What is my BTA doing?

[dlh]

My tank is 15 months old. I've had the BTA for 2 months. It found its happy place within a few days and hasn't moved. This week it is holding 1/2 of its foot up (see photos). My LfS did a spin test of my water and everything is spot on.

 

[Saltyreef]

It may be trying to release itself from the rock and float away.

 

[OrionN]

I know, it wants white light.
I CAN’T SEE A THING

 

[dlh]

I know, it wants white light.
I CAN’T SEE A THING

Thanks for the very helpful advice!

 

[Gedxin]

Thanks for the very helpful advice!

To be fair, it's really difficult to tell what's going on in that photo. Can you turn your lights to white and take another pic?

 

[dlh]

To be fair, it's really difficult to tell what's going on in that photo. Can you turn your lights to white and take another pic?

I'll do so and post photos in the AM

 

[dlh]

I know, it wants white light.
I CAN’T SEE A THING

 

[j.falk]

Looks puny...what par readings are you getting from your lights and have you fed it anything?

 

[OrionN]

It looks like it is not well. Need better light, I think. I find that anemones do better with white light rather than blue. It is not attaching to the rock well due to the algae. When anemone go walking, the really inflated their foot, so your BTA is not walking (at least from the picture) even if it does not fully attach to the rock.

 

[dlh]

Looks puny...what par readings are you getting from your lights and have you fed it anything?

I feed it 2x per week. Shrimp and reef roids
I'm running blue to help with algae but I will change adding white

 

[Saltyreef]

Pull the algae out as much as you can with your fingers. Get some large mexican turbos to help graze it down further.

 

[Clownreef]

Hate to be the bad guy..

Your tank is in no shape or form to keep an anemone.

Could you please post your parameters along with current lighting situation?

 

[j.falk]

I feed it 2x per week. Shrimp and reef roids
I'm running blue to help with algae but I will change adding white

All I read was that you don't know the PAR coming from your lights.

 

[Clownreef]

Just to put it in perspective.. this is one of my RBTAs. I have 4 from the same mother.

The absolute number one rule is good water chemistry. Clean, stable water, good flow, great lightning.

I Can bet you have sky high nitrates, high phosphates, low PAR, probably some ammonia, low flow..

It all can be fixed but it requires patience and

 

[Jekyl]

I feed it 2x per week. Shrimp and reef roids
I'm running blue to help with algae but I will change adding white

Haven't fed my nems in years. What lights are you using and what are your parameters?


Also think the algae is an issue.

 

[dlh]

Haven't fed my nems in years. What lights are you using and what are your parameters?


Also think the algae is an issue.

I have 2 Kessil A80's for lighting. Parameters are spot in and I'm working on the algae. Yesterday I bought 4 Mexican Turbo snails and I am doing manual algae removal.

 

[Clownreef]

Where are your phosphates and nitrates at?

 

[Uncle99]

I have 2 Kessil A80's for lighting. Parameters are spot in and I'm working on the algae. Yesterday I bought 4 Mexican Turbo snails and I am doing manual algae removal.

What is “spot in” can you post the numbers.

 

[Jekyl]

What settings for the a80? I have kessil 360s and run them at 95%.

 

[dlh]

I have 2 Kessil A80's for lighting. Parameters are spot in and I'm working on the algae. Yesterday I bought 4 Mexican Turbo snails and I am doing manual algae removal.

Where are your phosphates and nitrates at?

1/15/2023 1:52 PM	Ca	586	ppm	Spin Touch	Halpern Saltwater
1/15/2023 1:52 PM	pH	8		Spin Touch	Halpern Saltwater
1/15/2023 1:52 PM	Phosphate	0.5	ppm	Spin Touch	Halpern Saltwater
1/15/2023 1:52 PM	Nitrite	0	ppm	Spin Touch	Halpern Saltwater
1/15/2023 1:52 PM	Magnesium	2314	ppm	Spin Touch	Halpern Saltwater
1/15/2023 1:52 PM	Ammonia	0.1	ppm	Spin Touch	Halpern Saltwater
1/15/2023 1:52 PM	Alkalinity	152	ppm	Spin Touch	Halpern Saltwater
1/15/2023 1:52 PM	Nitrate	25	ppm	Spin Touch	Halpern Saltwater