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I have a chance to get 30 BTA's at a price that I don't want to pass up. I have a dry JBJ 45 AIO and I think it would be super fun to make a harem for my clowns in my other tank that love to be hosted. I am going to attempt to have the seller hold the BTA's for a week, but he may want to get them out of his possession ASAP. The BTA's are in a healthy tank that's being torn down. The seller does not want to sell the tank.
My plan is to get the 45 setup, add new sand (not sure on the sand), salt water and Bio-Spira along with the clowns. When I get the nems, I will add all of the rock that the nems are on and hope that the hour drive to my house keeps them in good shape. I will be monitoring for ammonia spikes with a test kit and watch for signs of stress to the fish. I can transfer them back to the original tank if needed.
I have other options as well - I'm hoping to hear from the experts on this:
I can NOT add the clowns and use ALL cycled rock and some sand from the sellers tank with the nems (as well as his saltwater). I will by trying to keep it all submerged the whole time in tank water to reduce die off of sponges and such.
If I see any ammonia spike, I could use Prime or do water changes.
Please let me know other opinions or things I am not thinking of.
I know this is the not ideal way to go about this...this is about the 6th tank I've cycled and I know it's a rush job. It is what it is....I just want to give the nems the best chance.
Thank you for any advice!
My plan is to get the 45 setup, add new sand (not sure on the sand), salt water and Bio-Spira along with the clowns. When I get the nems, I will add all of the rock that the nems are on and hope that the hour drive to my house keeps them in good shape. I will be monitoring for ammonia spikes with a test kit and watch for signs of stress to the fish. I can transfer them back to the original tank if needed.
I have other options as well - I'm hoping to hear from the experts on this:
I can NOT add the clowns and use ALL cycled rock and some sand from the sellers tank with the nems (as well as his saltwater). I will by trying to keep it all submerged the whole time in tank water to reduce die off of sponges and such.
If I see any ammonia spike, I could use Prime or do water changes.
Please let me know other opinions or things I am not thinking of.
I know this is the not ideal way to go about this...this is about the 6th tank I've cycled and I know it's a rush job. It is what it is....I just want to give the nems the best chance.
Thank you for any advice!
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