Really bummed

[slo1]

Last week I added a bubble anemone to the tank. Looked like it was doing great.

Last night it got sucked in to a powerhead, gross. I cleaned out what I could. Is there anything I need to do to the tank? Did I do something wrong? Is there something I can do to prevent it from happening? Thanks.

 

[G&NSalty425]

Did it get completely destroyed or just loose some tentacles?

 

[Ed Hahn]

First thing you need to do is do a water change and get waste out of tank. The second thing is relocate powerheads high enough where they are not available for anenome.

 

[returnofsid]

If there's an anemone in a tank, it should be protected by putting sponge sleeves over all powerhead intakes. Even putting them high may not work as anemones are able to float around if un-attached. Because of this, they can be sucked into intakes still. Remove all waste, do a substantial water change and filter with carbon.

You'd be amazed at how resilient BTAs can be. I've had a RBTA go through a powerhead twice in a week. It healed completely within 5-7 days. It's since been given to another reefer, who's had it for over a year. It's thriving and has split numerous times since.

If it was completely destroyed, I'd suggest tossing it so it doesn't continue to contaminate your tank.

 

[slo1]

Thank you guys for the reply. The anemone is toast. Got rid if the big parts this morning. I will do a good job cleaning and start water changes tonight. The tank got pretty slimey last night.

Longer term, would it make any sence to build a closed loop system using powerhead pumps and pvc? I have a glass aquarium and would have to go over the top. I have a wavemaker that pumps plug in to.

 

[returnofsid]

Over the top closed loop sytems are very doable. I did one, but wasn't quite happy with the results so took it apart...lol. It would have worked out much better if I'd had a better pump. AND it was just too visible. With a canopy, it could have been hidden better. Melevsreef has some awesome information on a over the top closed loop using a SQWD. Here's a link to it.
http://www.melevsreef.com/closedloop.html

 

[doublenut]

I had a bubble go through my filter. I got lucky some of the peices started growing in my filter. I now have 3 from the same one.