Sad bubble tip anemone?

GammaYankee

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I have this bubble tip anemone for two months. It stayed at the spot I picked for him for more than a month. Last week, it started to move and looked unhappy.
This morning, I saw its tip retracted and it just looks sad.

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Water parameters are pretty okay I guess. I use the Red Sea test kits.
NH3 - 0
No2 - 0
NO3 - 10
PH - 8.2
KH - 10

I am using the NICREW Aquarium LED Reef Light at 40% Blue and 5% White. So my guess it could be insufficient lighting... I turned of the blue channel to get better pictures.

Can anyone tell me if there is anything I can do for this poor guy? Thanks a lot!
 
Have you tested your Phosphate? Tank looks new. What is the size of the tank? They do not like big swings in parameters, which could happen in small or new tank.
My own experience with the BTAs is that lighting is the king. They can be pretty tolerant to other things if you have great lightings, and I have seen some people even purposely change their parameters to get the BTAs split.
BTW the green tint on your rock looks like early signs of good coralline algae.
 
Thanks. Unfortunately, the BTA died several weeks ago.
It's a 25-gallon tank and it is pretty new. I guess I learned the lesson the hard way...
It is sad. BTA can be a hit or miss. I lost a few before i start seeing it taking over the tank (about 15 now)
 
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