Anenome in powerhead

[Matthew Meyer]

Added a rose bubble tip anenome to the flu ville 13.5 aquarium yesterday. I waited for the anenome to settle and it moved around the tank and found a spot it liked and I turned up the lights. I came home today to find the anatomy halfway in the wavemaker. The tank is a little cloudy but all the corals seem to be very happy still. I think I'm going to do a 50% water change and leave the anatomy in there to see what happens.

 

[Matthew Meyer]

Foot is undamaged

 

[Qwiv]

There like magnets. Have 3 more aneno es for yah, free of charge.

 

[Matthew Meyer]

There like magnets. Have 3 more aneno es for yah, free of charge.

Dude. Im so upset about it. I literally like waited for it to settle and it was looking happy. Do you think i should pull the half that remains out? Could it recover? Appreciate it.

 

[Qwiv]

Wait and see. It could.

 

[Meshmez]

Run some carbon.
Nems in a small tank with powerheads, especially close to rockwork, is a pretty bad idea...

 

[popper]

Beautiful clowns.

 

[Coral reefer]

Run some carbon.
Nems in a tank with other corals is a pretty bad idea...

Fixed

 

[Meshmez]

Fixed

 

[B the Nano Reefer]

Like someone else said. Run carbon had this happen the other day, no other casualties. Did a 25% water change, ran carbon and tossed the nem

 

[Darkxerox]

Had this happen to me last month. Turn the pump off, try to leave it hanging so it can untangle itself if possible. Carbon, water change. If 50% or more is still intact, it should be fine.

 

[JVU]

Added a rose bubble tip anenome to the flu ville 13.5 aquarium yesterday. I waited for the anenome to settle and it moved around the tank and found a spot it liked and I turned up the lights. I came home today to find the anatomy halfway in the wavemaker. The tank is a little cloudy but all the corals seem to be very happy still. I think I'm going to do a 50% water change and leave the anatomy in there to see what happens.

If you changed the lights and flow after it seemed settled that’s likely the reason it started trying to find a new spot.

Sucks but the advice above is good.

 

[Matthew Meyer]

If you changed the lights and flow after it seemed settled that’s likely the reason it started trying to find a new spot.

Sucks but the advice above is good.

You are correct. I'll be supervising from now on. Looks like he may pull threw.

 

[Matthew Meyer]

Salt mixing now. Will do a WC soon. Looks like the anenome moved on his own. All tank inhabitants look unaffected.

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

On 13.5g tank you should upgrade the return pump to a DC so the flow is adjustable and is strong enough that you don’t need a wave maker. 0% chance of a shredded anemone at that point.

 

[thephoreefer]

Mines in box

 

[thephoreefer]

I bought a zen reef box ( you can use any box ) and I put aquarium plastic mesh around. This makes to impossible for it to escape.

 

[Matthew Meyer]

On 13.5g tank you should upgrade the return pump to a DC so the flow is adjustable and is strong enough that you don’t need a wave maker. 0% chance of a shredded anemone at that point.

This is probably a bulletproof idea.

 

[Matthew Meyer]

View attachment 40774Mines in box

Wow amazing color!

 

[sfsuphysics]

FYI the biggest issue with anemones in powerheads is that the little stinging cells that normally are attached to their tentacles can get chewed up and thrown in the water column and they are still capable of firing off and stinging everything that gets into contact with them. Not sure if carbon will fix that.