GBTA vs. RBTA

Octoman · 12-10-2007, 09:34 PM

You heard right! It's time for the throw down...

I've read roses are more hardy, but greens do better in lower light. Greens are bigger, roses are smaller. What is going on!?!?

I'd like to hear some of the expertise that RS has to offer.

Let's hear those opinions about GBTAs vs. RBTAs (Green vs. Rose Bubble Tip Anemone). Lighting, size, survival, whatever else you want to talk about.

DrHank · 12-10-2007, 09:39 PM

Both are hardy. Given good light and excellent water it's a toss up IMO. I've got a small GBTA that my Tomato clown has chosen over my Sebae. As long as your tank is well established and lighting an water parameters are good, you shouldn't have a problem with either.

michael_cb_125 · 12-10-2007, 09:42 PM

I have seen RBTAs that are HUGE. I agree with the Doc on this one.~Michael

Octoman · 12-11-2007, 07:53 AM

What kind of lighting have people had success with? I know halides are great, but what about T5s, PCs, VHOs... Same for both G and R?

DrHank · 12-11-2007, 07:58 AM

BTA's are more light tolerant than many other anemones. That doesn't mean that they don't like and need a lot of light. I wouldn't recommend less than T5s. Mine is under MH. They may survive with VHOs but certainly won't thrive. I really wouldn't recommend PCs. JMHO.

tbittner · 12-11-2007, 10:12 PM

Mine is under 250w 10,000k MH's with a light period of 8 hours. I also have T5's which are on fpr an hour before the MH's come on and then on while the MH's are on, then still on for 2 hours after the MH's go out.

I've only had mine for about 3 weeks so the jury is still out but mine is HUGE!!!!

It's an RBTA.

reefman420 · 12-11-2007, 10:52 PM

i dont have a bubble tip but i have a seabae,i wouldnt recommend keeping one under anything less the t5's..that and clams

ninjataco777 · 12-11-2007, 10:54 PM

i like the green, i have had sucess with them in not perfect water, and they look really cool with clowns.

lcstorc · 12-11-2007, 11:15 PM

Love my RBTA. It is in a shallow tank with T5s and has moved to the top of the rocks. Seems perfectly happy there,

CarmieJo · 12-11-2007, 11:42 PM

I have a RBTA. It was about the size of a baseball when I got it. I kept it under PC's for about a year and it grew to about 9" in diameter. I now have a Solaris G series LED fixture and it has grown another inch or so in 6 months under the LED's.

12-10-2007, 09:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
Octoman Elegance coral Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,045 View Gallery Karma Komment	GBTA vs. RBTA You heard right! It's time for the throw down... I've read roses are more hardy, but greens do better in lower light. Greens are bigger, roses are smaller. What is going on!?!? I'd like to hear some of the expertise that RS has to offer. Let's hear those opinions about GBTAs vs. RBTAs (Green vs. Rose Bubble Tip Anemone). Lighting, size, survival, whatever else you want to talk about. __________________ Mark "If you were traveling through outer space, I mean like you're going real fast, like the speed of light, you know... hoooohhhhh... and all of a sudden you started screaming... aaaahhhhh aaaaahhhhh... Do you think your brain would blow up?" My tank thread... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-euphoria.html Tank build... http://55reef.blogspot.com/

12-10-2007, 09:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,249 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: GBTA vs. RBTA Both are hardy. Given good light and excellent water it's a toss up IMO. I've got a small GBTA that my Tomato clown has chosen over my Sebae. As long as your tank is well established and lighting an water parameters are good, you shouldn't have a problem with either. __________________ Jim Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html Dr Hank's 155 Bowfront:http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-bowfront.html

12-10-2007, 09:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
michael_cb_125 Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 3,084 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: GBTA vs. RBTA I have seen RBTAs that are HUGE. I agree with the Doc on this one.~Michael __________________ 240 Gallon MIXED REEF SUPER TANK Well at least thats what I want it to be 240 Gallon Custom Made Starphire Tank Life Reef Custom Sump,Life Reef Skimmer, Little Giant Return, 2 1200gph Koralias, 2 1580 GPH Tunze Turbelles, 1 Vortec, 72" Solaris I series, PM Kalk Reactor, Custom Made Fug, way to many more things to list Jose say hello to your NEW LITTLE FRIEND!!!!!!!!

12-11-2007, 07:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
Octoman Elegance coral Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,045 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: GBTA vs. RBTA What kind of lighting have people had success with? I know halides are great, but what about T5s, PCs, VHOs... Same for both G and R? __________________ Mark "If you were traveling through outer space, I mean like you're going real fast, like the speed of light, you know... hoooohhhhh... and all of a sudden you started screaming... aaaahhhhh aaaaahhhhh... Do you think your brain would blow up?" My tank thread... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-euphoria.html Tank build... http://55reef.blogspot.com/

12-11-2007, 07:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,249 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: GBTA vs. RBTA BTA's are more light tolerant than many other anemones. That doesn't mean that they don't like and need a lot of light. I wouldn't recommend less than T5s. Mine is under MH. They may survive with VHOs but certainly won't thrive. I really wouldn't recommend PCs. JMHO. __________________ Jim Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html Dr Hank's 155 Bowfront:http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-bowfront.html

12-11-2007, 10:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,082 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: GBTA vs. RBTA Mine is under 250w 10,000k MH's with a light period of 8 hours. I also have T5's which are on fpr an hour before the MH's come on and then on while the MH's are on, then still on for 2 hours after the MH's go out. I've only had mine for about 3 weeks so the jury is still out but mine is HUGE!!!! It's an RBTA. __________________ Terry My chronicle 120g with 300g sump/refug, Outer Orbit HQI/T5HO 24-Hour Light System: : 48" 250W HQI 4x54W Lots of fish. 150g predator tank full of killers. 450g tank is IN the HOUSE!

12-11-2007, 10:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
reefman420 Elegance coral Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: minneapolis Posts: 1,085 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: GBTA vs. RBTA i dont have a bubble tip but i have a seabae,i wouldnt recommend keeping one under anything less the t5's..that and clams __________________ 155 oceanic bow front,20 long refuge packed with caluerpa and mangroves,40 gallon sump,175lbs LR,3x250 watt xm 10ks,aqua-c remora,and pro-clear 150 skimmers sailfin tang,kole tang,royal gramma,cinnimon clown,2xpink skunk clowns,six line wrasse,mandarin, 155 bow coral-orange montipora cap,superman monti cap,scripps green polyped staghorn,ORA pink poccilipora,ORA blue millipora,green slimer,yellow UK acro,pink birdsnest,armor of god zoas,various zoas and shrooms,hammer,frogspawn,clove polyps,favite,fancey toadstool,reg toadstool,yellow leather,purple leather,devils hand,2 types xenia,ricordea florida,ricordea yuma,kenya tree,galaxia,bubble coral,button polyps inverts are lots of snails and hermits,crocea clam,maxima clam and seabae anemone,rbta

12-11-2007, 10:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
ninjataco777 Scopas Tang Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south jersey Posts: 470 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: GBTA vs. RBTA i like the green, i have had sucess with them in not perfect water, and they look really cool with clowns. __________________ "Take the warning labels off and let the problem solve itself" RS Nano Club My 29 Gallon Oceanic Biocube Reef Chronicle http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...c-biocube.html ANTI-WALDO ANTI-BIO-BALL ANTI-CARRIBEAN BRISTLEWORM

12-11-2007, 11:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,457 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: GBTA vs. RBTA Love my RBTA. It is in a shallow tank with T5s and has moved to the top of the rocks. Seems perfectly happy there, __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

12-11-2007, 11:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
CarmieJo Tunicate Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 20 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: GBTA vs. RBTA I have a RBTA. It was about the size of a baseball when I got it. I kept it under PC's for about a year and it grew to about 9" in diameter. I now have a Solaris G series LED fixture and it has grown another inch or so in 6 months under the LED's.

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