Alrighty, the tank is clean. (mostly ) I'll post pics tomorow when my corals aren't all ###ed off. Unhappy news though. As of thismorning scooter my little scooter bleny is no longer with us. He gave up on eating while I was gone, and he passed away around 10am.


RIP little dude!

YAY!!! New corals! I don't have good pics of them yet, but here's a preview!

Equiptment:
The basics:
-2.5gal AGA tank drilled /w custom acrylic overflow
-Tee style overflow scilencer
-5.0gal painters bucket sump
-75W Ebo-Jager glass heater
-Penguin 1440 in-sump return pump
-Dual outlet 1/2"i.d. return manifold
-Tiny off brand powerhead for extra flow
-Maxi-jet 600 pump for skimmer
-Custom built UTR nanoskimmer

Lighting:
-Custom built hood
-3x Coralife 20W 50/50 screw in bulbs
-Dual 1.5" exhaust fans

Livestock:
-Pulsing Xenia
-Orange plate coral
-Bush coral (I forgot the name already!)
-2x Small ricordia mushrooms
-Blue Zoas
-Yellow/green rim Zoas
-Orange Zoas
-Mixed Zoa branch
-Green star polyps
-Green striped mushrooms
-Pipe organ coral
-"Dolphins blue bottlebrush acro"
-majano anenomme (still yet to become a problem)
-6x blue legged hermit crabs

New FTS! YAY!!!!!

Looking good! I love the new corals!

Thanks! I'm liking them alot. I got a good deal on them at the LFS. I like the way the tank is comming along so far ^__^

I love my new camera!



Haven't had much time this week to work with the tank, as my Jeep blew out an exhaust manifold. I've been working on that all week

Progressing beautifully, some sweet new corals too. Sorry to hear about the Scooter, they are difficult to keep well fed in small tanks.

Best regards

Ann

Who's ready for more pictures???

I thought so.




















Thats all for now!!!

i second that

Superb! Keep the pics coming.

Best regards

Ann

What store did you get the Mojano at. Crazy as it may seam I want one but cant find any. I have a little anemone shrimp that would love a mojano.

I got it at a place in san jose called Sun aquarium. I'm not sure they have more though, as I got it as an acident. Mabey someone on here or RC would send you one as most people seem to want to get rid of them anyhow...

Sun aquarium is close to my house. Thay dont have too much there so I doubt I'd find one there, but if I get one I think I'd want a green one with orange tips. I know a couple of people who have them and dont have any problems with them being pest. I like that store in downtown Sunnyvale but the guy who runs the place is a dick.


Do you still have the scooter in your tank? the Ultimate Aquarium in San Mateo has a red angler that would be bad a$$ in someones tank. It's just a bit larger than a quarter and I'm sure could do pretty good in a pico for a couple of months, but then again anyone who put that in there tank would probabley get flamed.

UPDATE!!! I got a few new corals, and a new fish. I was going to finish this thing out fishless, but this guy was too cute to pass up. I'll take some pics tomorow, cuz I'm going to bed.

Oh and I have a quote of the day for today, may even put it in my sig...
"Dang, I got saltwater on my pajamas!" -me

And tony, I agree, the guy at the sunnyvale store is a prick. Also, I think that store charges too much for their stuff anyways. It's too bad really, cuz I literaly live 3 blocks away from them! So instead I drive over to Dolphin Pet village in Campbell. I've got a good hookup over there for frags, and I may even be working there soon. I hope so!

WOW! Just stumbled back apon my first FTS for this tank. This reall puts the progress in prospective!

Ok, I got the pics off my camera. I saw these tank reaised true perk clowns last time I went to get corals and I couldn't resist.





And yes, he is inside my hydrometer. I was drip aclimating him and couldn't figure out how to get him back out of the bucket and into the tank. I grabbed the first reef-safe container I could find, but once he was in there he looked so funny that I had to take a picture before I put him in the tank. A tang in a 2.5 no longer seems like that big of a deal, I've kept a clown in a hydrometer! hehehe...

Anyhow, here's the most up to date FTS that I have. The tank has changed a little cuz I rearanged a few things last night, but I'm too lazy to take another pic!



Edit: ...and my new coral isn't even in the picture! Mabey I should go take a new one...

Went to the LFS again today. I picked up a few things, and I think I may have actualy reached a point where I won't be adding any more corals. It took FOREVER to place these new ones, so unless I see somthing that I can't live without I think I may just let what I've got grow in.

Corals I picked up today:
-Silver Pulsing Xenia
-Green Zoas
-Pipe organ coral
-Blue bottle brush acro

The bottle brush is a replacement for one I killed yesterday. The store I get my corals from sells the frags attached to these plastic drywall anchor screws. It's great if you have a big tank, and can find a place to wedge the screw, but there isn't enough room in my tank. So I was using my dremel to saw off the screw when the blade jams and rips the coral from my fingers. I watched it fly across the living room and impact the coffe table. The coral broke off of the screw where I had been cutting. I rushed it back to water and put it where I wanted it. This morning I come out to check my tank to find it bleach white with all the flesh missing. I was soooo ###ed off at myself! The coral hasn't been avalable for 4 months while the frags grew in the store and I killed it!!! GRRRRRRR!!! The good news is that when I went today My buddy there let me have another one out of their frag tank. THANK YOU TYLER!!!!!

The other thing I got while I was there today is a job!!! I put an aplication in there about a week ago, and when I walked in today, the owner is all like
"We want you! When can you come talk to me about it?"
YAY!!! They offered me full time too! I go in on tuesday morning to fill out paperwork and work out a scedual and all that. I can't wait!

ohhh boy are you gonna get flamed. that's much too small of a hyrdometer to keep that clown baby in!!

that's a cool idea with the screw-frags. hmmm...

looking good, x!

I use the Boston Aquafarm plugs much better than the plastic tees from sprinkler heads or the screw caps. Easy to snip to the right size using standard bone shears and they fit in egg crate better.

http://www.bostonaquafarms.com/

Ohhhh those are nice! The plugs my LFS uses are either the drywall screws, or these huge cement things the size of half a dixe cup... those are even worse that the screws!

Wow, that tanks loking great! I love the new clown!! Whats that purple coral on the right side of the tank? Its a real eye catcher!

the little tubeular ones?

Congrats on the job and the tank!

Aww, that's a teeny tiny clown. How old is it do you know?

The tank is looking very nice indeed, however we need more pictures to fully appreciate all those beautiful corals.

Best regards

Ann

He was hatched in late agust I think... I'll double check when I go to work tomorow.

I'm working on the pics, so sit tight for now!

Here is my latest FTS. I think I'm getting better at working my camera!

Wow!

Thats a great FTS, it shows the corals off much better, and don't they look GREAT! This tank has really blossomed.

Best regards

Ann

Thanks Ann, I really do love the way that this tank is comming along. I think it will be filled in beautyfully by the time the contest is over.

unfourtunatly, Joey, my little baby clown died thismorning at around 8:25am. At some point last night he explored his way into my overflow, and became trapped in my mechanical filter box. He was pinned in the tube untill I freed him. He was still breathing, but not looking so hot. I put him back into the display and he sank straight down to the bottom and landed on my acan. The acan clamped onto his head almost imediatly, I pulled him away as fast as I could, but I guess the acan had alredy stung him, as he stopped breathing. I have felt so bad about this all day! I couldn't bring myself to look at the clowns at work, and I can't help but feel bad for him. From here on out, no more fish! not till I get my 30 set up.

That sucks xytrix, bad luck.

The tank is turning out beautifully though, congrats.

well, a few weeks ago i thought u were no competition but NOW... OMG what an improvemnt!!! i cant believe my eyes!!! i am scared lolololol almost all the alges is gone and the tank looks GREAT!!!! i want more LPS (the ones i have now went through a Alk and Calcum prob. i had a few months back in the tank they came from [my 30g] so they arent as bright [green frogspaw and green bubble coral] ...

This is what the 05 team needs to see!!

i think that's a saddle back clown. awesome tank!

I hope not because it came from a spawn of true percs, and I know the guy who bread them! From what I understand, when they are young like that their stripes may not be compleatly developed.

No updates really... I',m noticing some growth on all the corals, but nothing worthy of a pic yet. That and I have to mow my alge again...

nevermind then! lol

Well, I've been busy again... I got another acan, and re-aranged the tank a bit for a more balanced look. I also mowed my algae down to tolerable levels again.


BEFORE:



AFTER:


Please excuse the new image, I didn't have time to get out the tripod and all the good photo stuff, so the pic was just shot handheld on auto...

What? No responces??? I'm hurt! I go through all the effort of re-aranging, taking pictures, uploading, and posting, and nobody even notices??? OHHHH THE AGONY!!!!!


*drowns self in pico*




Now really... What do we think of the new photo? I'm not sharing my new update til you all comment on my last one!

Of course I noticed and I was going to comment but to be honest your tank is looking too good for words. I really, really like the new look and when my tank grows up it wants to be just like yours.

Now come on post us another update.

Best regards

Ann

Thanks Ann, I knew somebody cared! Anyhow, I'll share my newest update just for you! I just need to get pics after everything opens back up today.

man, ur tank is sweet. ur doin a great job with it.props.
tk

WOW, what a great tank.. i love it.. looks awesome.. i really like the coral in the right corner.. what is it??? it looks like Star Polyps but they are pretty big to be star polyps.. alos am loving that hammer and frogspawn and Xenia.. u really do have a great tank... u got rid of all that algea.. i just cant stop looking at it...


ok now ill shut up

The coral in the lower right corner is a green polyp pipe organ. I really like the hammer too, such a stunning green on the tips. I like the LPS corals because they add both colour and movement to the tank. I mean the acans are pretty, but they don't really move at all.

i saw your change the day you posted but since i liked it the way it was i kept quiet.

it still looks great but i just preferred the other layout.

looks good, man.

Uuuuuuuuuuupdate.

Best regards

Ann

Sorry all, I've been really busy lately, and while things have happened in the tank, I just havn't had time to write about them... I'll do my best to take pix and update either tomorow or wed.

Oh, and I got a new freind... He's a hitchiker from some Jakarta rock we got in at work. He was soooo cool I had to take him home. Not sure what kind he is yet though. And don't worry, he's not in the pico, he lives in his own little tank right now.





I like him!!!

Well, sad to report that as of 12:12am on Wednesday march 22, 2006 my little hitchiker mantis has passed away. RIP little guy.

I will not give up though, I have become rather intrigued by these creatures, and will continue setup of the new tank in anticipation of getting another mantis...

Wow, I get a mantis, and it dies, and still nobody has a comment! Sheesh! J/k

Anyways, big update comming tomorow, I just got done resizing and uploading all the pics and it's just too darn late tonight! *YAWN*

too bad with the mantis. ur pico still looks sweet i bet. good luck with the contest.
peas
tk

Wow, the competetive spirit really kicked in for this comp...great tank dude.

maybe it's just a molt?


did it taste good?

now you gotta get one on purpose! i'm thinking predator tank next for the "fun" aspect. "look kids, it's nemo! oops, there goes nemo. bye-bye."