Muffin Posted July 4, 2018 Author Share Posted July 4, 2018 July update: The fuzzy "lavender" mushroom is gone (good riddance). It was getting way too large in my opinion, also when I was at the LFS I saw one the size of a dinner plate so that was the point where I decided it was time to go. The bounces that got stung by the rainbow Yuma are recovering well and will be moved back with the next 2 weeks or so. I'm quite pleased to see how this tank is turning out, can't wait to see how it continues to develop. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 20 hours ago, Muffin said: July update: The fuzzy "lavender" mushroom is gone (good riddance). It was getting way too large in my opinion, also when I was at the LFS I saw one the size of a dinner plate so that was the point where I decided it was time to go. The bounces that got stung by the rainbow Yuma are recovering well and will be moved back with the next 2 weeks or so. I'm quite pleased to see how this tank is turning out, can't wait to see how it continues to develop. Good call on getting rid of the mushie, I'm probably getting rid of my St. Thomas in my IM14 as it's getting so big and it's only 3.5 inches or so lol. 1 Quote Link to comment
Muffin Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 August update: I moved both the pico and my 20 gallon last month to a new stand. Unfortunately, I forgot to put my lid on the tank and either my cats caught the nebula clown or she jumped out. In other news, all of the mushrooms are doing great, going to be fragging either this week or next to get some more coral/equipment money lol. Thinking about getting rid of the rainbow Yuma, it's a little to aggressive for my taste. I also need to get an emerald crab, does anyone have compatibility experience between pom-pom crabs and emeralds? As always thanks for checking out my tank. 2 Quote Link to comment
Muffin Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 Late August update: Livestock: - I moved both Yumas to my 20 - Yesterday I fragged the OG, the crazy elephant ear mushroom (Rhodactis mussoides), and a super cool no name bounce that I've had for ~ 1 year. - I added an emerald crab and high fin red banded goby about a week and a half ago (super cool fish), and a red banded pistol shrimp yesterday. Maintenance: This tank has been great, super easy maintenance. All that I've been doing is scraping the front glass and performing 1 gallon water changes weekly. Equipment: Nothing has changed equipment wise. Still need to get an ATO lol. 1 Quote Link to comment
Muffin Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 So the goby and pistol paired up and burrowed up front and center! So excited lol (minus the sandstorm these two have been creating) I got a terrible picture, but it's still pretty funny. 3 Quote Link to comment
Muffin Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Wow it's been a while since I've done an update on this tank. It's by far my favorite tank I've ever owned. Here are a couple updates on the system: 1.) I got rid of the black snowflake, I never really got the chance to get her a new home. 2.) I started using the HOB to hold frags and more shrooms. 3.) Water changes are about once a month now. 4.) No equipment changes, however I did change up the scape a little bit a couple months ago. 5.) Some shrooms were removed, and I've added a couple to the mix. Now for a couple pics (sorry if you don't like orange filter pics) 3 1 Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 I totally forgot about this tank !!! You need to do more updates 😄 got any close up shots of anything ? 2 Quote Link to comment
Muffin Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, Reefkid88 said: I totally forgot about this tank !!! You need to do more updates 😄 got any close up shots of anything ? 6 2 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Great to see your pico reef is still going @Muffin, all those bounce mushrooms are awesome! It sounds like it has settled in after its first year running and really stabilized. 1 Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Wow,the more and more I see awesome shrooms it makes me live them more !! Quote Link to comment
Muffin Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Christopher Marks said: Great to see your pico reef is still going @Muffin, all those bounce mushrooms are awesome! It sounds like it has settled in after its first year running and really stabilized. Thanks! Yeah I'm really happy with how it's been running, I'm excited to see how it develops in the coming years. 1 Quote Link to comment
Muffin Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Reefkid88 said: Wow,the more and more I see awesome shrooms it makes me live them more !! Same feeling here. I've been really lucky with acquiring quite a few of these shrooms. It's hard to beat the level of ease and diversity of mushrooms. Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I have always wanted to keep just shrooms,because of how easy they are but I can never keep them alive. They are just so crazy,and come in sooo many colors. I may have to try a super small pico with just shrooms here soon,that would be fun. Quote Link to comment
Muffin Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, Reefkid88 said: I have always wanted to keep just shrooms,because of how easy they are but I can never keep them alive. They are just so crazy,and come in sooo many colors. I may have to try a super small pico with just shrooms here soon,that would be fun. It's definitely possible, I would recommend it but I am biased lol. Contrary to popular belief, pico tanks are very easy. The hardest part is topping them off. 1 Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I know exactly what you mean lol. I don't have a problem with pico tanks,my biggest is 7g amd smallest is 2g but just keeping a like 2g with shrooms would be fun. 1 Quote Link to comment
Muffin Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 I would say go for it, there are a lot of Rhodactis and discosomas that are really awesome that don't cost a ton. 3 Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I may,but I need to get my 5g aio up and running first lol I have changed up what I'm gonna do with it about 20 times already 🤔 2 Quote Link to comment
Nelson Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Wow nice tank! Full with good looking corals. Keep it going. 1 Quote Link to comment
TheRope Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Still one my fav picos ever. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Muffin Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 February update: The shrooms are looking better than ever (not really sure why but I'm not complaining) No stock changes Yesterday I did some extensive maintenance on the pumps (didn't realize how dirty they where lol) Teaser pic of my Evo 5 (not going to make a thread about it cause I'm too lazy 🤣) I'll probably just occasionally add pics on this thread. 2 Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 16 minutes ago, Muffin said: February update: 265.19 kB · 0 downloads The shrooms are looking better than ever (not really sure why but I'm not complaining) No stock changes Yesterday I did some extensive maintenance on the pumps (didn't realize how dirty they where lol) Teaser pic of my Evo 5 (not going to make a thread about it cause I'm too lazy 🤣) I'll probably just occasionally add pics on this thread. Looking good! Definitley continue to add pics of the Evo 5! Liking that a lot! 2 1 Quote Link to comment
Muffin Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 On 12/9/2017 at 7:20 AM, TheRope said: I love the mushroom idea, ive been wanting to make a mushroom only reef jar, for... well... since i made my first jar hahah HMMM looks like that sort of ended up happening 2 Quote Link to comment
TheRope Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 On 2/23/2019 at 3:07 AM, Muffin said: HMMM looks like that sort of ended up happening Best ideas always find a way of surfacing themselves XD we will see ehat happens with magical future bowl #2! 3 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 On 2/22/2019 at 3:07 PM, Muffin said: Teaser pic of my Evo 5 (not going to make a thread about it cause I'm too lazy 🤣) What a tease! 😄 What's the story behind this little beauty? What do you have planned? 1 Quote Link to comment
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