Anenome help!!

[Tipton34]

My Anenome has been looking all shriveled up, but then after some time it opens back up and looks very healthy. All my parameters are perfect. Any ideas?

 

[danbstrong]

My Anenome has been looking all shriveled up, but then after some time it opens back up and looks very healthy. All my parameters are perfect. Any ideas?

Hows yout lighting?

 

[Tipton34]

The tank is 70 gallons. I have a t-5 HO! 4 bulbs with a total of 156 watts. Two 10000k and two actinics

 

[danbstrong]

The tank is 70 gallons. I have a t-5 HO! 4 bulbs with a total of 156 watts. Two 10000k and two actinics

Add any new food or chemicals?

 

[Tipton34]

None other than a drop of iodine every other day for my coral

 

[bigben2057]

Thats not enough light. Anemones need 4 plus watts per gallon your at 2.2 quite low.

 

[JustinKBreen]

Thats not enough light. Anemones need 4 plus watts per gallon your at 2.2 quite low.

I think this would depend on how deep, etc the nem is from the surface wouldn't it?

 

[JustinKBreen]

Nems will often close up a little at night and will really shrink to expel waste. Its normal for nems to close now and again. I would only worry if it stays closed up for more than a day. As long as its mouth is not gaping open you should be ok.

 

[danbstrong]

Nems will often close up a little at night and will really shrink to expel waste. Its normal for nems to close now and again. I would only worry if it stays closed up for more than a day. As long as its mouth is not gaping open you should be ok.

Kinda sounds like not enough light nems usually do better under more powerful lighting or perhaps your bulbs are older idk

 

[Holygral]

Kinda sounds like not enough light nems usually do better under more powerful lighting or perhaps your bulbs are older idk

Agree not enough light and also dosing iodine can be dangerous, you dont need it if you are doing basic water changes, also never dose anything that you are not testing for.

 

[bavass]

Not enough light and dont dose anything you cant or dont test for!

 

[Tipton34]

The Anenome is only 8 inches under the surface when it is perched on top of the rock

 

[danbstrong]

The Anenome is only 8 inches under the surface when it is perched on top of the rock

How old are the bulbs? What are you dosing the iodine for?

 

[Tipton34]

The bulbs are brand new. I was told to dose iodine for my coral

 

[danbstrong]

The bulbs are brand new. I was told to dose iodine for my coral

I wouldn think youd need to dose iodine unless you have a certain coral that requires extra iodine usually your salt mixture will have enough ive never dosed it just my experience im not sayin what your doin is wrong

 

[danbstrong]

I wouldn think youd need to dose iodine unless you have a certain coral that requires extra iodine usually your salt mixture will have enough ive never dosed it just my experience im not sayin what your doin is wrong

How does your nem look today?

 

[danbstrong]

How does your nem look today?

And what type is it?

 

[danbstrong]

And what type is it?

I do know they shrivel to expel waste and such what are your parimeters at?

 

[Tipton34]

Ammonium-0
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-10
Salinity-1.024

 

[danbstrong]

Ammonium-0
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-10
Salinity-1.024

What about ph and alk and cal one thing i noticed in my aquarium is any fluctuation in alk and my coral stress im talkin minor fluctuation for my aquarium it seems that alk dictates wether or not my coral are happy i keep it at 12 dkh