Weetie's 4 Gallons of Simplicity

[danktank]

KNEW IT hahaah

[albertthiel]

April 30 FTS

Carpeting form of Chaetomorpha

 

Very very nice .... thanks for passing on the links on my thread

[Weetabix7]

Very very nice .... thanks for passing on the links on my thread

 

Thanks!

Out of all the tanks I've done, I think I enjoyed this one the most.

[albertthiel]

Thanks!

Out of all the tanks I've done, I think I enjoyed this one the most.

I can see why Weetabix7

[Weetabix7]

Sooo..... yeah, I kinda revived this tank.

 

It's pretty simple right now: tank, PC perch light, no heater or refugium, Tunze mini pump, 2.5 lbs or so of very nice LR, 4 blue-leg hermits, 5 or so small Stomatella snails, small scrap of unmounted GSP, and 1 Orange Yuma.

 

Don't have any fancy plans yet, still figuring out what I wanna do. I have some ideas and am expecting some nice Macro clippings in the next few days, but I mostly just wanna have a healthy, stable little Reef.

I would like to use Fiji Mud again in some way, and would also like to have a 2 part Pico w/a Display Refugium and a Coral Reef Display. Wanna do it on a Pico scale though and want it side by side. Like I said, working on it.

 

Mebbe sometime over the next week I'll get my act together enough to start another tank thread, but for right now I'm concentrating on making a nice Halloween for my kids.

[albertthiel]

Sooo..... yeah, I kinda revived this tank.

 

It's pretty simple right now: tank, PC perch light, no heater or refugium, Tunze mini pump, 2.5 lbs or so of very nice LR, 4 blue-leg hermits, 5 or so small Stomatella snails, small scrap of unmounted GSP, and 1 Orange Yuma.

 

Don't have any fancy plans yet, still figuring out what I wanna do. I have some ideas and am expecting some nice Macro clippings in the next few days, but I mostly just wanna have a healthy, stable little Reef.

I would like to use Fiji Mud again in some way, and would also like to have a 2 part Pico w/a Display Refugium and a Coral Reef Display. Wanna do it on a Pico scale though and want it side by side. Like I said, working on it.

 

Mebbe sometime over the next week I'll get my act together enough to start another tank thread, but for right now I'm concentrating on making a nice Halloween for my kids.

 

I am sure you'll keep us posted and good luck with however you set it up !

[divecj5]

Woohoo So glad you're back!! This is going to be great no matter what direction and route you take. Now we just need to get C est Ma back

 

-Adam

Edited November 1, 2012 by divecj5

[Weetabix7]

Thanks!

Getting C est Ma back would be nothing short of miraculous.

I thought of her the other day as I was considering trying to find a magnifying glass to take tank pics with.

There are some cool tiny details in this tank already & I'd love to be able to get them on film. I'm having a hard time doing that w/my current Panasonic Lumix, and I can't my old Canon P&S that I used to be able to get better pics with.

[albertthiel]

Thanks!

Getting C est Ma back would be nothing short of miraculous.

I thought of her the other day as I was considering trying to find a magnifying glass to take tank pics with.

There are some cool tiny details in this tank already & I'd love to be able to get them on film. I'm having a hard time doing that w/my current Panasonic Lumix, and I can't my old Canon P&S that I used to be able to get better pics with.

 

Staples ... maybe :-)

[gena]

I'm really looking forward to this setup!!!!!! I like the idea of the side-by-side picos

[Weetabix7]

Thanks gena!

I've considered getting a Fluval Spec 2g Pico which is the same height as this cube, 10", but I don't if that will happen. It's all still very much a work in progress.

I got a hold of my old camera and will try to get a couple of decent pics up over the next day or 2.

[Weetabix7]

Current FTS as of 11/1/12

 

 

This tank has now been up for 4 weeks & I believe it is cycled. Yeah, yeah, I was a little sneaky. More pics later.

[danimal1211]

Beautiful rock are you adding more? I like it how it is.

[Kid03]

cool little tank. what are ya going to stock it with? Ill follow your build as Im slowly building a pico too.

cant decided tank size tho haha. Are you adding more rock?

[Weetabix7]

Beautiful rock are you adding more? I like it how it is.

 

Thanks!

I do want to add more, maybe one more piece. This is the first time I have bought LR at an LFS in absolutely ages, I usually get it online from somewhere like Premium Aquatics. I typically find that unless you live in S. Fl or SoCal, the LR you have available at a store is pretty devoid of life and crazy expensive. I feel very, very lucky to have found this rock for 6.99/lb at a relatively new LFS. I paid 6.99/lb for it and I have been amazed at the life that has been popping out of it.

Check out the great coralline coverage:

 

 

For anyone in the E. TN area, be sure to check out Aquatic Marine on Clinton Hwy. I honestly think this is the best LFS I've ever been in for Reef Livestock, and I say that having lived in several different states, including Hollywood, FL.

They get in coral frags that I have previously only had access to online or at Frag Swaps, and they also get in really cool fish like Sea Goblins and Anglers/Frogfish.

[Spirofucci]

Current FTS as of 11/1/12

 

 

This tank has now been up for 4 weeks & I believe it is cycled. Yeah, yeah, I was a little sneaky. More pics later.

 

Nice rock! At first glance it looked like there wasn't even any water in there, lol.

[Weetabix7]

cool little tank. what are ya going to stock it with? Ill follow your build as Im slowly building a pico too.

cant decided tank size tho haha. Are you adding more rock?

 

Stocking plans are still a little up in the air, I'm kinda figuring it out as I go along.

I am expecting a nice variety of Macro clippings in from keydiver next week, and I'm keeping an eye out for frags that I like at my LFS when I go there once a week. I may stop by there today, I haven't decided yet.

I had 2 anemone shrimp in this tank before and loved them, so I'd kinda like to do that again. They're perfect for Picos-- tiny, beautiful, and active.

I am also considering a Green Banded Goby. I've always wanted one & they're the perfect size for a Pico. We'll see.

 

Check out the 4 little polyps that popped up out of my LR after I'd had it in the tank for a couple of weeks:

 

 

They're not brightly colored, but hey, I didn't pay for them & I think they're a pretty cool hitchhiker.

[danimal1211]

Nice hitchikers looks like green palys

[Weetabix7]

If you look in the middle of this pic, you will see one of my favorite hitchhikers, a tiny little orange Sea Squirt. I use it as a barometer for tank conditions, since it seems to be the most sensitive thing in the tank to any kind of negative water conditions.

 

 

It's kinda hard to get a pic of it since it's so tiny, but it looks cool in real life.

I have dubbed it Squishy.

My current WC regimen has been 1/2 gallon once a week, and I keep another 1/2g on hand if Squishy starts to look unhappy.

 

Here's another cool rock pic, of a great circular platform shaped rock.

 

 

I wanna do something kinda cool & different with the rockscape, but haven't settled on what yet. I have some acrylic rods that I could use if drilled the rocks w/a masonry bit, but I don't know if the rocks are too small for that to be practical.

[Weetabix7]

Here you can see a small sprig of Red Macro that I have in the tank. I don't currently have an ID on this Macro.

 

[Weetabix7]

Can you find the Stomatella Snail in this pic?

 

 

I love Stomatellas. When I was at my LFS last week, I noticed that they had some Stomatellas crawling on the front glass of one of their aquariums. I asked if they'd sell me some and they said I could have them for free if I wanted to pull them out myself. I my LFS!!! I got 4 baby Stomatellas and 1 med sized one. I may see if I can get more when I go back.

[divecj5]

Love all of the goodies that are already popping up on your rock. Like you said, nothing beats getting your hands on some primo LR locally.

 

I love me some Stomatellas!!! I can see his little buggy eyes from here

[albertthiel]

Stocking plans are still a little up in the air, I'm kinda figuring it out as I go along.

I am expecting a nice variety of Macro clippings in from keydiver next week, and I'm keeping an eye out for frags that I like at my LFS when I go there once a week. I may stop by there today, I haven't decided yet.

I had 2 anemone shrimp in this tank before and loved them, so I'd kinda like to do that again. They're perfect for Picos-- tiny, beautiful, and active.

I am also considering a Green Banded Goby. I've always wanted one & they're the perfect size for a Pico. We'll see.

 

Check out the 4 little polyps that popped up out of my LR after I'd had it in the tank for a couple of weeks:

 

They're not brightly colored, but hey, I didn't pay for them & I think they're a pretty cool hitchhiker.

 

Looking good .... following ...

[danimal1211]

My LFS didn't even know what stomatellas were and they have about 1/2dozen big ones in their counter top tank. Looking forward to see this tank progress.

[got2envy]

Looks great Weets! just give me about a month and I will send ya some macros