RBTA Help...

[chrisdamage]

Hey guys, I have been having some problems with my 2 RBTA's. They are both in my 20Long tank.

Parameters:

Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 0ppm
pH: 8.1
SG: 1.024

Lighting:

70W MH HQI Viper K2 14,000K bulb

Flow:

Return and intake for HOB fuge and a Koralia 1.

Tank has been set-up for about 2 weeks.

This anemone was a rescue from a LFS where he was getting beat up on by some clowns so I got him at a very good discount. He was a huge pain to get off the rock but I eventually did so with minimal damage to its foot. It has been in the tank for 3 days and has looked sort of closed up like this the whole time. Is it still healthy or is there anything I can do for him?


This guy is a bigger RBTA that I have had for about 2 months. I bought him and put him in my 34g Solana under a 150W MH HQI and he browned out (I learned that this was because he was receiving too much light) and he has pretty much looked like this since after about 1 week since I brought him home. I decided to put him in the 20Long because it had less powerful lighting and I thought it might appreciate that a little more so 2 days ago, I put it in the current set-up. I tore his foot a tad bit removing him from the rock in my Solana and then again removing him from the plastic cup I brought him to the 20Long in. He is looking pretty bad (droopy, tentacles not extended, spit out some zooanthallae, and as a little bit of white stuff near its mouth, mouth agape, browned out)... is there anything I can do to save him?


Sorry for the long-winded post but I just wanted to get as much information out there as possible right from the start. Thanks in advance for the help.

[PHIL GUY]

Tank has been set-up for about 2 weeks? your tank has to go through a cycle first that can last between 4 and 6 weeks be4 you put anything in it,exept mybe a demsal or un cooked shrimp to process the cycle

but some people do things to speed up the cycle......its been only 3 days.. give it a weak and watch very closely that it dosent start to fall apart and expell its insides(organs) through its mouth, this is a bad sign to get it out of your tank fassssssst!!!!!ive heard when they die they can let off poisons in your tank that can kill other live stock in your tank..if this happens do alot of water changes and run carbon for about 2 weeks.... good luck

[chrisdamage]

The LR and everything has already cyled before being put into the tank. Look at my parameters... nothings amiss. Everything else is doing fine in the tank.