.Newman. Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 lol why do you want a lily pipe o_o Link to comment
rockhead01 Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share Posted June 24, 2010 lol why do you want a lily pipe o_o Cuz its soo purdy! Link to comment
rockhead01 Posted November 6, 2010 Author Share Posted November 6, 2010 So after a long hiatus and moving to Boston, I'm finally back! The tank is now drilled and has a glass lily pipe for the return and a clear pvc bulkhead for the outflow. There is 5.5g sump that is split in half, using 2g as an ato reservoir and 2.5g as a sump with a phos-ban reactor running chemi pure elite and phosban and a 150w JBJ true temp heater with thermostat. I've also filled the sump up with a bunch of LR rubble to help my filtration. The newest edition is a Evil's 38 Par bulb with a neo arm fixture. My corals are looking pretty pathetic and I lost quite a few during the move. I ended up having a mini cycle that wiped out quite a few. Tank parameters are stable now and I just recently added the sweetest little male and female harlequin shrimp pair as the showcase in my pico. Here are some pics of how the tank is currently looking now. I'll post more as I restock. Link to comment
Wiilio Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 This tank looks awesome! Never seen a lily pipe before... hope the corals make a quick recovery! Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Nice tank Rock! I love your Harlequin Shrimp pair. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Cool build. I like the lily pipe. Is that a green goniopora? What are you feeding the shrimp? Link to comment
rockhead01 Posted November 8, 2010 Author Share Posted November 8, 2010 Thanks Animalmaster6 & Mr. Microscope! Yep that is green goniopora and has been growing for 8 months. Stuff loves a dirty tank so it is lov'in my pico! =) I feed the harlequin shrimps a small to med chocolate chip star every 2-3 weeks. They are messy little eaters, but I love them! Link to comment
Stephensx04 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Looks great. Jealous. But holy filled to the rim. One bump of the table its on and it will splash. How do you move stuff in the tank without making a mess? Link to comment
rockhead01 Posted November 8, 2010 Author Share Posted November 8, 2010 Thanks! To move stuff around I just shut off the flow and that lowers the water level by about an inch. Link to comment
rockhead01 Posted November 9, 2010 Author Share Posted November 9, 2010 Newest little critter! Link to comment
CONSTANTNE Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Really nice build and that pom pom is one of my favorite inverts! Link to comment
rockhead01 Posted November 16, 2010 Author Share Posted November 16, 2010 Added a few new corals this week. Here is an updated FTS. The star polyp freakin rocks under these LED lights, but it's really really hard to get decent photos. Ugh.. New monti cap with purple polyps. This rocks! Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 That's an awesome monti. Link to comment
rockhead01 Posted November 18, 2010 Author Share Posted November 18, 2010 Finally got a better shot of one of the Harlequin Shrimps! Link to comment
keydiver Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I love this tank, probably the best build jbj i've seen yet, just beautiful. Love the harlequins btw Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Nice pic! Awesome Harlequin! Link to comment
.Newman. Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I'm jealous that you can keep them in this pico. But the question is how long. I have always thought that they would outgrow a 3 gallon and that they are too messy to keep in a small tank. Thats why I have not considered keeping them myself. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Awe, fun!!! Awesome pic of the shrimp. How are they getting along with the new crab? Tank is looking great! Link to comment
Bill Nye Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I'm jealous that you can keep them in this pico. But the question is how long. I have always thought that they would outgrow a 3 gallon and that they are too messy to keep in a small tank. Thats why I have not considered keeping them myself. +1 I really want some harlequins for my 5.5 but hear they are very messy and can easily pollute small tanks. Any further experience would be greatly appreciated. also Sweet tank Link to comment
rockhead01 Posted November 18, 2010 Author Share Posted November 18, 2010 Harlequins grow no bigger than an 1" to 1 1/2" so they should not outgrow my tank. With the sump included my system holds about 5.5 gallons of water, so there is some worry there because they ARE very messy eaters. I feed them a star every 3 weeks and the week that they have a star and are eating it, I do daily water chemistry and as soon as I see nitrates I do daily waters changes of 1 gallon as well. By the time they have finished their star the nitrates spike to 20ppm, but within 2-3 days it goes back down to 0-5ppm. I've began vodka dosing to this system in hopes that it will feed the bacteria colony and keep it strong while I have 0 nitrates in the system and to help with the spike. BTW my sump is also stocked with lots of live rock for added bacteria. I've only had them for 2 months and have done 2 feedings, but this system seems to work well so far. I also just bought a mini internal skimmer which should hopefully help with nitrate spike. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 looks like youre going hardcore on the waste and nitrates they produce, which is very smart. I wish to see this work for many more months to come, keep at it rockhead01 Link to comment
rockhead01 Posted November 23, 2010 Author Share Posted November 23, 2010 Finally got a shot of the male & female together. Link to comment
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