http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:41:18 +0000 Tue, 08 May 2012 11:42:48 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=55905 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=465652&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#465652 Author: Mark Peterson
Subject: 55905
Posted: May 08 2012 at 11:42am

If not, then try to change the water flow direction by placing the powerhead at the other bottom end of the tank, shooting close to vertically up.]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 11:42:48 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=465652&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#465652 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=465549&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#465549 Author: Davidwillis
Subject: 55905
Posted: May 07 2012 at 7:50pm

Ok, one last try.  It has been in this spot for over a day now, so hopefully it will stay there.



]]> Mon, 07 May 2012 19:50:58 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=465549&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#465549 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=465250&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#465250 Author: Davidwillis
Subject: 55905
Posted: May 06 2012 at 1:59pm

I think I had too much flow where it was at.  It stayed retracted all the time, so I moved the pump away, and it started moving around the tank again.  Once it came off, and was floating around the tank.  I have tried rearranging the rock, and water flow, but it ended up back by the overflow.  That seems to be the only place it likes.  Maybe it can attache better to the glass?]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 13:59:37 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=465250&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#465250 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=464542&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#464542 Author: Davidwillis
Subject: 55905
Posted: May 02 2012 at 8:25am

Well I left the pump on, and just checked a couple times to make sure it wasn't moving.  So far it hasn't moved, but the flow is so high it has blown all the sand away.

The lights aren't on yet, and this picture was taken with a flash.  I am hoping once the lights come on it will extend out further.


]]> Wed, 02 May 2012 08:25:26 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=464542&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#464542 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=464519&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#464519 Author: Davidwillis
Subject: 55905
Posted: May 01 2012 at 10:38pm

Mark Peterson wrote: Looks real good to me. See how it's still hydrated, even the bubble tips and how the foot is hydrated and openly searching for an acceptable surface.  Keep your fingers crossed.

Yes, it retracted when I first pealed it off, but seems to recover very quickly.  I had to move some rocks around a little more to keep it from moving to the back (it was heading to the power head in the back of the tank that shoots up to the surface, but it is anemone safe), and turned on my pump (the one it got stuck in!!!) to increase the flow around it(it really seems to like high flow areas).  But it is looking very happy where it is now....lets hope it stays there.

I am not sure if I should shut my pump off at night (since I can't keep an eye on it).  Or if I should leave it on to keep it in place. 
]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 22:38:59 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=464519&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#464519 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=464518&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#464518 Author: Davidwillis
Subject: 55905
Posted: May 01 2012 at 10:33pm

Fish Mama wrote: And I thought the drive to Idaho would be the anenome ,s worse stressor

yea, that was nothing compared to getting stuck in a pump...  But it seems to have handled it well and is looking as good as new.
]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 22:33:04 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=464518&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#464518 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=464469&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#464469 Author: Mark Peterson
Subject: 55905
Posted: May 01 2012 at 5:50pm

Looks real good to me. See how it's still hydrated, even the bubble tips and how the foot is hydrated and openly searching for an acceptable surface.  Keep your fingers crossed.



Edited by Mark Peterson - May 01 2012 at 5:51pm]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 17:50:18 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=464469&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#464469 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=464447&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#464447 Author: Davidwillis
Subject: 55905
Posted: May 01 2012 at 4:14pm

Well I got it moved.  It didn't like it much, and is not attached to anything yet, but I hope it likes it here....




]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 16:14:48 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=464447&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#464447 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=464407&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#464407 Author: Mark Peterson
Subject: 55905
Posted: May 01 2012 at 10:34am

Hi Fish Mama.
For y'all reading this, Fish Mama is one of just a few hobbyists that has been with our group since the early days.

To answer some questions, yes an anemone can slip through a 3/8 inch slit, in fact it can slip through a 1/8 inch slit. A screen cage hanging about an inch distance all around the circular overflow would keep an anemone out. The distance is important. The suction flow is strongest right at the overflow and decreases with increasing distance from the point of suction.

Oh my goodness, in that last pic, the anemone is perfectly situated to be scraped off the glass. Using a metal algae scraper blade (Kent Pro Scrapers are awesome) or even better, a single edge razor blade (in the paint dept. at hardware stores a small plastic single edge razor blade holder/scraper for just a few bucks) scrape that anemone cleanly off the glass. In this case you'll want to scrape close enough to get the coralline algae off the glass. The anemone will come off with the coralline algae. Sometimes anemones don't even close up while they are being scraped off with a sharp metal blade.

The reason the anemone has chosen that spot is twofold:
1- They like to live in caves/dark places for protection. They can easily stretch out to reach the light, but shrink back into the dark hole for protection from predators (puffers, turtles and the occasional butterflyfish) and to ride out a storm/rough sea.
2- They like to stretch into smooth moderately strong current where food is flowing past. The food they absorb is most of their diet. Since an anemone is really just one huge coral polyp, it needs dissolved nutrients for the zooxanthellae algae living in their tissue. Secondarily, their tentacles armed with tiny harpoons can catch dead/almost dead meat that flows past in the smooth current.


Oh, I almost forgot. With the rocks, make a cave area where the water flows smoothly past. After scraping the anemone off the glasss, place it there in that cave area. If it's done quickly right after scraping off, holding it in place with your hand for just a few seconds may be enough to let it attach to a rock. Otherwise, just place it between two rocks to hold it in place. Don't worry about squishing it between the rocks. It cannot be squished.



Edited by Mark Peterson - May 01 2012 at 10:42am]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 10:34:46 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=464407&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#464407 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=464326&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#464326 Author: Fish Mama
Subject: 55905
Posted: April 30 2012 at 6:50pm

And I thought the drive to Idaho would be the anenome ,s worse stressor ]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:50:25 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55905&PID=464326&title=anemone-caught-in-pump#464326