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So my wife decided that my LTA needed to move tanks while was out of town. Every so often it decides to move a few inches in the corner it called home. Well this time it went forward some and was touching her torch colony (20 or so heads and in need of fragging. Not sure who wins that fight, but neither retracted from what she said. Instead of moving her colony a few inches forward, she moved the nem as it was not all the way dug back in yet. She also felt it was ok to move it since my sexy shrimp that did host are now in a bta split that stays up high. The issue with all of this, is she moved it to a whole other tank. She did test the water in my 29 nano cube and drip acclimated it. My worry is that it is now in a 29 nano cube. It did get dug in, pooped, allowing my maroons to host it, and it’s about 60% spread out. I had my son turn the lights down as they are a little stronger then what the nem is used to. Also on a side note, the male clown carrried the poop to the overflow and let it go. Never heard of that before and that’s better then the clowns that host a BTA in the big tank. They just tail swipe it out lol. The biggest questions I have are below and all input is appreciated.

Tank only has a Kenya tree and a small amount of gsp in it. Will the LTA be ok in this tank permenently with the plan to add zoas and palys since that was part of the plan for the tank? (There goes me growing out and breeding rock flower nems in this tank)

I have ATO and soon to be installed AWC, does this change the above of the initial response was a no?

Live stock is CUC (no crabs), 2 small clowns and a lawnmower blenny with no plans for any more fish. Being as my load is light right now, does this help all of the above in making this tank suitable for a large LTA?

If none of the above helps and the nem just shouldn’t be in there, let me know as well. I will just create a section in my frag tank for it, as it runs off of my big tanks plumbing.

Thanks in advance.
 
So my wife decided that my LTA needed to move tanks while was out of town. Every so often it decides to move a few inches in the corner it called home. Well this time it went forward some and was touching her torch colony (20 or so heads and in need of fragging. Not sure who wins that fight, but neither retracted from what she said. Instead of moving her colony a few inches forward, she moved the nem as it was not all the way dug back in yet. She also felt it was ok to move it since my sexy shrimp that did host are now in a bta split that stays up high. The issue with all of this, is she moved it to a whole other tank. She did test the water in my 29 nano cube and drip acclimated it. My worry is that it is now in a 29 nano cube. It did get dug in, pooped, allowing my maroons to host it, and it’s about 60% spread out. I had my son turn the lights down as they are a little stronger then what the nem is used to. Also on a side note, the male clown carrried the poop to the overflow and let it go. Never heard of that before and that’s better then the clowns that host a BTA in the big tank. They just tail swipe it out lol. The biggest questions I have are below and all input is appreciated.

Tank is newly setup with TBLR and live rock from big tank. All rock has spent a few months in a large tub that was plumbed into my big tank. It only has a Kenya tree, macro algae, and a small amount of gsp in it. Will the LTA be ok in this tank permenently with the plan to add zoas and palys since that was part of the plan for the tank? (There goes me growing out lps in this tank, but I get a 12”x12” spot in the big tank)

I have ATO and soon to be installed AWC, does this change the above of the initial response was a no?

Live stock is CUC (no crabs), 2 small clowns and a lawnmower blenny with no plans for any more fish. Being as my load is light right now, does this help all of the above in making this tank suitable for a large LTA?

If none of the above helps and the nem just shouldn’t be in there, let me know as well. I will just create a section in my frag tank for it, as it runs off of my big tanks plumbing.

Thanks in advance.

Pic son took of nem for reference. About 60% spread out and seems happy. Darn clowns wouldn’t stay in the nem for the pic. Thought they were getting feed lol

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It looks good, it might eventually take over a majority of the tank though
 
Pic son took of nem for reference. About 60% spread out and seems happy. Darn clowns wouldn’t stay in the nem for the pic. Thought they were getting feed lol

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Nice set up! Yea that LTA will fine in that tank. It looks nice and healthy also!
 
Crap. Before everyone asks.

SG: 1.026
PH: 8.2
NO2: 0
NO3: 5
PO4: .01
Calc: 420
Mag: 1320
KH: 9
Temp: 78.6

Tested by my son a few hours after the nem pooped. Thankfully he has his own tank full of Acros and knows how to test lol.
 
i've seen captive ones get up to as much as about 18" fully open, but even still, after personally having a 29 biocube and seeing your rockwork I think you have enough room to work with if you stock very limited.

My advice would be, if you're going to plan to add zoas, keep it to zoas and maybe forgo palys. Chances of a new and zoa interaction with a nem that size are pretty high. Nem + Paly and if the paly decides to nuke tank... :( Outside of that, yeah it can work in your setup long term. Definitely run carbon 24/7 with him in a tank that size, outside of that, enjoy it, you're doing good with it so far.
 
i've seen captive ones get up to as much as about 18" fully open, but even still, after personally having a 29 biocube and seeing your rockwork I think you have enough room to work with if you stock very limited.

My advice would be, if you're going to plan to add zoas, keep it to zoas and maybe forgo palys. Chances of a new and zoa interaction with a nem that size are pretty high. Nem + Paly and if the paly decides to nuke tank... :( Outside of that, yeah it can work in your setup long term. Definitely run carbon 24/7 with him in a tank that size, outside of that, enjoy it, you're doing good with it so far.
Carbon is being run in the largest chamber of the media basket. Had son do that first thing. Thanks for the advice on the palys. I didn’t think of that. It’s a very good point. Zoas only it is. And of course some gsp for the back wall lol.
 

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