Is this normal

[Marco V]

This I woke up and saw my anemone the largest it's been since my wife brought it home but now just a few hrs later it looks like it pulled itself in . Is this normal ?

 

[Sqasnatch]

Wouldn't worry too much

 

[AquaRick]

How long have you had it, what lights are you using?

 

[melosu58]

I too am worried about the lighting. Also how old is the tank? They need a mature tank of at least a year old.

 

[Marco V]

I've had it for 2 weeks now. My aquarium is barely 1 month old . My wife went out and bought some stuff without knowing if it was safe or not . I have 260 watt T5's.

 

[AquaRick]

Have you finished cycling your tank? Is that a 6bulb T5 fixture you have?

 

[Marco V]

It's a 4 bulb fixture and here are my last test results from the 24th
Ammonia 0
Trate 40
Trite 5
Ph 8.4
Alkalinity 125.3
Salinity 1.023
Calcium 380

 

[AquaRick]

It doesn't look like you're finished cycling. There should be no trites whatsoever. Trates are high as well. Once you're done cycling, you should aim for <5ppm trates, 1.026 Salinity.

I've seen some BTAs under a 4 bulb T5 fixture, but they've always been high on the top portion of the rock. You could use a bit more lighting to be honest.

I'd return the anemone if you can and wait a bit until things are a bit more stable.

 

[Marco V]

Well returning it is out of the question because I gave the shop a piece of my mind for selling my wife bubble algae as coral . I'm going to see if my buddie has room in his tank to hold it for a while . I really don't want to buy another fixture , is there any add-ins I could use or am I going to have to buy another ?

 

[AquaRick]

I'm sure there are add-ins you can try. a 4 bulb might be enough if you have a piece of rock close to the surface of the water. But you really should wait a bit until your tank cycles before adding any fish or inverts.

 

[Marco V]

Thanks for the replies .

 

[Unwritten]

It also depends when it was doing that.

I just started my saltwater tank about 2 months ago. I kept a blue damsel for about 3 weeks before I made the regrettable jump to a clownfish and anemone. The guy at the store was dumb too.

I did not know about the water circulation pump, RO water, the minimum salt levels, or the fact that the minimum was a 6 month waiting period before adding nems to the tank. I am getting the impression people like to take advantage of women's knowledge or lack there of in salt water aquariums.

I just bought a 2 bulb t5 but it won't be here until Thursday.
Long story short... my sabe anemone turns itself into a cacoon at night which I hear is normal. Is it only happening while the lights are off? Or is this in plane lighting?

 

[Marco V]

It has only happened once and yes the lights were off. It's back to normal now.

 

[Unwritten]

Okay that's what I was hoping. I also recently learned 12 hrs with and 12 hrs without lighting is good