xgetsum75x Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 i have a problem with my rbta it used to be huge but now very small and lost its color and hides in between rocks clown fish dont host any more cause it just moves all over the place it doesnt want to eat and im very concerned my levels are all good my skimmer is skimming could it be my temp i dont know please help me out if you can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodlenugs Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 What size tank? what are your water params? How long have you had the rbta? Anything new been introduced to the tank? What kind of lighting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgetsum75x Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 i have a 90 gal tank metal halides just intoduced a mandarin gobie and what do mean about params Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJGreene Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 What wattage are your MHs and how far off the surface are they? Also, when was the last time you changed bulbs? Besides the goby, what other livestock (fish, corals, inverts) do you have in the tank? What kind of water flow do you have in the tank? What kind of filtration do you have on the tank? Water parameters: pH, Alk, nitrates, phosphates, calcium, temp, Specific Gravity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgetsum75x Posted October 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 i have 2 150 watt and in the center 250 watt that were changed 2 months ago live stock i have yellow tang a blenny hippo tang dragon goby two false perculas a yellow and purple gramma and 2 cleaner shrimp and 2 pepermint shrimp 2 hemit crabs snails etc. some purple red mushrooms green star polyps a clam 2 toad stools some zoos three kenya trees zenyas hammers candy canes frog spawn red and green plate coralsand 3 i dont know the name of ill post a pic. also a sand sifting starfish filtration i have a built in overflow box1 power head external pumpprotien skimmer the sump to me seems small but in the prosess of trying to build a refugium but dont have time all this came with plumbing came with tank when i bought it around easter. as for testing the parameters nitrate is at 20 ppm and calcium is at 400 and thats all i have in test kit wise as i bought from uncle bills and was missing phosphate alk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodlenugs Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Temp is an important factor as well as everything else. BTA's can most of the time be very picky to water flow, temp, alk ect. If you have a bta traveling around it is usually because it is not happy due to lack of light, food, too much or not enough flow. Generally with mine they like lower to medium flow and they are about halfway down in a 90 gallon tank with 250's directly over them. I do hand feed them 1-2 times a week and they do not move. It may be a lot of little things bothering it, tough to narrow it down without knowing all your params. Even then it may still be tough. How is everything else in your tank doing? How often do you do water changes? Do you run any additives or phosban or anything? And hopefully last question...how long was it seemingly doing well before you noticed a change, or had it ever been doing well? sorry for the long winded post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralhead317 Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Dave is right on here, when they are happy they tend to stay in one place. When was the last time you fed it? If this is the problem it may be possible to nurse it back to health. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogum99 Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Do you have any other anemones in the tank? I have tried btas with no luck just like your experiencing. I have an established sabae and I think that is why I can't keep any btas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgetsum75x Posted October 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 dont have any other anenomes it was doing good then one day he just shrank and started moving everywhere but other than that my corals are doing good getting bigger everyday fish are fat and i was feeding it 2 times a week for about a year with no problem but just today it stopped moving and it ate but still small i think temp was the issue cause i turned on the heater and it just stopped. to answer your question i do water changes 1 a month 20percent as for additives i just add magnesium calcium component for alkalinity called bi-onici also add dt's as for phosban im gonna check it out ill post a pic of the anenome so you can see thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodlenugs Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 if there was a sudden temp change I could see it becoming not happy...maybe as the temp dropped outside it did as well in your tank. I would monitor your temp for a week or so and make sure you are not fluctuating very much...Stability is key.. Hope all works out well for you and cant wait to see the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgetsum75x Posted October 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 thanks man clown fish r hosting again gonna try that phosban but it still looks sick whish me luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgetsum75x Posted October 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 bfore getting sick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodlenugs Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 I am not sure I would try the phosban without knowing you phos level first. I was asking if you were running it because you can definately run too much! If you decide your going to do it, you need to introduce it slowly to the tank. Before you start trying fixes you (we) need to find the source of the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgetsum75x Posted October 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 i hear that noodle nug trying to pin point problem but cant im gonna buy a new testing kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btuck Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 What are you trying to feed the anemone? Anemones should not be fed anything that is much bigger than their mouth. If you do they can eat the food then spit it back out shortly after the lights go out for the day, so it may look like you are feeding your anemone but in all reality it may still be starving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgetsum75x Posted October 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 you may be right btuck feeding it silver sides with no luck went with krill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodlenugs Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 They benefit a lot from the shell as well. I use mysis shrimp and freeze dried krill as well as small chunks of silver sides from time to time. Mine seem to like the krill the best. I just let them soak for a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgetsum75x Posted October 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 bought new test kit my salinity is at 30 ppt phosphate is at 0.0 calcium is at 400 what else should i be checking for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Not sure what yours reads, but to be at 1.026 my refractometer has to be at 35 ppm. Looks to me salinity could be low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodlenugs Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 I am not sure what the conversion is..although it looks low. I would also check your alk , ph and temp. As well as making sure it is getting food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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