Magnifica (and other animals)

 

[Rene42]

That Mag needs a much more established tank and more intense lighting to do well.

I was told by fish store to have my whites on 20 blues on 100 and rgb off. My lighting can go up to 100 percent.

 

[Rene42]

That anemone look healthy but bleached. It does need much better light. For now you can get one of the daylight flood light from Home Depo or other store shine that on him. He will be OK with that, This is what I put on my anemones in the sump of my tank.
Unless you give more light to it, it won't do well. Either that or get it to a tank that provide good environment for it. If you live close to me, rather then Astoria OR, I would buy him from you. They are beautiful, long live creature, that have the potential to live forever.
Good luck with him.
100 W equivalent daylight Flood light with a cheap clip-on base. This short term solution would cost you about 10 dollars.

Here is a picture video of my sump and a picture of my Magnifica (Ritteri)
Video:
Picture of the Magnifica (and other animals)

If my mag looks bleached isn’t that a sign that my lighting is good but to high?

 

[rapid]

If my mag looks bleached isn’t that a sign that my lighting is good but to high?

no

 

[rapid]

If my mag looks bleached isn’t that a sign that my lighting is good but to high?

bleaching is the process of the coral or anemone expelling the photosynthetic pigment 'zooxanthellae' which gives the coral or anemone its energy and color. This could happen from anything that coul d hurt it or kill off the zooxanthellae. Could be to little light could be too much light could be too little food could be from temp or parameter change or inconsistence.

 

[ThePurple12]

Are you feeding it? That will help it to survive while it regains zooxanthellae.

 

[Rene42]

Are you feeding it? That will help it to survive while it regains zooxanthellae.

I am feeding it microinvert by Kent, krill, silver sides, I also does my other corals with liquid calcium. My dkh is 9. My calcium is at 420 my ph is 8.4 and my temp is 78.2 in my tank. I also have 2 Condys, rock flower anemone, mini carpet anemone, purple mushroom and 3 toadstool mushroom polys. All are doing quiet well. The clownfish are also hosting the magnifica

 

[OrionN]

As long as your chemistry is good and stable, and you can provide bright light with high PAR, he should do well. They also like good alternating current. The reason why these anemone are consider difficult to keep because they need clean stable water, good flow and high light.
He is a beautiful anemone. Good luck

 

[Rene42]

As long as your chemistry is good and stable, and you can provide bright light with high PAR, he should do well. They also like good alternating current. The reason why these anemone are consider difficult to keep because they need clean stable water, good flow and high light.
He is a beautiful anemone. Good luck

I would be happy if anyone would like to call me. 971-286-0840.

 

[Rene42]

I would be happy if anyone would like to call me. 971-286-0840.

This is this evening when I returned home from work.

 

[OrionN]

It is a very beautiful anemone. Get more light to it ASAP.

 

[Rene42]

It is a very beautiful anemone. Get more light to it ASAP.

Pointed Powerheads towards him and increased whites and blues to 100 percent and pulled the aquarium lid halfway off so coral life light is shining directly in water.

 

[OrionN]

They need about 300+ pars rather than 50-70 PAR. These anemones are under full sun near the water surface.

 

[ThePurple12]

Looks like that won't be enough. Notice on the box it says it's for low light corals. Magnificas are among the highest light out there. I would definitely do what OrionN suggested and get a 100w light from Home Depot. Good luck

 

[OrionN]

Here are the lights I have on top of my Magnifica, and other anemones. Gigantea even require more light. The two Kessill are the 350. Each of the three spotlight are 20 W (100W equivalents) day light Flood light. I have since added two more of the spot lights.
Your light is not anywhere even near enough. Either provide more light, or else get him to the right tank. From what you wrote, your water chemistry seem to be OK, and stable. More light is what it needed.