planning a tank

Swanwillow

goby girl
So I'm in the planning stages of a BTA and clownfish tank.

Yay! right?

I have a 37 gallon oddly shaped tank that I've been going back and forth on what to do with it. So today after seeing the 'new' A. barberi, I have decided that I want to do it.

Its going to be a slow process, of course. The tank is an 'almost cube' its about 6 inches longer than it is wide. I do have a 150 watt MH with a 14k phoenix bulb sitting in my storage, waiting for something to happen.

I'm afraid to drill this tank, and I want it plumbed in with my other undrilled tank, so going to go with HOB overflows. The glass is SUPER thick on this tank... talking 3/4" thick. Its build like a TANK... (snicker)

So, would a rock wall work for BTA's? And I was thinking barebottom, instead of the sandbed that I'm used to. Or a very shallow sandbed. Also will have to hide the powerheads so noone becomes mush or soup.

The other question is-with all these color combinations, I'd like to get a few BTAs for it. When I say its oddly shaped, I mean it. 24x18x20 high. when I build my rock wall, it will cover the back completely, and one of the sides. Am I limited to 1 or 2 anems, or can I run the gambit and get four?

Oh! And how many lbs of dry rock should I look at? I'm used to buying from the reef rock, not bulk dry
 
Yes, the live rock wall would be perfect for E. quadricolor. For that size tank you could have 3 or 4 BTAs. The lighting you have, metal halide also would be suitable for that species and that depth tank. Not sure how many lbs to tell you to get.
 
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