anemones

My green bubble tip anemones have turned purple one day after adding them to the tank. What could be the cause?

Thanks

 

hello gene

can you give a few more details
how long has the tank been set up, whats in there, and what lighting have you got
also what are your Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, phosphate, PH and DKH levels

you say nems as in plural, how many did you add?

most problems with nems occur in relatively new tank set ups with water quality issues and under insufficient lighting

People will require more details , if you could complete the form in the ASAP section, then all the details would help

Steve

 

Thanks for the reply

Hello Steve,

I actually have three. One was given two me. And adopted other two when a person was breaking down their tank.

My parameters are as follows:

Brief description of the problem.
A picture(s) will also help.
PARAMETERS (important)
Temperature: 80F
PH: 8.1
Ammonia: undetectable
Nitrite: undetectable
Nitrate: undetectable
Salinity: 1.025
dKH/KH/Alkalinity:7
Magnesium: 1280
Calcium: 390
Phosphate: did not test
Test kits you own:
Liquid or Strips: both
Brand Name: Red Sea, Seachem
Are they Expired?: no


Tank size? 58 gallon with 10 gallon sump
Estimated total system? around 40 gallons

Reef, fish only or, freshwater? reef

Current inhabitants? What and how many? 4 green chromis, Flame angel, yellow tang, zoanthids, yellow star polyps, xenia, hammer coral, 3 green bubble tip anemones
Clean up crew? crabs

How long has your tank been set-up? 4 years from previous owner. I moved everythig including water and have had it setup for 4 months

Substrate.
Type? sand
Depth? 2 inches

Live rock? yes
How much? approximately 50 pounds
Did you recently add some? no

Filtration.
Type? 10 gallon sump
Protein skimmer? Sea Urchin
Do you wet or dry skim? no
Maintenance schedule for filtration?
Drilled tank/hang on back overflow? back overflow
Sump/refugium. What's in it and how much? 10 gallon
Macro? What kind?

Lighting.
Lighting type? 2 150 watt metal halide
Age of bulbs? 6 weeks

Feeding
What? formula 2 frozen
How much? quarter of block
How often? once a day

Water change schedule.
How much? 10 gallons
How often? every two weeks
What salt brand? Instant Ocean
Water source? RO from Walmart

Additives/supplements used? B Ionic two part (just starting using)

Do you have a ground probe?
What kind of flow does your tank have? sump return and Korilia 3 powerhead

Any additional info you would like to share.... Including anything different that you have done/not done.

Let's get to the bottom of this. Any of the above info that is questionable to you is pertinent to keeping a happy/healthy tank/wallet.

 

Wow very thurough. Only things I could think of that might be causing this is stress from being moved. Acclimation to your lighting maybe it wasnt that spoiled before. Or it could be the 3 anenomes not getting along.

 

You do need to get your Cal up to around 440..
Would love to see pictures..
Good Luck, Larry

 

Wow - nice post gene, very detailed
cant find a lot wrong with what you posted, although as Larry said Cal is below what is considered normal and as such so is the mag

are the nems in better light than they where or worse?

it may be something as simple as the nem expelling its symbiotic algae ( Im not going to even try to spell the proper name) as a result of the light changes or the move

if its this, once the acclimatise then they become re populated and the colour comes back

sorry I cannot give definitive answer, the above is just my suspicion based on information given

Steve

 

A calcium of 390 is fine, and is definitely not the issue here.

 

There most likely is not an issue at all, and its just the anemones reacting to your lights.

 

Why is it that I can type "sea anemone" into Google and find all kinds of information and YOU cannot do it?
OK, here:

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Actinia
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sportsbook

 

Sometimes its nice to ask a question that you feel people who are qualified from experience will answer

there is a lot of information on the web and much of it is good quality information

but IMHO , there is no substitute for getting the opinion of people who have a common interest - its good to talk to people even though its remote and time zones may affect the timeliness of replies

I have been on this site for a few months and I already know that there are certain people who post on this site, whose opinions would be more valuable to me than anything I could find on the web

the good news is that nobody has to answer any questions that they dont want to and that everyone who does participate can pick and choose what they contribute towards

hopefully the original poster will not be put off from asking questions
and hopefully if you ever have any questions and google wont give you answers your happy with , please post the question on here as I am 100% certain someone will be able to help you with it.

thats how I roll

Steve