3 day lights out warning if you have an Anemone

[wallysworld]

I am on my second day of lights out to kill off some unwanted cyano algea. Figured with Earth day and all it would be a good time.
Well tonight I can home to find my Magnifica had moved after 6 months of being in the same place. Yes this is the first time I tried lights out. The worst part is the magnifica seems to have done alot of damage to most of my sps's. It's always the little details that get you everytime!

Hope maybe this can help somebody... This is just my experience.

-Walter

 

[mckostya]

yes my rbta used to move as well. thats the risk you are going to take i guess.

 

[pmoneyt]

my rbta didnt move at all when i did my lights out for 3 days

 

[KathyC]

Sorry to hear that! Unfortunately the downside to anenomes..they aren't predictable and I would assume the lack of light caused him to go try and find a nice rock in the sun
You might need to take a different approach.

 

[wallysworld]

Yes I agree with you all. However maybe it was just my bad luck but in all the threads (KathyC's...) I read nowhere did I hear this mentioned. Hence the point of this thread. Risk are fine but implies knowing about a possible issue. I didn't and I hope this thread will inform others of the "Risk".

Thanks,
Walter

 

[masterswimmer]

Walter, major bummer. I'm terribly sorry to hear this. I also run lights out for 3 days every month. I've got two RBTA's and they never move. It never dawned on me to mention the possibility.

Once again, sorry for the troubles, but glad you took the time to warn others :grouphug:

Russ

 

[KathyC]

Yes I agree with you all. However maybe it was just my bad luck but in all the threads (KathyC's...) I read nowhere did I hear this mentioned. Hence the point of this thread. Risk are fine but implies knowing about a possible issue. I didn't and I hope this thread will inform others of the "Risk".

Thanks,
Walter

Now I feel doubly badly...my anenomes are in a different tank than my 120 that I did the 'lights out' thing with. I think I might have mentioned that my small pink anenome might have ventured out into the open (finally) as he was enjoying the lack of all those lights, but didn't think about the possibility of others anenomes looking for light.

Like Russ , I do appreciate your bringing this up to warn others and will make sure it is added to the other thread!
Again, sorry for your losses

 

[wallysworld]

Well hopefully my losses arent too bad? Can sps recover from the stinging? I have 2 acro's and 3 digi's that are completely sealed up. My 10yr old son made a good point saying maybe they were like that because of the light being out and maybe they will recover? I hope he's right!

Kathy don't feel bad this is why experience from so many on this site is awesome. You had one experience I had another. But the important part is we both did something to benefit others. Your thread was awesome btw.
I make my living solving problems for big corps (banks, securities...) so I love getting working through an issue and experiencing things few have seen or noticed. In the world of fish and coral's its much more rewarding. The fish don't thank me but niether does anybody else. The stuff I do nobody ever hears about.

Anyway I am rambling...

Have a good night,

Walter

 

[sjsoto]

Bummer,........

 

[onegreenray]

walter wheres the thread on the lights out? first i have heard of it?

 

[wallysworld]

There are a few. Do a search on getting rid of cyano...
KathyC's thread is probably the most hit.

 

[greggnyce]

Sorry to hear about the losses Walter.

 

[wallysworld]

Thanks, Live and learn what else can I say?

 

[KathyC]

walter wheres the thread on the lights out? first i have heard of it?

Here is the one I started:
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/general-discussion/55855-attacking-cyanobacteria.html

I also added the warning regarding the possibility of anenomes in motion during lights out to the first post