Neptune Aquatics

Wandering GBTA

patchin

Supporting Member
I got a GBTA from ROC 2-3 yrs ago and it has always stayed put in the same spot. Always seemed happy there. over the weekend we went to the WCR swap/bbQ and purchase an Iwasaki 15k 175 bulb that replaced an older Phoenix, I think, bulb. So the par should be higher. I raised the fixture up about 3 inches to compensate some for the extra par. My RBTA shortly started wandering to the outside walls and up towards the top. Kinda scary cause it was getting close to a powerhead. It's still up in a corner. The lighting is a 175 MH plus a little pc supplementation on a standard 50 ga tank.

there seems to be a correlation between the bulb change and the wandering, although I'm surprised by it. Opinions? Other conditions haven't changed.
 
Check out this thread if you run power heads and keep BTA.

http://www.bareefers.org/home/node/12485

sleep good at night.. or make chum, your choice ;)
 
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