reefermikes 2.5 gal minibow

[fish.freak]

if that thing gets too big you should make a finger leather forest in there.

[reefermike1]

another update!

well the sinularia wasnt likeing it in there but zoas gsp and shrooms seem to be doing great! surprised at how well this tank is doing, thinking of getting a goby and pistol shrimp and taking out the damsel. heres some new pics. levels not doing bad either, im not really monitoring kh and calcium, but po4 is 5 or less, and ph seems a stable 8.4 everytime i check it. the only thing that swings a little is salinity, but trying to keep up on topoffs. im loving this little tank, so glad for this event!

[fish.freak]

good call on the goby, I had a pair in a 3 gal for a long time and loved to watch them

[reefermike1]

heres an update, added a bunch more small zoa frags and the ones that were in there are looking very happy, also got a 10k bulb to replace the 65k. still plan on the goby but havent got around to it yet. heres a pic as of today! (new camera too)

[reefermike1]

just wanted to mention how well this tank is doing and how much ive been enjoying it. just sitting here reading threads and looking at the nano. id have to say i spend more time looking at it than any of my other tanks. the only thing i wish i would have done different is i wish i would have got one thats a bit bigger. maybe a 5gal minibow. been trying to get the damsel out without sucess, got a really cool hifin goby on hold at the lfs, and i still want a couple sexy shrimp.

[reefermike1]

got the damsel out, and hes currently residing in the sump of my other tank. the rose hi-fin should be in by tomorrow

[reefermike1]

just tested all the params for the first time since the cycle, and not too bad. ph=8, sg=1.026 no3=5 dkh=9 ca=410. never used any additives, just reefcrystals salt which is in all my tanks. been doing 1/2gal wcs bi-weekly, just did one yesterday which leads me to believe nitrates were much higher. someone needs to invent a decent small nano skimmer!! anyone ever try an airstone mod in a skilter?

[reefermike1]

got 2 sexy shrimp, and a red stripe goby. the goby went and hid under a rock, i imagine hell come out in a day or 2. the sexy shrimp are chillen on a mushroom bein all sexy! i heard u have to feed gobys twice a day, any truth to this?

[reefermike1]

another pic

[Casey]

Sweet coming along nicely.

[YLChik]

love those sexy shrimp they crack me up!
Almost picked up some for the horse tank tonday, but skipped it because they were so small !
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Cute though
tank looks great!

[zero186]

gezz i think i have small tank sickness i keep alot of nanos and i really like this one and myself am more of an invert over corals and fish so those sexy shrimp are nice and i dont think their size is a problem considering i have some zebra you want to talk small they are under 1cm!! lol but the tank looks really great makes me want to start another

[reefermike1]

thinking this weekend im going to go to a couple lfs and try to find a small ph that i can rig up a sort of spraybar to get some flow going through my rock. theres a couple spots where detritus seems to like to build up.

[reefermike1]

well i went and got the smallest ph ive ever seen. its a rio 50 rated at 65gph. i still think im going to try and rig up a spraybar or something out of it but for now its running in the tank. cost 15 bucks. funny how 60gph equals about a 25x turnover, kinda like my 18w light is 7wpg lol. heres a pic of the new pump, im not thrilled about how it looks in the display, but when i make a spraybar out of it ill tuck it behind a rock or something.

[fish.freak]

It would look a bit better if you removed the nozel adapter.