180g ClownFish Harem Tank Build

zagviper71 · Sep 11, 2017

While my tank has been sitting fallow last few weeks recovering from marine velvet. I decided to make my 180g into a clownfish harem tank. Figure I should be able to buy the whole clutch from a breeder, just got decided on what species. Soo, last night decided to redo some rock work to make more room for all the bta's.

So anyone needs to get rid of or dont want their BTA's msg me. Figure I need 2 dozen to start and get growing before 11/1/17 is when I can add fish again to my tank.

Thanks...

Lance M. · Sep 11, 2017

I like the aquascape. Off topic- How did you do your sides and back? Great stuff?

Wieloch89 · Sep 11, 2017

zagviper71 · Sep 11, 2017

Lance M. said:
I like the aquascape. Off topic- How did you do your sides and back? Great stuff?

Yes that is the 3D rock wall.. egg crate and black pond expanda foam. Then I silicone the panels to the sides of the glass.

zagviper71 · Sep 11, 2017

Well traded some coral to the LFS for 2 rbta and 1 bright green BTA.

4 down.. about 21 to go!

Cherub · Sep 11, 2017

try not to get too many, they split and all

zagviper71 · Sep 11, 2017

Denvercherub said:
try not to get too many, they split and all

I hope they split!! save me some $$$. With me putting 40'ish clown fish in my tank.. I have to make sure I have plenty of bta's for them to hid and to keep aggression down.

Wieloch89 · Sep 11, 2017

zagviper71 said:
I hope they split!! save me some $$$. With me putting 40'ish clown fish in my tank.. I have to make sure I have plenty of bta's for them to hid and to keep aggression down.

I'm sure at least 2 of those bta's that you put in Will split within a week. It's typical for them to in a new system.

zagviper71 · Sep 16, 2017

Little BTA update...

3/4 have stayed right were I put them over a week ago.. 1 is mia, guess he is doing a sight seeing tour of the tank to determine were he likes it. Hope in the next few days I should(?) be adding up to 11 more BTA's.. 1 Rainbow 10 GBTA... Then got at least 2 secured up to a total of 12 rainbows end of October.

zagviper71 · Sep 17, 2017

And the walk-a-thon is on!! Picked up 9 GBTA's from a fellow reefer in the area! after the 1 hr acclimation period to my water in the tank they went! Turned all my power head and pumps off till I got them in place and there foot was attached. So I tried to place them were I would like them.. but we all know 99/100 there gonna be strolling around for a while.. hence I removed my remaining coral to the sand. A few shots of them finding a happy home:

zagviper71 · Sep 17, 2017

Some more pics... Total is now 3 RBTA's, and 1 Neon Bright BTA, and 9 GBTA, tomorrow picking up a rainbow BTA.

kinetic · Sep 17, 2017

Looks great. Those green ones have purple tips? That's incredible.

Are you only filling it with BTA's?

I think it's funny 99/100 will start walking. They will first go tap your corals on the sand, then find a good spot most likely =X

I was thinking of BTAs too, but I want to keep ocellaris, and with my luck, 100% sure the ocellaris will just go host the powerhead rather than any BTA. So I'm hoping to find some beautiful H. Magnifica to increase my luck of the clowns accepting the anemone as a host.

zagviper71 · Sep 23, 2017

Little update.. been 1 week now since I added 9 (only 7 made it) GBTA... and add 1 RBTA this past Thursday. My total is up to 13 BTA's... about 1/2 way there to my starting point of 24. Redid some rock work to get a couple to move into view.. lol

MCooper · Sep 23, 2017

Very cool! Looking forward to watching this thread

FinnyGyrrl · Sep 26, 2017

zagviper71 said:
Little update.. been 1 week now since I added 9 (only 7 made it) GBTA... and add 1 RBTA this past Thursday. My total is up to 13 BTA's... about 1/2 way there to my starting point of 24. Redid some rock work to get a couple to move into view.. lol

Can you tell me please which powerheads you use? Placement? Recommendations? (Coming from, a history of past anemones who felt urgent need to investigate powerheads!!) Thanks!!
Beautiful tank.
Love how you designed your rock!!!

zagviper71 · Sep 27, 2017

FinnyGyrrl said:
Can you tell me please which powerheads you use? Placement? Recommendations? (Coming from, a history of past anemones who felt urgent need to investigate powerheads!!) Thanks!!
Beautiful tank.
Love how you designed your rock!!!

I run 2 of the newest jeabo 40's.. about 2/3 high on each side of the tank centered. My only draw back is I cant move them due to the 3D rock wall, only run them on speed setting 2 out of 10 and only turned up 1/4 on the slow to fast dial. I also have the foam cover on the power heads as well.

Dsnakes · Sep 27, 2017

I can't wait to see that teaming with clowns! Going to be awesome.

ash9965 · Sep 28, 2017

have you thought about adding a sebae or 2

zagviper71 · Sep 30, 2017

ash9965 said:
have you thought about adding a sebae or 2

I would like to.. got to do some research on mixing different types of that many nems in 1 tank.

zagviper71 · Oct 5, 2017

This is why we remove all corals when putting the BTA's in a tank.. lol. Everyone was happy for 2 weeks.. then it started! Walk-a-thon! Only 3 stay put.. the others have no mind and are exploring the country side now for 2 days and yes I do have power head guards!! Might downsize my power heads from a 40 down to a 20. See if I can cut back the flow a little more, already have the 40's on lowest speed and fan pulse. Notice the GBTA in the center is about 9" diameter if he would lay flat!!