the commander's tank

[2209]

I just started a reef tank and this is my EMPIRE.

[2209]

other side.

[JeromeBaker]

yeah ok cyborg...

[2209]

do i sense a hint of sarcasm?

- the enforcer.

[[G]h0s'][']

Hi 2209, what size tank and how long has it been set up?
WELCOME TO SDREEFS. :)

[2209]

its a 10g with 80 watts of lighting. its been up for a week now.

im anticipating to build a refugium soon.

any tips with black sand or any ideas for what to stock it with?

[[G]h0s'][']

http://www.sdreefs.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=76

the above thread is a pic of acoustic's tank, though I'm not sure if it's still up. you may want to give him a personal message about some tips related to his tank. good luck. ;)

[colindoug3]

that tank is down. he upgraded to a 29 or something of similar size, i forget.

[2209]

thinking about a sebae anemone. what do you guys think?

[[G]h0s'][']

probably want to do a search on the requirements on that anemone. it's very pretty, though. what are you tank specs?

[2209]

80 watts of light .. 2 powerheads. rocks.. uhhhhhh what else?

[triggerSD]

along with that sebae you should put in a school of hippo tangs ...














Dont buy a sebae, it'll die and you will be wasting your money just like i did. There is a very low success rate with these anemones and they require established tanks and extremely powerful metal halide lighting. I did alot of research on them a while ago after AW lied and told me it would be fine under my 65 watts of pc lighting i had at the time.

[2209]

i heard of success with 96 watts. did you buy yours bleached?

but i would take your word into consideration. thanks for the heads up.

[2209]

ok poeple of sdreefs. i present to you my empire and its bride!

[2209]

anemone

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[triggerSD]

thats a nice looking rbta. The sebae i bought was still tan. it lived for a little while and died. I have had more success with bta's except for the last ones I had. for some reason my tank just wont handle them at all right now.

[colindoug3]

it looks good. i wish you luck, i hope it doesnt die since its not in a mature tank. keep us posted.

[JeromeBaker]

Romans are weak.

[obarrera]

Nice tank,but are you just joking about rome and that stuff.lol(what's up with that)

[brahm]

...bta after a couple weeks... gl... :( I hope you mean it's been running after going through the cycle for a couple weeks.

[SDA619]

lol yeah it looks like you just set it up last weekend? Did you cycle it yet?

If not be a responsible reefer and return the RBTA or sell it, it will soon die.

You may be a commander... but in the reefing game your still a recruit waiting for a haircut. :D jk

[2209]

but but.. the LFS owner said it was ok. :(

my rocks came out of an established tank so i think it will be ok.

[SD619]

That's a nice RBTA, but...it looks like it will soon outgrow your tank....if you can get it to grow at all with only 80watts of light...in a 15g...

good luck...

[2209]

does RBTA tend to shrink and then expland alot? why?

[brahm]

Originally posted by 2209
does RBTA tend to shrink and then expland alot? why?


To expel waste, or when it's stressed how much is alot.. Honestly.. Take the anenome back to the store, or give it to somebody with an established tank..

IT WILL DIE.

[triggerSD]

same thing happened to my last anenome and that was after 2 years of having my tank running. I dont know why because I kept one in the past that outgrew my tank. How much did you buy it for?

[2209]

i got mine for 40.

good price?

[colindoug3]

the lfs guy... $$ think about it.
while the rock may be mature, the water and tank arent. if you decide to keep the anenome and it dies, it could crash the entire tank. the empire would be lost. save your money, save a life. sell it back to the lfs, or pass it on to a sdreefs member. you can get back what you paid for it. try out some other softies before the rbta while researching...

[2209]

i shall prevail!...


but seriously if i see that there is something going wrong, ill remove the anemone and put him into my other tank.

until then.. ROMAN!

[Limbo]

Also,...for the anemone's well being.....please sponge the intakes of your power heads and power filter (if you haven't already)

J

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[colindoug3]

martha f0cker, i hit new thread button again!

...you got more shizzle? or is that just the first time weve seen it? open brain and torch? all your shots are actinic, do you have daylight as well?

[2209]

thanks for the heads up! you shall be knighted. no longer are you a mere peasant.

[2209]

oooooo

[colindoug3]

does that mean its dieing?

[Dannyboy]

The rocks dont have a spot of corraline on them. You sure they are from a mature tank? Not trying to tell you what to do but putting an anemone in a tank that is 2 days old is not a very good idea. Putting anything in a tank that is 2 days old is not a good idea. Good luck though when the cycle starts.

[TXreef]

Just remember Commander "Rome was not built in a day"

[colindoug3]

heres a great link to read on about anenomes. youll probably read every bit, i did. lots of photos too. very informative.
http://www.freewebs.com/karenssaltwater/index.htm

[sdwrx]

Originally posted by TXreef
"Rome was not built in a day"

Couldn't have said it better myself

[colindoug3]

updates man! you were post happy at first, but nothing lately. did it die, i hope not...

[Trickman2]

Well So how did you make out? Did you lose the war? Well let us know Commander! :D Even if you did, Its a lesson learned and if you didn't that is awesome.

[2209]

everything in the tank looks great. corraline algae is kicking off. im getting some bionic today to start dosing the tank. i have a nub of sps that has potential.

im starting to use I/O since i havent been able to get scripps. BOO!

[colindoug3]

Originally posted by 2209
everything in the tank looks great...
including the rbta? congrats (for now)...

[BallZDeeP]

Originally posted by Dannyboy
The rocks dont have a spot of corraline on them. You sure they are from a mature tank? Not trying to tell you what to do but putting an anemone in a tank that is 2 days old is not a very good idea. Putting anything in a tank that is 2 days old is not a good idea. Good luck though when the cycle starts.


sounds awfully familiar :D

[2209]

Originally posted by BallZDeeP
sounds awfully familiar :D

rocks came out of my sump, so its already cycled.

[2209]

update 5 weeks

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reaquacape a bit. the torche is splitting into 4 heads, xenia splitted in half and the blue shrooms sprouted 4 more heads

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[T. VO]

Looks good. Got a full tank shot?

[2209]

nothing much right now. just a few frags.

[2209]

my nub of sps. its starting to encrust! i still need to dose calcium.

[2209]

assorted feather dusters! i like the orange one.

[2209]

feather macro

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emerald crab

[2209]

what it is... what it is....

[2209]

yummmm, blastos!

[colindoug3]

proved most of us wrong. good job.