My BTA propagation tank

[mochaclownlover]

I finally got around to setting up my BTA propagation tank. The tank is still cycling and the light hasn't come in yet, but other than that every thing is going great

p.v.c lighting bar

Who's going in the tank

 

[ProjectAnemone]

What do you have for filtration and flow?

 

[mochaclownlover]

At the moment, i have a small pump that has a area to keep some filtration media(carbon).

I will be upgrading to a large power head (or two) with a cage and a power filter to hold the media.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Cool!

 

[jayjigga]

Not sure if a clown is the greatest to add to a propagation tank...I'm assuming you're planning on splitting nems by cutting, not natural means. Don't think nems fare as well to the constant badgering of a clown when trying to heal up, but it does happen. You want to give the nems as much of a surviving chance as they can get.

 

[mochaclownlover]

Almost there.....

Just 46 days left...

 

[mochaclownlover]

Jayjigga , thank you for that reminder i completely forgot Thankfully he is only an inch long. i will try it and see how it goes.(maby he will only like one anemone) wishful thinking

 

[Stephanie11]

Nice! I just cut two rbtas today. I put them in breeder boxes. In my 40

 

[mochaclownlover]

Nice! Hope they heal up well

 

[mochaclownlover]

Just called my local fish store( living reef orlando) and they have some green and rose BTAs for a very reasonable price

 

[g6gang]

What size tank and what kind of ligting.

 

[mochaclownlover]

A two and a half year old 14 gallon bio cube( plus a phosban reactor) and a Steve's led kit SPS extreme with blues at 100% and white at 85%

 

[g6gang]

Do you know what par they put out?

 

[mochaclownlover]

Sorry, i was thinking this was a different thread. The tank is a 10 gallon and i ordered a 54 watt led bulb, but it hasn't arrived yet. I am using water from my cycled tank to give it the jump start. the tank will hopefully be ready by the end of september.

 

[esongt]

Here's my bta frag tank picture just finish yesterday 60 reg.
My old frag tank 60 reg. and those r some cutting and split from the mother colony.

 

[jayjigga]

Sorry, i was thinking this was a different thread. The tank is a 10 gallon and i ordered a 54 watt led bulb, but it hasn't arrived yet. I am using water from my cycled tank to give it the jump start. the tank will hopefully be ready by the end of september.

Live rock is a better "jump start" than old tank water. There's not much bacteria in comparison, so if you can, load up with rock instead of just water.

 

[Reefmon]

Nice! I just cut two rbtas today. I put them in breeder boxes. In my 40

Was this your first time doing that?

 

[mochaclownlover]

i have some rock from my established tank in there, going to add some more this week

 

[Reefmon]

Live rock is a better "jump start" than old tank water. There's not much bacteria in comparison, so if you can, load up with rock instead of just water.

Yea, live rock is better. I had rbta in my main tank but they started splitting and moving too much. I took out rock and water from my main tank and placed the everything including the anemones in a 24 gallon tank. All is well

 

[mochaclownlover]

wish mine would split like that