Micro-Reefs Aquariums Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I've resisted a second tank for so long haven't I? Well, thanks to Marine Depot, I have a JBJ Cubey to try out. With a DT that measures 7.5 X 7.5 X 8, this little 3G guy is a challenge already. Welcome to my new muse. FTS July 2014 Details post 231 FTS April 21, 2014 Features High efficiency LEDs Blue, Red, and White LEDs Wireless Remote for LED light control 3-Stage Filtration System Index The inspiration for this tank First Video Lettuce Nudibranchs eating bryopsis Micro-Reefs strongly believes, bigger is NOT ALWAYS BETTER! Link to comment
Dr.Brain Coral Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 It looks Great. I love the gsp branches. I might have missed something but where are the majano pots? Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Still there, on the sand, 2 pots. Had to remove the wagon, it was rusting despite the silicone spray. I still have it for photo ops. Link to comment
MikeTR Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Still there, on the sand, 2 pots. Had to remove the wagon, it was rusting despite the silicone spray. I still have it for photo ops. Clear epoxy resin. Rustic wagon look a-ok! Needs a boost of coralline. Scrape some from the max, pulverize, and pour. Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 I've got coralline on the glass. Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Tank is still running. Growing Cheato Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Inhabitants are 2 sexy shrimp and some Virgin Nirites, micro hermit crabs. The Majanos have migrated, some are still in the pots, some hopped out and are attached elsewhere. They haven't multiplied. I have a small tuft of a macro algae - very coarse, grows all knarly. I like it a lot but have yet to get an ID on it. The display now has tiny flat worms that I've been sort of culturing - for Blue Velvet Nudibranchs!!!! They grow exponentially when I add phyto to the tank. They came from my old tank, from the fuge, I had a bad case of them and some of the GSP came from there. I did a 1 or 2 FWE treatment a really long time ago, the thing with these FW is that they get immune and come back stronger from the treatments. They're a very small size which is odd they were huge in my old fuge. I don't feed the tank much, that's probably why the asternia starfish attached my potted Sunny Ds and devoured them. Punks. Once in a while I will throw in some 0.05micron sized pellets for the sexies and crabs. The chaeto started as a couple of pieces that came by accident from my old fuge. There isn't any back chamber to speak of in these tanks so it is in the display, wraps itself around the tree till I trim it back.I really would like to find a new home for this tank. I can't bring myself to tear it down so somebody that likes Blue Velvet nudibranchs and minature gardens please PM me. Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 Today is the day! Happy birthday to the Pico. I really can't believe it has been a whole year. It's alive and well, on autopilot mostly. I change the water about once a month I think. The flat worms are now I think enough to sustain a Blue Velvet but I've been waiting 2-3 weeks for the LFS to get them in. IT's funny, a year ago when I started this tank I wanted it to be a nudibranch habitat. I had sea slugs in there, one of which tore in half and nuked the tank. So I had to re-start it, and good thing too because I entered it in the nano contest over on R2R. And won "Most Creative Nano". Peechurs!The tree has so much going on now. The GSP branches are obvious and so is the red macro that fills the middle. But there are also tiny bunches of pulsing xenia and blue cloves here and there from the attempts to get them to cover the branches.It's still a pretty cute tank. Link to comment
TigerLily Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I love how that tree has grown in! Link to comment
Pinner Reef Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 The lil birdhouse cracks me up. Happy B-day lil pico Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 I had to remove the little red wagon on account of rust. Link to comment
markalot Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Wait, metal rusts in saltwater? Tank looks great, hopefully you'll keep it around Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Wait, metal rusts in saltwater? Tank looks great, hopefully you'll keep it around it was sprayed with clear silicone it was. Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 Birthday present for the pico! Link to comment
hypostatic Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 oh yay I was wondering when you were gonna get some more nudis Link to comment
metrokat Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 This Pico grows Cheto like a boss. 4 weeks ago there was one single strand that i left in the display. Today The blue velvet died in about a week. It was not behaving normally from the start, barely eating the billion FW at it's feet. I've ordered another one from the LFS. Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Showed this tank to my mom... She thinks it's adorable. Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Switched out the old chemi-pure blue to a new nano sized pod. Water is crystal clear! Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 Any fishes left up in here? No, just 2 sexy shrimp. I had one neon goby for a few months, she used to jump into the back chambers and it would be a huge ordeal trying to get her out, the back chambers are matchbox size. I put some netting to stop her from jumping but one day I couldn't find her. Link to comment
kimberbee Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 No, just 2 sexy shrimp. I had one neon goby for a few months, she used to jump into the back chambers and it would be a huge ordeal trying to get her out, the back chambers are matchbox size. I put some netting to stop her from jumping but one day I couldn't find her. Oh... Link to comment
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