jbb Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 i like this tank, especially the rocks. all you need for algae control in tank this small is 1 mexican turbo, they are powerful little dudes Thanks , I will be shopping for algae eater(s) either tomorrow or Saturday . It's bothering my OCD Link to comment
jbb Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 Look what I got ... And then ... Link to comment
jbb Posted July 11, 2015 Author Share Posted July 11, 2015 little birthday pick me up Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 little birthday pick me up Sexy! You deserve them Link to comment
jbb Posted July 11, 2015 Author Share Posted July 11, 2015 Sexy! You deserve them Thanks Friend of mine also got me a set of RF modules for my mp10's (obviously not for this tank) Pretty nice gift imo. Link to comment
jbb Posted July 11, 2015 Author Share Posted July 11, 2015 Side shot as I enter the room From my desk Link to comment
jbb Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share Posted July 12, 2015 I have been reading some of Brandons posts about dosing pico aquariums, so I decided to try his method and see what happens being that I have added a few SPS pieces now. Setup: jebao DP4 (has been spot on in the test runs so far) C-Balance A/B Dosing will be 1ml each every 4 days for now, with large water change every sunday. Feedings will be adjusted based on what I see going on in the tank, but will remain the same for now Dosing: 1ml C-Balance part A @ 8am 1ml C-Balance part B @ 8:20am Feeding : rotifers / mysis 2x week for the fish big messy soup on saturday night before sunday water change Maunal removal of all visible algae will take place today during water change. Let me know if this sounds like trouble Link to comment
jbb Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share Posted July 12, 2015 Few crummy pics before I head to Houston Sporting the gear on the B-Day Link to comment
NYfishies Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Thanks girlie , I placed a couple of snails in there yesterday along with a water change, and some chemi-pure blue. If I dont see signs of improvement by the weekend then I will be looking for other options. Tailspot maybe ? I have a Tailspot in my Zoa garden and he eats all day and is a little fatty! Word of caution: he will enjoy perching on your favorite Zoa's thus keeping them closed! Link to comment
jbb Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share Posted July 12, 2015 I have a Tailspot in my Zoa garden and he eats all day and is a little fatty! Word of caution: he will enjoy perching on your favorite Zoa's thus keeping them closed! My yellow clown goby does that too. I have a few ledges that are prime perching locations, hopefully they will both like thos better than the corals Link to comment
NYfishies Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 My yellow clown goby does that too. I have a few ledges that are prime perching locations, hopefully they will both like thos better than the corals Haha I also have a Yellow Clown and he likes to sit in between the colonies. He is so small I do not think the Zoa's mind at all. I am having a issue with several of my Zoa's losing their skirts. I thought I fixed the problem when I took the Sexy Shrimp out after I caught one nipping, but it seems to be more widespread now. After reading your thread and thinking about the Blenny I got to wondering if he could also be the culprit He is well fed and fat as can be, but I just read they have been known to do this. While searching about this I came across a thread talking about light. I am now leaning towards towards the fact that they may be getting too much light. The stay open, just no skirt. Several weeks back I bumped my DUO up to 100% during several hours of the day. I think I freaked some of the Zoa's out who need more time to acclimate to a change in the environment. I just moved some of them down to the sand bed in the shade and I also turned the DUO down to 75%. Sorry if I got off topic, but since you plan to do a lot of Zoa's I figured I would let you know. Took me over a month to come to this new conclusion and I am very concerned that I might be killing my garden. Link to comment
jbb Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share Posted July 12, 2015 yeah sexy shrimp can be a huge pain in the ass. I've never seen a tailspot nip at zoas, but I have seen one nip on SPS. My other thought was maybe a bi-color or maybe a tiny red lip, but I'm not sure that the end result would be much different. I have a few inverts on the "to buy" list eventually. porcelain crab pom pom crab pederson shrimp harlequin serpent star That will definately put me at the max (way over actually) for stocking. Then its off to let it grow, and buy more corals of course. Link to comment
NYfishies Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 We have 2 Pom Pom Crabs and they just hand out. Never see them messing with any other livestock. Our Tailspot nips at my Helfrichi Firefish. I am not sure why. It really makes me angry because we have already lost 1 Helfrichi in our bigger tank due to stress. We actually bought this smaller tank for her and put in very docile fish for her to be friends with. Took forever for us to get her so she went into the tank last. Our Spotted Mandarin and Clown Goby have no issues with the Blenny. The Helfrichi seems to stand her ground, but she is beat up for sure. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Hey man, happy belated birthday! Tank looks really great Link to comment
Reef_Suds Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Love this little tank great job! Now I just need to get mine Link to comment
jbb Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Love this little tank great job! Now I just need to get mine Yeah you do !! I told you to let me know when you're ready . Link to comment
Reef_Suds Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Soon!! Too many expenses with this new house and not enough money! Link to comment
kimberbee Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Such a cute little tank! Love the yellow clown goby!! Link to comment
jbb Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Soon!! Too many expenses with this new house and not enough money! Should I start a gofundme account for you ? Link to comment
Michelos Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Yeahh!...what digi is at last photos??? Link to comment
NanoClown Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 sweet little pico, ill be following along! Link to comment
jbb Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Yeahh!...what digi is at last photos??? The green / yellow tip ? Forest Fire Link to comment
NinjaReefer Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Very nice little tank. I really like it. Link to comment
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