Placement of Blasto W?

[Reefer420]

I will be getting a blasto tomorrow and I was wondering about placement. I was planning on letting it grow and to be the centerpice in the middle of my rockwork- but with that blasted anenome there I don't want it to get stung! Would placing it on the sand for now work alright? It really is only a differance of about 6". Thanks!

 

[marrone]

The best place to put it is low in the tank and if posssible give it some shade. They don't need alot of light. If you going to place it on the sand make sure that nothing can bury it or throw sand on it.

 

[Reefer420]

The lighting over my tank isn't too intense- 80w PC over 16g, so I don't think I need to worry too much about the lights. Thanks!

 

[marrone]

80w PC on a 16g tank is alot for a Blasto Wellis. Make sure it's at the bottom and has some shade.

 

[gegema]

Reefer,

I have some blasto for house that were in the middle of a 20h with a total of 130w pc and were doing great. I just switched over to MH and had to move them down to the bottom and are doing much better now.

george

 

[Reefer420]

Well, I guess I will keep it one the bottom of the tank then... I was looking at Dennis' new nano-reef though (on nano-reef.com) and he had multiple colonies of Blatos under 70w MH in a 15g (and if you know his tanks then you know how great they turn out). So I guess my zoos can take the place higher up in my tank, since they seem to tolerate high and lower light levels alright. Thanks for the help!