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Gyr · 07-04-2009, 01:12 AM

Thanks, everyone for the compliments. I sure do enjoy the BTA.

BarbMazz, I agree. The tank looks new, due to barren rockwork, but it is over 2 years old. I went too fast a few years ago when I first got into the hobby and had some corals die. Bummed me out. So I just did a live rock with 2 fish and a mushroom coral or two for the next year or so, then upgraded to MH lights early this year. Paramaters have been rock stable for several months (unexplained bump in nitrates to about 20-40 for a few weeks after adding MHs, zero ever since). After getting input from several RS forum members about what to add first, SPS or Nem, I decide on adding the nem first, letting it find a 'home' in the tank and then adding SPS's. That worked out well for me, as the BTA hasn't moved its anchor point after the first 2 days in the tank, and the SPS's I am slowly adding to the tank haven't been stung.

07-04-2009, 01:12 AM	#12 (permalink)
Gyr Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 97 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: shy BTA Thanks, everyone for the compliments. I sure do enjoy the BTA. BarbMazz, I agree. The tank looks new, due to barren rockwork, but it is over 2 years old. I went too fast a few years ago when I first got into the hobby and had some corals die. Bummed me out. So I just did a live rock with 2 fish and a mushroom coral or two for the next year or so, then upgraded to MH lights early this year. Paramaters have been rock stable for several months (unexplained bump in nitrates to about 20-40 for a few weeks after adding MHs, zero ever since). After getting input from several RS forum members about what to add first, SPS or Nem, I decide on adding the nem first, letting it find a 'home' in the tank and then adding SPS's. That worked out well for me, as the BTA hasn't moved its anchor point after the first 2 days in the tank, and the SPS's I am slowly adding to the tank haven't been stung.