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03-03-2008, 11:58 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Myerstown, PA Age: 21
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 |  my new BTA! w/clowns hosting, pic
heres my new BTA Im a little curious as to its behavior so far, it moved about 4 inches(been in the tank a bit short of 24hours), it seems to be moving slowly still, but it shrunk down really small and then slowly grew back out to the size it is now which is what it was when I bought it, color and all seems good, it looks like the whole foot isnt attached though, almost like the side of its foot is whats holding the rock, will it sort itself out over time? and was the shrinking a normal thing, I aclimated it for a solid hour, maybe a little more(best aclimation info I could find for it was a little vague) still holding color and the tips bubbled out again, just that the disc isnt totaly spread, anyway heres a pic with my clowns(no choice cause they are are not leaving) also my bicolor blenny and zoas are in the pic, and the snail...just looked and its still moving slowly for sure...anyway any info or thoughts will be appreciated, TIA...
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...AGA 46 gal. bowfront, coralife 192watt aqualight, koralia 4, aqua c remora w/maxijet 1200 and surface skim box,200watt heater, 40 pounds black aragonite reef sand, 50 lbs. LR...cycling at the moment...
...12 gal. Nano-Cube, heavily modded, becoming a QT/Hospital tank for the new 46 | 
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03-03-2008, 12:00 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007
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It'll adjust itself until its happy.. Congrats on your new addition... | |
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03-03-2008, 12:09 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Myerstown, PA Age: 21
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yeah I kinda figured it'd move itself around, it can get real close to the surface for good light, so I think that may be were it is going, the clowns both hosted within 12 hours so I was happy | |
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03-03-2008, 12:23 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Beautiful!
Congrats to you and the clowns!  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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03-03-2008, 12:30 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Quebec City
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from what I understand it is normal for the anemony to shrink down like that, it is dispencing all of the old tankwater out of its system and then replenishes itself with the new systems water and yea he will move around untill it finds a place were hes happy and the clowns agree with also.
ps nice pic _________ 
55gl skimmerless, 80lbs live rock, DIY wavemaker running 3x MJ1200 with hydor deflector.
2 DIY fluidized reactors Carbon & ROWAphos
LIghts- 2x 50/50 atinics T10's , 2x life gro T10's ,
1x20,000K T12, 1x6,000K T10.
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03-03-2008, 12:34 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Myerstown, PA Age: 21
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thanks, that camera makes my ameture skills look good | |
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03-03-2008, 12:48 PM
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| | Panda Puffer
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tatamy, PA Age: 15
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TIA....This is Africa? I saw that movie  _________  | |
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03-03-2008, 12:55 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Congrats on your new addition _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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03-03-2008, 08:17 PM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CT Age: 28
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I think he means 'that is all', not 'this is africa', lol. Nice BTA. Don't worry about him to much, just make sure you feed him. any questions feel free to pm me. and yes, your BTA will freak you out with changing sizes, moving around, opening and closing, changing from pink/green to a darker green, and anything else it can possibly do to freak you out and think it's dying. Mine has done this to me, so if you see anything you think is 'abnormal' take a pic, and I'll let you know if mine does that too. Good luck with it, and at least you'll have the clownfish to help you look after it. _________  | |
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03-04-2008, 05:47 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Myerstown, PA Age: 21
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yeah, its bigger this morning, it did shrink a second time yesterday and almost fell off the rock, so I gently moved it to a higher spot(in the direction it had been going), now the whole foot is attached and its bigger then it was when I bought it which my clowns are loving, the blenny found a hole right under the foot which he backs into like a car in a garage(quite funny to watch)...TIA is for "thanks in advance" for any help with it...I knew theyd chancee size just not to that extent, kinda crazy...I'm glad it seems to like where its at at least for today as I have 5 corals coming. | |
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