Rose bubble tipped anemone questions

I have a 120gallon reef tank set up and my Anemone which I have had for about a month now is moving around now. I was up late one night and i noticed that he had puffed up his foot to float around and ended up on the side of the tank closest to my bed so I took and extra rock and shaped it into a shelf like hole that he could sink his foot into. I placed him into the nook and turned off the powerheads in my tank to get him to settle down for the night and he seemed to like it there. I woke up went to a doctors appt. and now he completely pushed his body through the shelf and through the rock osmosis like through a tiny hole and is now half in the dark and half in the light peeking out through a hole about the size of 5inches where half of him is out of the cave and half of him is in the dark. What my question is, is where would be the best place to put him if he decides to uproot again? I have good flow 3/4 up to the top of the tank and good flow in the middle bottom of my tank. Where would the best place to put him be? My lighting is the nova extreme pro 4 bulb system 2 10k white and 2 blue actinic. Also should I just turn the rock around or wait for him to move again?

 

i dont have an anemone but the best place to put him is where ever he decides to be. if he is moving it is probably bc he is looking for a place with better light and or different flow. once he finds a spot he likes he should stop moving. thats the thing with those guys it hard to control em.

What kind of lighting do you have and how is your water flow?

 

My Lighting is 2 10k and 2 blue actinic bulbs Its a Nova Extreme Pro 48'' Ballast with fan, and it is T-5 HO

 

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Anemone is not coral. It's invert like crab or snail. He will move until he finds the right place for him. Just let him be and he will settle down. Do not move his rock once he is settled because he will uproot and move again.

 

who said it was a coral?

 

Saying an anemone is like a crab or a snail is not entirely correct. It is closer compared to coral or jellyfish than a crab or snail.

That aside,

Bubble tip anemones require a lot of light, and your four bulb system may not be enough for it lower in the aquarium. I would move the anemone closer to the light, and try to feed it once it has attached to a surface (if it is already on a rock and you move the rock, simply just continue to feed it every few days).

Anemones will move most often in accordance to the availability of food and light. If it is lacking light, moving is completely essential for the anemone's survival. If it is lacking solid foods, it may decide to relocate. I personally find that feeding an anemone once it is in a spot you like will entice it to remain in that location. However, if the flow is too strong or not strong enough the anemone is going to move regardless.

Most times, you have to simply wait for it to find a suitable location in your aquarium (provided your aquarium has a suitable location) or create one yourself.