reefermikes 2.5 gal minibow

[Tim224DT]

Wow that is a clean computer desk?? Did you clean it just for the picture?

also nice nano

[reefermike1]

Originally Posted by Tim224DT

Wow that is a clean computer desk?? Did you clean it just for the picture?

also nice nano

yep sure did! not even 24 hours and its a mess again. atleast now ill have a reason to clean it at least once a month!

[fish.freak]

That tank is giving me ideas.

[reefermike1]

Originally Posted by fish.freak

That tank is giving me ideas.

i could use ideas....

[reefermike1]

update. didnt get much of a cycle due to the established lr i think, i ended up swapping some of the rock i bought with rock in my main tank. put a gsp rock, a 2spot damsel, and an astria snail.


i accidently nuked the gsp with joes juice, plunger got stuck when i was shooting a aptasia, so i pushed harder and it came shooting out all over the gsp, good thing its only gsp!!!

[reefermike1]

picked up an actinic bulb for the minilight, so 1 6500k, 1 actinic 03

bulb cost $9

[reefermike1]

update-

everythings going good in there. added a spotted mushroom, and noticed a couple zoas on the gsp rock that ill break off and get away from the gsp. im thinking a sinularia frag would be cool, even though they get big. and maybe a couple red shrooms

[Chris86]

Look good. I like the batman piece in the tank. How are ur levels holding up or are they all over the place. ( Cal, Alk, Ph, Am, Ntrite, Nitrate)

[reefermike1]

honestly i havent really been checking for anything other than ph and nitrates since it finished cycling. ph seems to be about 8.2 every time i check it. and havent found nitrates yet, but been doing big waterchanges to make up for not having a skimmer. i think s.g. will be my biggest problem as it doesnt take much evap to make a differance in a 2 gallon tank!! and yea i used to have a pretty big hermit in my other tank i was trying to get him to take that batman shell... he never did and i decided to get it out of the main tank, dont know if ill keep it in the nano or not.

[fish.freak]

they never go into the shell you want right?

[Chris86]

that good. How long did it take to cycle the tank. Or no cycle at all

[reefermike1]

really wasnt much of a cycle, all the rock i used was cured, so, not much dieoff doing a 1 gallon/50% waterchange today on it

[reefermike1]

update- decided to throw a couple frags from my other tank in there, i like the way it turned out! added a couple zoas a yellow leather frag, sinularia frag, and a red muxhroom.

[YLChik]

your finger leather looks like a full sized one in that shot

[reefermike1]

yea i know it, wondering how long before it outgrows the tank!