96w for BTA

brandon

New Member
i wanted to get a BTA in my 10g tank

water levels are stable (for now)

but im not sure i have enough lighting....

should i even think about getting a bta?

my tank is about 4 months old
 

reefman23

New Member
I have keep both a RBTA and a digitata in a tank that had the sam lighting. They all did okay...i had to keep the RBTA well-fed, and the digi didnt have much growth.

Personally, I wouldnt suggest any of them with just pc lighting: 1) the RBTA is going to outgrow the 10 gallon very fast; 2) the sps wont have very much growth at all and probably wont be all that healthy.

JMO,

Jesse

p.s. what is your Ca, nitrite/nitrate, ammonia, alk, temp? Do you have a skimmer? what kinda filtration are you running?
 

brandon

New Member
ca is 400, nitrate is 0, amm is 0, nitrite is <10, no skimmer, lr for filtration and barely carbon from 2 HOB filters and a powerhead for ciruclation
 

sadielynn

New Member
I would just recomend waiting it out a bit as your tank is to new to house a RBA .. give it a bit of time likely around 6 mos -1year ... Others opinions may very on that , the other thiing to watch is that in a 10 gallon if it dies it can nuke the tank and can out grow the tank rather quickly . As Reef said keep it well fed . If your clown hosts it then you may not need to feed as often just watch for decline and remove at once if you notice it ..... They also can walk and sting other corals , so watch for that ..... also once implanted to your tank take care not to "move" it or you might rip a foot which they usually dont recover from . :mrgreen:
 
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