First Time BTA Questions!
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tylr9m482
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Nice!! Might have to order some of those!
NailsInside
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Hey guys, this will be my second tank setup after the first one got pulled down due to moving house. 150 litre (39g) with 16g sump/refugium below. Keen to get a bta after a lot of research however worried that the tank size is too small. Currently nothing in the main display except live rock and shallow sand bed. The tank is 2 months old so won't get one for another 3-4 months which is annoying because I want the nem to be the first life from in the tank so it can move and settle with no dramas (hopefully).
So is a 40g tank too small? I don't mind it taking up a lot a space eventually I think they're wonderful creatures.
So is a 40g tank too small? I don't mind it taking up a lot a space eventually I think they're wonderful creatures.
RG Rude
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No 40 gal. is not too small, but .......... you definitely have to watch out for splits. I have one in my 29 gal. and ended up with four healthy splits over two years time. I had to give away the splits due to tank size. Getting to the foot to remove them was a huge PIA. The one I have left has stayed moderate in size and has not split or moved in the last year.
NailsInside
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What else do you have in you 29 gal? I've been trying to find out what else I can keep with the nem but it's hard to find an answer to that question.
RG Rude
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I have two skunk clowns in the tank that won't let anything or anyone (You know who) near my RBTA. I have NEVER had a problem with my RBTA bothering anything in the tank with one exception. I had a huge montipora that died when the RBTA moved its place in the tank years ago and set up shop right next to the montipora after crossing over it.
