RBTA okay for a new tank?

[geaux xman]

My 33g just got thru cycling with dry rock. I then just added about 15lbs of LR from a buddy's tank that he took down.

I was told to stay away from anemones on a new tank, but an acquaintance has a nice size one for 40 bucks that I am considering.

thoughts? my original plan was to add a torch coral first.

 

[seamonkey84]

If your not stable for more than a month than its too early. Granted bubble tips are fairly tough, you still wouldn't want to risk it melting do to parameter swings. Keep checking your stats and get yourself comfortable with this tank before dropping in a nem. Otherwise once your stable, go very slow with your stocking and lightly feed and you shouldn't have an issue, provided you get a healthy nem.

Oh and make sure you do some research as to the trouble signs if the nems starts to go down hill, but at the same time don't panic when you see it deflated when it's "pooping"

 

[geaux xman]

thanks for the feedback. guess i will just wait a little while.

 

[seamonkey84]

I would, but don't get discouraged, every tank is different. Most say your tank needs to be 6 months or older, but it all comes down to stability. Some tanks are stable after just a couple months if your got good cured rock and no die off. I would at least wait till coraline starts to grow or make sure your Alk doesn't swing. Ammonia and nitrite should never be at detectable levels after your cycle is completed. If all is good for 4-6 weeks without issues, go for it.
Although, I put a rbta into my night stand tank the day after I set it up. But I had used a few rocks from my established tank (2 year old 10 gallon Sps tank) and also sea chem matrix bio media that I had in the tank for months, instant cycle and no swings.

 

[Pamelahaley]

I've added a nem after 6 weeks but, it was a 55 gal (more stable) I'd wait at least 3-6 months and add in some heartier creatures in the mean time. Find a healthy clown to promote your cycle, maybe a clump of gsp for starters. I'd give it a week or 2 between adding fish. You may add 2 at a time for territoriality's sake.

I think more respectfully of anemonessince I learned they can live up to 200 years in the wild. That's something we almost never see in captivity. You may know this nem but buying from the store you may have no idea how long a wild caught has been alive. Maybe longer than you... It's a shame to kill something that magnificent, even if it is just a squishy invert you only had the best intentions in keeping.

 

[fishmanstan]

I would, but don't get discouraged, every tank is different. Most say your tank needs to be 6 months or older, but it all comes down to stability. Some tanks are stable after just a couple months if your got good cured rock and no die off. I would at least wait till coraline starts to grow or make sure your Alk doesn't swing. Ammonia and nitrite should never be at detectable levels after your cycle is completed. If all is good for 4-6 weeks without issues, go for it.
Although, I put a rbta into my night stand tank the day after I set it up. But I had used a few rocks from my established tank (2 year old 10 gallon Sps tank) and also sea chem matrix bio media that I had in the tank for months, instant cycle and no swings.

I agree 1000%. I introduced my 2 existing rbtas after about 2 months into my 120. My params had been stable for a month straight before the rbta purchase and are still stable. It really depends on the parameters stability as mentioned. Newyorksteelo from YouTube put a rbta in his tank after like 1-2 weeks!

 

[geaux xman]

thanks for the feedback guys.

how do these RBTA look? the "mother" actually belongs to my buddy that I had gotten some LR from and it splitted a few times and he gave one away to this guy. His then split and now its overcrowding his 90G so hes selling one of them for 40.

He said fully open, its about 4-5".

How come its so long and spaghetti like without a bubble tip?