Water Change & Anemone

[tdowning]

Good morning all,

I've had this beautiful BTA in my BioCube for about a week now and I need to do a water change. Problem is, when I take out 5 gallons of water it will go below where the nem has made its home. Should I move the nem before doing the water change or what is my best course of action. He seems really happy up there and I don't want to stress him out.

I appreciate your help!

Thanks and happy reefing!

 

[davocean]

I'd leave it right where it's at and do WC as normal.

Anemones are exposed during low tides half a day sometimes, it should not bother them.

My magnifica is the same, way high up, exposed during every WC I do, never an issue

 

[tdowning]

I'd leave it right where it's at and do WC as normal.

Anemones are exposed during low tides half a day sometimes, it should not bother them.

My magnifica is the same, way high up, exposed during every WC I do, never an issue

Thank you!

 

[Captain Quint]

@tdowning your tank looks great and @davocean is spot on with the advice. You have no worries at all. Every time I go beyond a 25g w/c my BTA's located high are exposed for ~10 minutes and they are fine.

If you want to be super cautious you could lower the top shelf with your BTA and lower, but you really don't need to.

Great thread topic by the way.

 

[tdowning]

@tdowning your tank looks great and @davocean is spot on with the advice. You have no worries at all. Every time I go beyond a 25g w/c my BTA's located high are exposed for ~10 minutes and they are fine.

If you want to be super cautious you could lower the top shelf with your BTA and lower, but you really don't need to.

Great thread topic by the way.

Thanks...I searched prior to posting and saw no one had asked that question. Now I know! That tank has been up and running for 2 years...I moved into a 150 gallon a year ago and didn't know what I wanted to do with the Biocube, so I decided to turn it into a nem tank. I do have a vermatid snail issue in the biocube but I'm not too concerned about them as I have no coral in that tank. Feel free to check out my build thread to see my 150!

 

[Captain Quint]

Thanks...I searched prior to posting and saw no one had asked that question. Now I know! That tank has been up and running for 2 years...I moved into a 150 gallon a year ago and didn't know what I wanted to do with the Biocube, so I decided to turn it into a nem tank. I do have a vermatid snail issue in the biocube but I'm not too concerned about them as I have no coral in that tank. Feel free to check out my build thread to see my 150!

I thought it was a great question and thread...no doubt that it was a well established BioCube looking at the pics but to me, I infer as though you took offense for some reason I don't understand.

I often do like you mentioned as I split stuff from my 300g to my children 180's and used established items from it to my current system as well.

Thanks for the invite to check out your 150 build thread!

 

[tdowning]

I thought it was a great question and thread...no doubt that it was a well established BioCube looking at the pics but to me, it seems as though you took offense for some reason I don't understand.

I often do like you mentioned as I split stuff from my 300g to my children 180's and used established items from it to my current system as well.

Thanks for the invite to check out your 150 build thread!

I'm sorry...I took zero offense at all. I appreciated your comment. Thanks and sorry if for some reason you thought I was offended.

 

[Captain Quint]

I'm sorry...I took zero offense at all. I appreciated your comment. Thanks and sorry if for some reason you thought I was offended.

I apologize as well good sir...I inferred something I should not have. I guess I was a bit sensitive when I should not have been. Again, I apologize.

 

[tdowning]

I apologize as well good sir...I inferred something I should not have. I guess I was a bit sensitive when I should not have been. Again, I apologize.

It's probably my use of !'s Happy New Year to you and Happy Reefing!

 

[Vahanyos]

I used to have corals that high but never an anemone - As a precaution, I always turned off my lights though before doing the water change. My light sits only about 6" from my water line so I feel it's too strong for them when they are exposed and out of the water. When they're in the water I guess the intensity is not as strong as when they are exposed...

AGain, don't know if it really makes a difference but according to my logic it does lol

 

[davocean]

Well, go w/ your gut on that one I guess, but I doubt the lights are an issue for the anemone, YOU could actually be tanning your eyeballs if you are working under your lights for any length of time.

I personally do my WC's before lights even come on.

Many years ago I had wondered myself about exposing nems, and then I saw photos of huge reefs 3-5' out of the water in Australia on extreme tides w tons of anemone's exposed and in bright hot sun, so I doubt the light is an issue, but be careful either way.

Anemone's hold a lot of water for a very long time, many shippers barely put any water in bag, just enough to keep them wet.

It is a good question to ask though.

 

[Captain Quint]

It's probably my use of !'s Happy New Year to you and Happy Reefing!

It's hard to tell when it is just here in black and white sometimes and we simply don't have the ability to see ones face, nor hear a tone. That is the only flaw with any kind of social media.

Thanks for responding to my friend. I do appreciate it.

 

[Captain Quint]

Well, go w/ your gut on that one I guess, but I doubt the lights are an issue for the anemone, YOU could actually be tanning your eyeballs if you are working under your lights for any length of time.

I personally do my WC's before lights even come on.

Many years ago I had wondered myself about exposing nems, and then I saw photos of huge reefs 3-5' out of the water in Australia on extreme tides w tons of anemone's exposed and in bright hot sun, so I doubt the light is an issue, but be careful either way.

Anemone's hold a lot of water for a very long time, many shippers barely put any water in bag, just enough to keep them wet.

It is a good question to ask though.

Great point @davocean

I shut my lighting off if doing w/c from DT but not if doing from the sump.