magnificent anemone problems....

This is one of those species better left in the ocean IMO. Heteractis Magnifica, simply grow to big if you can get them to live in an "Artificial" Setting. Also, I agree with a lighting issue Magnifica requires the most intense amount of lighting out of any anemones.

 

I have a 70 gallon with 2x250 HQI metal halides. I definetly don't think just one is enough for an anemone and definetly a magnificent.

 

Agreed, but I think it is important to explain why your statement is true. After all helping should be more about the learning curve rather then the do's and don'ts due to he said- she said. Nothing is set in stone.

I have no experience with this type of anemone, but I know what I have read concurs with your statement. Could you elaborate a little more?

Thanks

 

ok we'll for the amount of lighting that is taking place:
7am the coralife 36'Incher turns on it's the 36 Highout put dual actinic blue bulbs.
after this the aqua medic 250watt HQI metal halide unit turns on and the actinics shut off,the halide unit consist of a 3 month old halide HQI bulb.
after the halide is running for 6 hours the actinics turn back on for an hour and then it's lights out...

as for wavemakers I have 2 koralia #2's aiming diagnal towards the front of the Dt...most of my corals are loving it and i don't seem to want to place it anywhere else...
i also added 2 nano koralia's just to give the system a little more flow but seems not not really make a diffrence...
the tank is 24x40x20 and has a closed glass lid I currently had made for jumpers and prevention of salt splashes...
I'll do a test for the nitrates and phosphates tmw and same with my salinity...
as for heating it's currntly at 77-79 inbetween the 2.

I think i'm overfeeding the nem??? and do you think tiger shrimp is not a diet for these inverts...
thanks btw coraline for the thread pull up on my 83...

 

Could be lack of oxygen due to the closed glass lid?

 

I am sorry but that single 250 hqi is not enough light IMHO. Not to mention, your attincs, I would leave on all the time considering the lighting you have- 25k and attincs is akin to 50 feet of water depth on a some what cloudy day. Are you sure they are 25k or are they 20k?

Please, try additional lighting or a higher PAR (different color, more full spectrum bulb). Or, you could change out the t-5 atinics for some 10k super daylights, that might really help at little cost.

BTW, as for water flow, you really dont need a tsunami, what you need is good low to high flow with in the tank, and the timing of such created requires minimal impact- that is why wave makers are so great - they do this for you (when set up correctly) and are generally inexpensive.

 

I say they are better left in the ocean due to their high mortality rate in a closed system. This can be due to the fact of their origin (Pacific) and location in the ocean. These anemones have been reported to grow up to 3 feet in the wild and they require strong lighting because they are found higher up on rock structures in reefs. I also say they are hard to keep because unlike anemones found closer to shore that tolerate slight fluctuations, this anemone is gathered straight from a pristine reef with plenty of powerful flow. They also require lighting with less blue 6500K or 10,000k because as mentioned earlier they are collected far out but they are only 5 to 20 meters under the water.

 

I agree with you.

Thumb thru these pics and you'll see how big they can get along with the shallow depths they prefer.

http://www.google.com/m/search?site...l=us&client=safari&q=heteractis Magnifica#p=0


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If you do a search you can find tanks that have this anemone and you will see the placement of the anemone is in the rockwork or very close to the sandbed. They need VERY intense lighting.

You mentioned that it split previously. Splitting more often than not is a sign of stress and an attempt at self preservation.

Anemones will not eat too much, maybe too big of pieces which can cause problems with bacterial infections. But they will not eat unless they want to or need to.

This is a basic run down on the Magnifica.

HetMagnifica

 

we'll I've just put an order into a local lighting supplier for closed systems...
i'm going to adding in a 4 strip 36 inch t5HO retro unit in the upcoming holiday season...
although the bulbs will not be all that great...
It will be all HO though...
the package includes 2 10,000k T5HO 2 actinic blue HO powered by a workhorse ballast...
i'm still debating weather I should seprate the 4 and do a 2 ballast seprate switch combination...
Or should I go 4 actinics and keep it with the 1 ballast...