Par question for rock flower anemones?

[TheReefDiary]

Does anyone have any idea what an ideal par setting for rfa is? Both of mine are doing alright, but I've noticed they scrunch up a ton during the day and when the lights go off they "come out" of the sand bed more.

Problem is all my other corals are really happy with the current lighting.

Should I love them to a shaded part of the tank where they still get some light but nor direct?

 

[jrill]

mine seem really happy in the 60 to 120 range.

 

[LgTas]

Ive got mine at 200 par and they stay open all day.

 

[TheReefDiary]

Ive got mine at 200 par and they stay open all day.

At night they open completely and sometimes move an inch or two. They've stayed close to their original spot. However during the day they stay mostly closed up. My light is set relatively low.

 

[jpil]

IME they like everything from shade to directly being blasted with light and they will move if they are not happy

 

[TheReefDiary]

IME they like everything from shade to directly being blasted with light and they will move if they are not happy

Yeah think I'm going to leave them for now. I don't want to de foot them and cause other issues. Just sucks to see them all scrunched up instead of open.

 

[TheReefDiary]

Bump for some extra thoughts?

 

[LgTas]

How long have you had them, and what light do you have? Do they all exhibit this behaviour? Are they both in the same spot or scattered around? Do you have pics of them open and closed? What are your N and P levels.

As some one else said, they'll move if they need to and are usually very hardy so i wouldnt change your lighting if everything else is happy. Could be nutrient related. I had them close for a period when my N hit 0.