Carbon vs BTA

[Azul17]

Can carbon kill my BTA? I got a new BRS gfo and carbon reactor. After installing it my BTA started to shrivel. Before that I was just running chemi blue and she was doing fine. Do you think carbon is the problem?

 

[Sniperhank]

Carbon can't kill an anemone. Did you rinse the GFO and carbon well before adding it into the system?

 

[Azul17]

Yea I rinsed it. BTA moved to a different location and shriveled. Not sure if she’s just getting acclimated to the new spot or what.

 

[Sniperhank]

Was it a larger amount of GFO than normal? A drastic change in parameters can easily cause stress, even if it is a good one.

 

[Azul17]

Was it a larger amount of GFO than normal? A drastic change in parameters can easily cause stress, even if it is a good one.

It was the normal amount. Before I had chemi blue so I’m not sure if that’s a big change going from chemi blue to gfo and carbon.

 

[Sniperhank]

It just sounds like you added a lot more GFO than what was being used in the system before hand and it caused a quick change that stressed out the anemone. It should be fine, just make sure you gradually add more GFO in the future.