Anemone always gravitates to underside of LR

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  1. jackerma

    jackerma Bristle Worm

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    I am curious as to why my anemone always moves to the underside of a piece of LR. Don't these like a great deal of light. I have 2 150 watt MH in a 120 with Actinic blue T5 lights as well. It also shrinks a good bit. Any help would be appreciated.
     
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  3. bc219

    bc219 Millepora

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    What kind of anemone is it? Maybe yours finds the lighting too bright? Not much behavior control possible with an anemone :)
     
  4. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    Well, 2x150MH is not a great deal of light over a 120 at all. Quite a bit on the low side of the lighting scale IMHO. Whats the wattage of the T5's?
    What type of anemone? How old is the tank?
     
  5. reefman1132

    reefman1132 Skunk Shrimp

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    too much flow on it?
     
  6. bc219

    bc219 Millepora

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    That's why I was asking what kind it is, although I thought they all pretty much liked high lighting, maybe theres one that does not?

    Or maybe it's not happy with the waterflow in the rest of the tank and it finds a happy medium there?

    One of my tanks has two T5's and some PC's and the seabe sits on the side of the rock in about the middle of the tank...
     
  7. reefman1132

    reefman1132 Skunk Shrimp

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    oh and what are its tank mates? Also as pack asked, how old is this tank?
     
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  9. jackerma

    jackerma Bristle Worm

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    it is a green BTA... I was told those were the easiest. 54 watt T5. The lighting part was the reason I was asking... It is basically moving away from the light. The tank is about 5 months
     
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    jackerma Bristle Worm

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    Tank mates are a pair of clowns, a yellow tang, and an Emporer angel.
     
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    What flow is on it? Whats the age of the tank?
     
  12. jackerma

    jackerma Bristle Worm

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    None of the powerheads (Koralia 3, Marineland 450 GPH, and 1000 GPH return) are aimed at it. 5 months tank age