What is RBTA?
Acronym. Definition. RBTA. Rare Breeds Trust of Australia (Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia)
How much par is RBTA?
according to the latest numbers, around 900 PAR at the surface and around 150 PAR at 18 inches.
Are anemone easy to take care of?
What Makes an Anemone Easy or Difficult? As relatives to Corals and Jellyfish, many Anemones require pristine water conditions with attention paid to micronutrient levels, exacting light spectrum control, and chemistry stability that beginners find difficult to maintain.
What should I feed my BTA?
In captive condition, it should be fed with chopped silversides, shrimp, worms, krill, mussels, fresh chopped fish as well as frozen carnivore preparations. Meaty foods can be offered 2 to 4 times a week to supplement photosynthesis.
How fast do BTA grow?
They naturally grow quite fast. You could very well have more than one in a year or so. A friend of mine put a little RBTA in his 110-gal reef tank about six years ago. It has cloned itself quite a few times since then.
How do you know if anemone is hungry?
As far as appearance goes, stringy tentacles mean the anemone might be hungry. If the tips have bulbs, the anemone is typically content. If it is closed up, it may be pooping.
How do you take care of an anemone?
Once established, care of anemone consists of merely watering as needed and keeping old foliage removed by cutting back to the ground prior to new growth. Rhizomatous clumps can be divided every two to three years during spring. Tuberous types are best separated during their dormant period, usually in summer.
How to take care of your brain coral?
A Brain coral that does not expand, particularly the Trachys or Symphyllia, is in trouble, and you need to observe carefully for signs of damage, environmental issues, a “picker” in the tank, etc. Bes sure to drip acclimate them slowly before placing them into a new environment, as they don’t take well to rapid changes.
How are Trachyphyllia brain corals kept in the aquarium?
The best part about the Trachyphyllia Brain Corals is that they are collected from the reef without much trauma, because they are usually free-living, growing on pieces of shell, rock, or dead corals, right in the substrate. And, really, this is how they should be kept in the aquarium.
What does Kh / alkalinity do for coral reef?
All of these elements need to be available in balanced proportions for coral health and growth. Red Sea’s KH/ALKALINITY is a complex of carbonate and other buffers present in seawater that maintain proper alkalinity and pH, and is part of Red Sea’s complete Reef Care program. How much to supplement?
What kind of corals are in the Reefer?
LOL), is another one of those corals that holds a lot of interest for the reefer. They’re surprisingly hardy, particularly the ones from Australia. The genus contains 10 species, but the one we see most often is L. hemprichii.