BTA opportunity

[buzzer]

Hi all
I have an 8 year old 36 X 24 X 18 55 gallon tank with a refugium.
This tank hosts 8 small(ish) fish with 4 being with me from the 1st year of set up.
The tank hosts 90% softies with leather corals and an abundance of mushrooms.
I have been offered a bta from a friend whose anemone has split.
For lighting i have 4 39w t5 tubes.
I have never kept anemones so have read up a bit about them but would like your experienced answers to the following.
1. I know my lighting is on the low side for a bta but would this be sufficient or should I (as I have room) add another 78 watts of light.
2. I know that anemones will move about when introduced so how destructive are they to the corals they touch (not too bothered about the plethora of mushrooms I have)
3. I have 2 powerheads in the tank which are about 6 inches above any of the rock so will I need to cover them up and if so what would I use for this.
4. Will all my other fish (lemonpeel angel , 3 green chromis ,azure damzel and a twinspot blenny all be okay with a bta.
5. Will all my inverts be okay (shrimps , starfish , urchins , hermit crabs ,snails and a fighting conch)
I will keep the questions to that for now but might have more in the week.
I wont be getting the bta for another 4 days so will spend more time reading up on this creature.
Thanks

 

[ssgtgonzo]

1) may be ok...though more is always better. Be prepared to feed regularly.

2) find it a hole where it's entire foot is protected and it shouldn't move unless the flow/lighting is egregiously bad

3) power heads are generally a bad idea. My prop tank has a spray bar delivering 1000gph. I'd say foam, but be prepared to clean very regularly and the pumps may have a shorter life because of the foam.

4) most should be ok, though you may lose some due to the decreased space. 2 btas in a 36" tank will eventually take up a lot of space and there won't be much room for the fish to maneuver. Plus a lemon peel may nip the nem, they are one of the worst when it comes to sampling inverts.

5) motile inverts will be fine

Hope this helps and good luck!