My first bubble tip.

[Mstanker]

So petco just had a really good sell. Just got my bubble tip for 20$ so i'm a bit happy now. Here's what hes doing after his first night in the tank.

 

[chiblackhawks4]

Looks super bubbly nice! Is it white? Looks like it could be a tad bleached.

 

[Mstanker]

Its green bubble tip, but petco does not have the lighting to support it. So i placed it at the bottom of the tank and it started hiding on me. Maybe in a few days it will start moving to a better spot rather than the bottom of the tank.

 

[Jimbo662]

Make sure you have foam covers over your powerheads. when it starts to roam there's no telling where it'll go. I had one that let go completely and blew across the tank in the current and got sucked tenticle first into the foam cover.

 

[Mstanker]

I have a MP10 and i run it without a foam pad, Soon as i bought the little guy and placed it over my PH. Are these guys a High light type or med.

 

[pickupman66]

they will walk to a happy place. both light and flow wise. mine were happy in about 150 to 200 par. then I changed my lights and didnt get them set right. one of them went walking. GRRR..

 

[Mstanker]

So this morning is day 2 and he is still in the same spot. I saw it getting mad b/c the goby was spitting sand on him last night, while he was trying to build some hills in the tank. I can see some color coming back to him.

Anyone use a MP10+ powerhead with a BTA, if so what setting do you all use.

 

[Jimbo662]

Changing the powerhead won't do any good. Like pickupman said about his lights...the bta will move to where it finds the best spot for itself. You make a change, he'll make a change. Just let it do it's thing. The one thing you don't want to do it force it to move...it'll just **** it off more. Mine moved up to the top of a rock stack about 4" from the surface right below a light and get almost direct flow from a return nozzle.

 

[Mstanker]

I have not messed with him since i placed him in the tank, So maybe he will either move to a better spot or come out more. Also whats the temp on your tanks. Mine stays around 80-81 but i have read ppl saying like 78 79. I feel like that is really cold?

 

[Jimbo662]

My temp is around 79.

 

[pickupman66]

one of mine ended up walking all the way to the top. wow theymove fast when you arent watching them.

 

[Mstanker]

Ya i need to set up a cam on my tank, just to watch him move when he does. It has alot of bubbles but have never seen them come all the way out.

 

[Jimbo662]

what lights do you have? I wonder if maybe they're too bright.

 

[Mstanker]

I have reef radiance pro lum 180, www.reefradiance.com and check them out. they are over a 40g breeder

 

[pickupman66]

What percentage are you running your lights at?

 

[Mstanker]

i just then at 30/50 max

 

[pickupman66]

Ok. I found that on my 20 inch deep tank I get proper par at 75/45. But you are probably good since you are shallower. I have a lumentek pro 240.

 

[Mstanker]

i moved my coral to the bottom of the tank, tank is a 40g breeder and the lights are 12' above water lvl

 

[Mstanker]

So when is the bubble tip start to move around. Its still in its cave and just closed up right now. I thought they would get use to the tank and then start looking for god lighting and flow?? Ill post a picture in a few minutes.

 

[Mstanker]

So if he has not moved in 2 week should i move him Myself???