New Gigantea( Pics added)

[Monti-Man]

Originally Posted by Der_Iron_Chef

Damn...that sure is nice! Can't wait to get mine Just waiting on the new tank to be ready (eek!)...

Your looks very good as we'll Drew. You were right they are pretty much the giants of the tank

Originally Posted by Myka

Nice one!!! I love carpet anemones.

That sure looks like an awfully new tank to be putting an anemone into though!

Nope its not. The rock that it is against is just newly cured eco rock.Bought some to fill in the rest of the tank and i had to give him a fair chunk of real estate of his own so these are the rocks he got

[Monti-Man]

We'll all still seems good. Now he has out of the sand and attached to the rock face
Mouth still tightly closed and at some point today i will turn on the other vortech. I tried to last night but it almost pulled him out of the sand.Sooo not entirly sure how to pull this off without unattching him. I tried having it on low but that didn't work either. So i may have to move the powerhead and try and work with it that way.

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Hey...regarding our yellow Giganteas....this article (quoting Sprung & Delbeek) suggests that they're bleached green specimens. Either way, they'll be spectacular!

http://www.reefflections.com/anemone.htm#yellow

[Monti-Man]

I did read that as we'll. And Tony had said he thought they would turn a darker beige colour. But like you i am okay with that. Its just cool that we can keep these creatures alive in our tanks
I can't wait to see yours at home with you as we'll. When did you figure your tank would be ready?

I had said to Dennis yesterday you know you have a problem when you will drive all the way to Calgary just to pick up an anemone and then turn around and drive all the way back
God i need a life...lol

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Monti-Man

Nope its not. The rock that it is against is just newly cured eco rock.Bought some to fill in the rest of the tank and i had to give him a fair chunk of real estate of his own so these are the rocks he got

Oh good!!! Is this your 180g that it's in? Got a FTS?

[Monti-Man]

Yep it is in the 180. I will take some this afternoon when the lights come on

[Myka]

You're brave putting an anemone in a reef! I hear that the carpets tend to not move around much though, like the Bubble tips do.

[Delphinus]

Mine never really have moved around much. As they've grown they've shifted around a little, or picked a neighbouring rock that was larger, and so on. I think I've also noticed them move a little if I go a little too long between feedings. But rarely more than 6". Nowadays I just feed a tiny bit of mysis every day or two and that seems to keep them placated. I think if you can get them in a spot where they're happy (flow-wise and lighting-wise), they tend to stay put.

[Monti-Man]

Okay we'll. Here is an update. He is now 1/4 on the rock and the rest of his foot is on the top of the sand. I am having issues with getting the flow right. He seems to just be moving to the left and not counter current wise. Mouth is a little open now about the size of a quarter i guess and he looks like he is losing some zooentelle(sp). Looks like little black seeds coming out of his mouth? Not sure what that is about. But no inside showing at all. Generally looking okay just gotta get the flow right

And no i'm not worried about the sps. Currently they are on the other side of the tank and i don't think he is gonna go to far. He has a brand new bulb above him and lots of rocks for him to pick and choose from.

[a4twenty]

Originally Posted by Monti-Man

Looks like little black seeds coming out of his mouth? Not sure what that is about.

if it's black it is probably waste ( pooh ), zooxanthellae usually comes out brown and stringy. my new carpet did the same thing the day after feeding.

nice nem