thetrueclown
Reefing newb
My anemone is losing its color. I am worried and don't know what to do about it.
anemone help
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dustin_P74
Reef enthusiast
more info please, and possibly a picture. also how old is your tank? how much light do you have?
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Anemones need a lot of light; more than most corals. If you do not have specialized lighting, it will die.
Anemones also need pristine water quality. If you have any nitrates, it will usually die.
Anemones usually only do well in mature, well-established tanks. I do not recommend that anyone get an anemone for a tank that is less than 10 months old, preferably a year.
Anemones are one of the most difficult animals to keep successfully in this hobby and so many people buy them when they have young tanks or insufficient lighting. When anemones get sick or die, they have the potential to poison and wipe out your entire tank and everything else living in it. They are NASTY when they go bad!
Of course, knowing what type of anemone you have will help greatly, as some species are easier to care for than others (i.e. bubble tips are considered the easiest, although they are still very very difficult to keep alive, wherease sebaes are usually considered near impossible to keep alive for anyone).
Anemones also need pristine water quality. If you have any nitrates, it will usually die.
Anemones usually only do well in mature, well-established tanks. I do not recommend that anyone get an anemone for a tank that is less than 10 months old, preferably a year.
Anemones are one of the most difficult animals to keep successfully in this hobby and so many people buy them when they have young tanks or insufficient lighting. When anemones get sick or die, they have the potential to poison and wipe out your entire tank and everything else living in it. They are NASTY when they go bad!
Of course, knowing what type of anemone you have will help greatly, as some species are easier to care for than others (i.e. bubble tips are considered the easiest, although they are still very very difficult to keep alive, wherease sebaes are usually considered near impossible to keep alive for anyone).
yote
In Memoriam
Biff is on the right track.I wouldnt recommend an anemone be kept under any thing less than 9 watts of light per gallon and great water quality.
From what you described,It sounds like yours is bleaching,which is usually from either not enough or the right spectrium of light,maybe both.But coould also be water quality.
Give us a run down of your params.
From what you described,It sounds like yours is bleaching,which is usually from either not enough or the right spectrium of light,maybe both.But coould also be water quality.
Give us a run down of your params.
Doc
I don't work for anybody
good luck. I kept my BTA alive for over 2 years but it was a fatality when I moved my tank. lame they are a pain, but very satisfying if you can keep them alive
-Doc
-Doc
thetrueclown
Reefing newb
It has been doing fine under this light for the past year. I will be doing a water change today. I will try to post a pic later.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
What kind of lights?
Are your bulbs due to be changed, if you don't change your bulbs on time, that could lead to coral and anemone deaths.
Are your bulbs due to be changed, if you don't change your bulbs on time, that could lead to coral and anemone deaths.
thetrueclown
Reefing newb
How do I know when it is time to change them? And all my lights say is 700 on them. The tank was giving to me so idk what kind they are.
yote
In Memoriam
Metal halides,compact florescents,and VHOs should be changes every 8 to 9 months.T-5s every 18 months.
Post a pic of your lights and the bulbs.
Post a pic of your lights and the bulbs.
thetrueclown
Reefing newb
If I were to buy just a reagular 100 watt compact would that work?
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Over a 55 gallon tank, no. That's just 2 watts per gallon. Anemones need at least 8 or 9 watts per gallon.
thetrueclown
Reefing newb
Well what is the best kind of fluorescent to get then? I am really thinking about getting away from my anemones and going more to corals. So what is the best lighting for corals, and what would be the best for anemones? I don't plan on getting any high light corals.
Thanks for all of the help
Thanks for all of the help
yote
In Memoriam
Look into T-5s.
UnderwaterWorld
Reef enthusiast
FYI anenomes are some of the highest light needing reef creatures
