RBTA and Cinnamon or Tomato colwn

gdwats · Oct 18, 2014

RBTA and Cinnamon/Tomato Clown......will it work ok as host?

gdwats · Oct 18, 2014

RBTA and Cinnamon/Tomato Clown......will it work ok as host? I have a 65 gallon Tall glass tank with 4x54W T5 and 2X36W 20kK LED spots, a 1/4 HP inline chiller, AquaC Remora, CV BH90, Vortech MP40w and about 1/3 of the tank is LR....perhaps ~200 lbs in 65 gallon BB.

tigerdragon · Oct 19, 2014

Is it one clown or a pair? It should work fine just make sure bta is big enough or clowns will love it to death

gdwats · Oct 19, 2014

Great, thanks. It is just the one Clown. Had him about a year now. No anemone. No sump, but thinking 10%/week Water change ought to do it. Using RS Coral Pro Salt.

gdwats · Oct 19, 2014

Has anyone had success with a sump-less setup? I used to a 90/60/30 tank/fuge/sump, but pawned it off to an LFS when I thought I was moving . I did not move, and kept all my rock.

Longnose Hawkfish · Oct 19, 2014

I don't use a sump for my nano tank. Water change once a week. Everything is fine jus have to keep up on maintenance.

gdwats · Oct 20, 2014

Good deal. Mine is 65, so I just have a little more water to change weekly. Using RS Coral Pro. I don't have a media reactor either (not a lot of real estate on back as have 2 HOB's and a stupid Penguin with sock filter post pad while i clean things up). Here is my solution for carbon:

Here it is cleaning up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg7ZgWdnAEg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YfzH-EGrFI&list=UUcLgZQgzEi7vGsSvcX3xdjQ

gdwats · Oct 20, 2014

Going to a Large RBTA foe $100. Really nice. Waiting for him to dislodge at an LFS.

gdwats · Oct 20, 2014

Thanks for the move

Thanks for the move to correct forum :usa2:

gdwats · Oct 27, 2014

So my RBTA is loosing color and bubbles. All parameters are good. Here is a video of it one day and the next day:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGp-ts67GV0&list=UUcLgZQgzEi7vGsSvcX3xdjQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdbgpNMu48U&list=UUcLgZQgzEi7vGsSvcX3xdjQ

Any idea what is happening? My first RBTA

Lighting: 4 x 54W T5 (10,000K x 2 & 2 36W 20kK LED spots), 65 gallon tank, chiller, Vortech, 2 X HOB skimmers no sump, 15%/Week WC.