Pinner Reef Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 That's a lot of pods to be dosing. I mean even a lil guy in that tank will chew through the population in no time. Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 That's a lot of pods to be dosing. I mean even a lil guy in that tank will chew through the population in no time. Yes. That's why training it to eat frozen and pellets is key. I haven't decided on the dragonette for this reason. A little shrimp and goby pair is also something I am considering. Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 I've got sponges and filter floss. Sharing the compartment with the Mame. Going to put in a powerhead tomorrow. How do you like the mame? Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 How do you like the mame? Skimmate is wet and pale in color but that is probably because i don't feed this tank with a shovel. Link to comment
Dan R Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Curious to see were you are going with this scape Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 Curious to see were you are going with this scape It's in limbo. Just wanting the tank to settle in for a week or so before tearing it apart for a re-scape. They just went through a big move, total new water, salinity change and so much more. I'll be planning it in the mean time. Already working on the tree branches - to make them longer or taller. Link to comment
Pinner Reef Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Yes. That's why training it to eat frozen and pellets is key. I haven't decided on the dragonette for this reason. A little shrimp and goby pair is also something I am considering. That's a tough stocking decision... What ever you do, don't just go wandering into the LFS and start making impulse purchases. Remember, your lil fishy should be excited to see you walk up to the glass in the LFS. Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 He's going to flap his fins and jump up and down eh? Link to comment
BRN Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Awesome! Mame skimmers are Amazing, I can't wait to see how this turns out! Link to comment
Pinner Reef Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 lol We're talking about a fish Kat, not most of the guys on this board. Let's just say he'll be just a curious about you as you are of him. Link to comment
BRN Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 lol We're talking about a fish Kat, not most of the guys on this board. Let's just say he'll be just a curious about you as you are of him. HAH Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Love the cute little house you have on that tree. I don't know - I like the negative space and the scape. Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 Love the cute little house you have on that tree. I don't know - I like the negative space and the scape. My birds melted Not sure what material they were made of, but they literally "melted" over time. Here's a picture from when the birds beak and eyes melted Here's the other one I had Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 My birds melted Not sure what material they were made of, but they literally "melted" over time. Here's a picture from when the birds beak and eyes melted Here's the other one I had I'm sorry to hear that, Kat. Next time you can try using ceramic - sure, it's heavier, but so far I've used ceramic candleholders as a shelter/overhang for my marine QT and they've never melted, changed color or leaked stuff into the water. The silver dots (ink?) that I had on the dice that I put in my mantis's tank also melted away. Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 Yup, the birdhouse is ceramic, so are the mushrooms and rabbit (and the cat and mouse which are not in use). Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Yup, the birdhouse is ceramic, so are the mushrooms and rabbit (and the cat and mouse which are not in use). Yep, then they'll last with no problems. Just make sure that whatever the bird is made off doesn't cause a nutrient spike or something. I once had a fake rubber/silicon nem in my QT, and my clowns loved hosting it. It only took three days before the QT was full of diatoms and a fine layer of algae, which was weird since I restricted my feedings to keep up with the WC and med dosages. Turns out the nem was leaking stuff in the water - the moment I pulled it out - wa lah! No more hideous brown gunk all over the tank. Clowns were unhappy for a bit but they compromised with the candleholder. Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 I kinda like this jungle looking right side. Sexy likes it too. Link to comment
Lawnman Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Landscaping problems The tree was originally created with the old 3G pico in mind. The height and width. Looked like this in the 3G Filled it well. But in the Fluval it's not quite right. I'm still playing around with it, but I thought this looked better: (and I put my custom Zeph painting up too) Zeph still around? Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 Zeph still around? He's not on the forum and he downsized his tanks. Just has his 210 with sump in the basement and the 40B in his apartment. He lost Big Bertha the clam He was going to keep the massive shell, I'm not sure if he did. He is very busy, lots of stuff going on in his personal life. He's very active on instagram. I haven't seen him since my birthday in January though. Link to comment
Polarcollision Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 pretty much, except I added the mame skimmer Would love an update on how this skimmer handles nitrates once food starts getting dumped in here. LFS had red Moyner dragonettes. I can't decide if I should get that little guy or a YCG or both. I will have to feed the tank daily with either fish in there. The dragonette can be trained if they're not already eating. So torn. I designed/made a little brine shrimp hatchery that lives in the 8 gallon. Constant nauplii and one fat mandarin goby. It just needs to be cleaned out once a week. I can send designs for TAP plastics to build if you're interested. Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 Would love an update on how this skimmer handles nitrates once food starts getting dumped in here. I designed/made a little brine shrimp hatchery that lives in the 8 gallon. Constant nauplii and one fat mandarin goby. It just needs to be cleaned out once a week. I can send designs for TAP plastics to build if you're interested. Yes please!!! Thank you so much. Link to comment
Polarcollision Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Yes please!!! Thank you so much. I'll hunt down the drawing/cut list tonight. Could easily be concealed by the tree. Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 I'll hunt down the drawing/cut list tonight. Could easily be concealed by the tree. Sounds good, although you have mad DIY skills, I will give it a try. Link to comment
Cameron6796 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 You could definetly try to "bonsai tree" it to make it kind of intentionally unbalanced. You could have ithe tree trunk sort of lean one way and have all the branches grow the other way... Like the typical bonsai tree. Link to comment
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