lundi 7 août 2017

Rbta & sps

Hello All, I previously posted about some trouble I was having with a RBTA. I was since able to take the unhealthy specimen a trade for a very healthy specimen that's doing very well. The RBTA has placed itself in the very middle of tank about 18" below an XR15 Pro at 70% intensity. It's doing eating well and hasn't moved in quite some time.

The tank is still fairly new - ~5 months - and consists mainly of SPS frags and small colonies. I know most warn against this set up as the RBTA will eventually move and sting the SPS or the SPS will grow and eventually get stung.

However, I see many pics of SPS tanks with a RBTA or other nem and tentacles are obviously touching SPS and everything looks great.

Am I missing something or is my set up possible long term to successfully keep the RBTA along with growing SPS colonies?????

25G Cube DT
Eshopps Berlin style sump w/ 4" 200 micron filter sock
Reef Octopus 110 SSS Protein Skimmer
Ecotech XR15 Pro Lighting - Ecotech SPS AB+ program at 70% max intensity for 6 hours/day
(2) Ecotech MP10s - 60% peak power
BRS Reactor - 1/2 cup of biopellets
BRS Reactor - 1/4 cup of GFO
BRS Lignite Carbon in media bag
~25# Live Rock
(2) media bags filled with Seachem Matrix in sump
Fish: Midas Blenny, Royal Gramma, (2) small clownfish - fed 2x daily with Mysis & NLS Pellets
Corals: (5) Acro small colonies & (2) Monti Cap frags
Inverts: RBTA Anemone, (1) Trochias snails, (2) Red Leg Hermits
Parameters: Temp - 78-79F, Salinity - 1.025, Ph - 8.1-8.3, Alk - 8.4dKH, Calcium - 460ppm, Magnesium - 1450ppm, Nitrate - 2.5, Phosphate = 0
5 gallon weekly water changes with Aqua Vitro Salinty and I do not dose 2 part - yet.


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