Bleached Crispa Anemone
Hi everyone,
I'm hoping someone here may be able to offer some advice...
I am very new to marine tanks and have had my tank set up for a little over a year. I have been trying to take it slow and have 2 clowns and a couple of rhodactis which seem to be doing well.
My problem: I visited my usual supplier about 4 months ago and let myself be talked into getting a purple crispa anemone. My parameters at that point had been stable but I really was (and still am) lacking some knowledge of how to look after him. I realised after I got him home (and researched) that he was totally bleached, but otherwise he acclimated well.
For the last couple of months he has been attached to the base of the tank (beneath the sand), hasn't appeared 'sick' at any point, has sticky tentacles and readily accepts food every few days. However, he doesn't seem to be regaining any zooxanthella. Am I doing something that may be preventing his recovery?
Parameters:
Ammonia, nitrate = 0
Nitrate = 0.5 ppm
Kh = 8 dkh
pH = 8.1
Phosphate = 0.2 ppm
Ca = 400 ppm
Under AI hydra led light - Spectrum/intensity may be the issue? I've read that nems should be under at least 14 000k...
Thanks!
I'm hoping someone here may be able to offer some advice...
I am very new to marine tanks and have had my tank set up for a little over a year. I have been trying to take it slow and have 2 clowns and a couple of rhodactis which seem to be doing well.
My problem: I visited my usual supplier about 4 months ago and let myself be talked into getting a purple crispa anemone. My parameters at that point had been stable but I really was (and still am) lacking some knowledge of how to look after him. I realised after I got him home (and researched) that he was totally bleached, but otherwise he acclimated well.
For the last couple of months he has been attached to the base of the tank (beneath the sand), hasn't appeared 'sick' at any point, has sticky tentacles and readily accepts food every few days. However, he doesn't seem to be regaining any zooxanthella. Am I doing something that may be preventing his recovery?
Parameters:
Ammonia, nitrate = 0
Nitrate = 0.5 ppm
Kh = 8 dkh
pH = 8.1
Phosphate = 0.2 ppm
Ca = 400 ppm
Under AI hydra led light - Spectrum/intensity may be the issue? I've read that nems should be under at least 14 000k...
Thanks!
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