http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/ Discuss Marine invertebrates en Thu, 23 May 2013 15:03:24 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/images/misc/rss.png http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/ http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/showthread.php?t=112106&goto=newpost Sat, 04 May 2013 00:32:53 GMT As the title says; my orange BTA isn't doing very well lately. It has been deflated for three days now and the mouth is open for the most part. I'm surprised it hasn't moved from the live rock it's on and I have taken that rock and moved it to other parts of the tank to increase light and flow with no real effect. The Tomato Clown still finds the BTA and wiggles in it but most of the tentacles are retracted.
I have read up on the demise of anemones and their slow dying process followed up by really polluting the tank.
There is no smell (I even held it under my nose last night when I moved it up on the rocks), nothing is coming out of the mouth, some tentacles are still inflated but only half their size.
My water parameters are as follows;

Ammonia - 0ppm
Nitrite - 0ppm
Nitrate - 0ppm
Ph - 8.4
Calcium - 22
Kh - 10
Phos - .25
Temp. 79 degrees F
Salinity - 1.025

The tank is around 6 months old (yes I know it is recommended to have an older stable set-up), and all the coral I have are doing really well.
The lighting is a 420 razor led 3 panel 160w 16,000 unit which is programmed to dim down in the evening and brighten up in the late morning.
The BTA was accepting thawed frozen Omega reef formula pieces and all seemed well.

When do I give up on it and remove it from the tank before it nukes everything?
Is there a chance of recovery and how is that achieved?

I hate this. ]]> Marine Invertebrates Strider199 http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/showthread.php?t=112106