Will a rbta survive in my tank?

[Peter Peng]

Hi, Im picking up a RBTA from a local reefer this saturday, and I might as well ask for some advice. My tank has been up for around 2-3 months. Its a biocube14 with 10lb livesand and around 25lbs liverock (yea thats alot). My fuge runs biochemielite, a sponge and another 3lbs of liverock rubble. I have tested my water quite often and my readings are always ammonia: 0 ppm, nitrite: 0ppm and nitrate anywhere from 1-6ppm. I have a green star polyp and its doing great and I had a bubble coral for a month and it did fine. The lighting is 10,000k PC and actinic PC bulbs and a blue LED for night. Im pretty confident with my water parameters and Im going to go ahead and add it. If you guys spot anything wrong or think I shoulden't do it, please let me know

ps. I use red sea test kit and I dont use rodi water, I treat my water with Prime

Thanks for the advice guys

[The Guy]

They move around till there happy, so be prepared for that. I'd say go ahead. Mine has moved 6 or 7 times and has now split into 2.

[Peter Peng]

They move around till there happy, so be prepared for that. I'd say go ahead. Mine has moved 6 or 7 times and has now split into 2.

Thanks for the advice. My biggest concern is that it will move into an area of the rock where I cant even see it. Happened with my last tank and my attempt (stupid I know ;P) to rip it off and gluing it to a piece of rock which killed it. Fingers crossed that it will find itself a place not too close with other corals and where its observable!

[mohammadali]

if the light isnt bright enough it might bleach and be careful dont let it go into ur power head if u have one

[monza]

Thanks for the advice. My biggest concern is that it will move into an area of the rock where I cant even see it. Happened with my last tank and my attempt (stupid I know ;P) to rip it off and gluing it to a piece of rock which killed it. Fingers crossed that it will find itself a place not too close with other corals and where its observable!

Are you serious? L

[Aquattro]

You have too much rock and too little knowledge to be adding an anemone to a 14g tank. Your previous experience shows this.

I can almost guarantee it won't sit where you want, it will not care about other corals, it will, if it survives, get too big for that tank, and that's probably not something to worry about, as I'd be surprised if it survives.
you don't have enough light or room for it to be happy, it will keep moving around, and it will end up in a pump.

Summary = bad idea.

also, in my years of this hobby, I've never found crossing fingers to be a reliable reef keeping method.

[Coral Hoarder]

You have too much rock and too little knowledge to be adding an anemone to a 14g tank. Your previous experience shows this.

I can almost guarantee it won't sit where you want, it will not care about other corals, it will, if it survives, get too big for that tank, and that's probably not something to worry about, as I'd be surprised if it survives.
you don't have enough light or room for it to be happy, it will keep moving around, and it will end up in a pump.

Summary = bad idea.

also, in my years of this hobby, I've never found crossing fingers to be a reliable reef keeping method.
One plus not a good idea

[tlhood]

+1

btas grow big, and fast. I had one the size of a baseball and within a couple months it was 7 inches across. I split the thing and it is still huge. It is barely small enough for my 30g - 14g is too small.

Also, as per the story about ripping it off and gluing it (which literally made my skin crawl), please please please make sure you do research about a certain piece of livestock before you buy it, not after. The last thing you want is 1) to waste your $$ because everything keeps dying 2) killing a bunch of animals because of owner carelessness.

[Coralgurl]

I would say the same thing everyone is telling you as well. I bought an RBTA quite small and until recently, it was over a foot wide expanded, its tentacles made the thing close to 2 feet. When it was in my smaller 55 gl tank I was asking how to get it to split as it was too big for that tank. It has finally split into 3 nems, I have one littler one, but the other two simply split in half, sit in the same spot and still expand to a foot wide plus tentacles. I also have a smaller RBTA that when I bought it was maybe 3-4". It is now 6" but its tentacles are shorter. This one also split, but I sold it. I've been lucky as none of these have moved in my tank.

I also think your tank is too young for a nem regardless of your parameters. I'd wait until at least 9-12 months before adding.

Finally, throw a picture of your tank up here. We like pictures!

[darb]

Happened with my last tank and my attempt (stupid I know ;P) to rip it off and gluing it to a piece of rock which killed it

Please say that isn't true.

[Peter Peng]

Please say that isn't true.

Im afraid that is true.
2 years back, I thought coral glue would work on anemones and gave it a try..
Never to make that mistake again.

No, I dont have any powerheads in my tank, and my biggest concern is it stinging other corals. Although I dont have many corals now, I will be adding some in the future. I dont mind it moving around, hopefully somewhere I can see it.

I'm planning to order a retrofit LED kit, would that fix my lighting concerns?

[Coral Hoarder]

Realy depends what kit your beter of buying a fixture tho