BTA care

Moonstream

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well, after thinking for awhile I have decided that I do want to have a nem for my clowns. from what I gather the BTAs are the best chioce. I dont know if my tank would, however, be a good enough enviorment for one. I will wait (of course), till the tank is 6 months old. here are the specs.
20g AGA display tank
29g AGA baffless sump/ fuge
96 watts t5 lighting (no SLR, but will be getting them before I get the nem)
coralife super skimmer
20-30 lbs LR in main tank
30-40 lbs LR in sump/ fuge
1 100 watt heater, 2 25 watt heaters
2-3" DSB in sump/fuge
1/2-1" SSB in display

inverts are snails, pom pom crab, various LPS, zoas, shrooms, softys, hermits, shrimp. fish are 2 percs, several more small fish. will this be an okay tank for the nem? my LFS has some amazing GBTAs in from time to time, they are small tho (about 2-3"), will the clowns be okay hosting in one that small? (I know they may not host t but I can try lol:p). also, none of this is in the tank yet.
 
wow, it looks like u've done your research :) your system sounds like it'll be very stable for an anemone after a few months. yeah, the only problem i would see is that the 'nem would be too small and the clowns would end up stressing it. I'd wait for a bigger one, especially if you have a pair of clowns. Ideally, the 'nem should be bigger than the clowns.

g'luck!
 
one more (kinda stupid) question. If I have a 3 month tank that I tor down, but am using the sand and rock from it, would the new tank still count as a three month old tank?
 
If the rock is established and stays healthy (live) I would consider it a good start...Check the Params and if they stay good consistently then yes... I just recently moved into a 72 gal bow...before that a 30 gal cube , before that a 55 gal , before that a 54 corner ..... All the rock has been live and stable through all the moves ..I consider my system over 3 years old ...
 
Keep in mind that percs do not usually host BTAs in nature. They might take a long time to do so in your tank, or they might never do it.

jds
 
I do know they may not host the BTAs, as long as they host something I dont really care. I just really want a nem. if their were no SLR could the nem still live their?
 

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