Rbta
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Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
Place it on a rock near the top of the satck, Scott.
It will move and anchor it's foot at a low position and extend upwards towards your aquarium lights.
It will move and anchor it's foot at a low position and extend upwards towards your aquarium lights.
My normal BTA will consitently move to meet the following criteria...
1) Foot underneath a rock. It needs one with a decent amount of space (tunnel) so the body can extend out.
2) Low to moderate current, but more on the low side. This contradicts most of what I have read, but he goes where he wants and he doesn't read books or the web.
3) medium light. I have 4x96 watt PC's over a 65 (3 foot lights over 3 foot tank) and he will not stay in the top half of the tank, and is currently about 16" down, 8" up from the bottom.
Once there he will stay for years, until I repossition the rocks or try and relocate him. A number of attempts to give it more light and more flow have not only failed, but also left a few corals in his way back down dead or badly stung.
I strongly advise putting foam blocks over any powerhead or pump intakes for a couple days until it settles down. Mine got chewed up the first night in the tanks but luckily recovered.
1) Foot underneath a rock. It needs one with a decent amount of space (tunnel) so the body can extend out.
2) Low to moderate current, but more on the low side. This contradicts most of what I have read, but he goes where he wants and he doesn't read books or the web.
3) medium light. I have 4x96 watt PC's over a 65 (3 foot lights over 3 foot tank) and he will not stay in the top half of the tank, and is currently about 16" down, 8" up from the bottom.
Once there he will stay for years, until I repossition the rocks or try and relocate him. A number of attempts to give it more light and more flow have not only failed, but also left a few corals in his way back down dead or badly stung.
I strongly advise putting foam blocks over any powerhead or pump intakes for a couple days until it settles down. Mine got chewed up the first night in the tanks but luckily recovered.
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bosborn1
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So far so good. I went and purchased a large flat piece of live rock to allow for some movement. The RTBA seems to be happy. The Tenacles are fully extended. I am happy to finally get one. So far my Skunk clowns seems uninterested but I will give them some time. Perhaps if they don't care for this one more reason to get a purple M.Doresnis(sp?)
Thanks for the help
Scott
Thanks for the help
Scott
Stephany
New member
I read about a trick to get them to go in it... I don't know if it's safe to use it with two clowns though. I haven't done this myself.
Take a collander and put the anemone in it with the clown, and raise it up towards the surface of the water. So they have circulation, and keep it up high for a night. I'm not sure how you could secure it, maybe zip ties? Anyway, by morning typically the clown will be chillin' in it. I don't think I'd do it myself with two clowns, they seem to need their space.
Take a collander and put the anemone in it with the clown, and raise it up towards the surface of the water. So they have circulation, and keep it up high for a night. I'm not sure how you could secure it, maybe zip ties? Anyway, by morning typically the clown will be chillin' in it. I don't think I'd do it myself with two clowns, they seem to need their space.
