I have added a 36 watt Coralife compact flourescent 50/50 light to the tank, so I'm up to 12 watts/gallon. Have picked up some frags and they are getting along nicely.
The clown and the blenny are looking great. The clown is trying to host in my yellow polyps, but they keep retracting!
the folks in the office still like the tank. Some of the staff spends down time sitting at my desk on weekends -- one discovered a population of what I belive are mysis shrimp under a rock.
They are bigger than pods, but I can't get a good look. Anyone know what else they might be?
I had a small skimmer in the tank, but took it out to get some space back.
Mysis is the one critter I have piles of and still can't get a pic. Do they zoom around super quick?
There are muliple pods so the yare not bigger than ALL pods. They are bigger than copepods, which can also be seen in swarms swimming in caves. They are smaller then an adult amphipod. About the same size as a an isopod but they move totally different. Well mysis just zoom... it's the only way I can think of to describe it.
Mysis is the one critter I have piles of and still can't get a pic. Do they zoom around super quick?
There are muliple pods so the yare not bigger than ALL pods. They are bigger than copepods, which can also be seen in swarms swimming in caves. They are smaller then an adult amphipod. About the same size as a an isopod but they move totally different. Well mysis just zoom... it's the only way I can think of to describe it.
wow SHD, put your false teeth back in, your starting to spit. lol
that was quite an informative mouthful *emilio estaves golf clap*
Need to remember to bring the camera to work. Will make it a plan come Monday. Meanwhile -- is it mysis or mysid? Either way I went to the link provided by PSH and I belive that is what I have. They do in fact zoom!
You know I am not sure. I didn't even see SHD's post (must remember to refresh). Could possibly be the same thing with different names, but I will leave that up to the experts.
actually, Mysid refers to the group of species within the genus Mysis, so if you're referring to a specific species, you'd say Mysis <insert name of species>.
so, you're basically referring to the same critter in general.
The Pico is doing well. As promised, here is a recent photo.... The colors don't come through well -- but you can see the softies are taking hold. The fish and mysis are doing well.
the clown fish is hosting in the yellow polyps and the green star polyps in the front. I think it gets lonely when the lights are off and the corals are not out.
I've had some nitrate build up but nothing water changes can't beat. Also added purigen to the filter system and some phos guard. Seems to be working well.
It's working out great. There are no issues related to overheating, and the animals love it. It washes out the colors a little but seems to be a decent trade-off.
There is a green invert in the tank that I do not recognize. It's green, about an inch long and/or wide. It's hard to tell because it takes the shape of whatever rock or crevice it's on or in. It's flat and has a rough texture similar to a starfish. It creeps very slowly along the rocks and I only see it occasionally. Is this some kind of nudibranch (sp?).
"How long has the tank been setup? 2 fish in a 3 gallon is really....really pushing it."
I have a 2.5g eclipse nano tank that has been up and running for 6months or so. I really neglect the tank heavly but I have never had a problem with it. I retro fitted a 20watt light from a 10g tank hood from wally world. I dont even use a heater, the light keeps it about 81-82f. The live stock includes a green cromis, a yellow watchman goby, a tiger pistol shrimp (moves everything!GAR! but its fun to watch) and a pepermint shrimp. I had another pepermint and a gold stripe clown in there as well but moved them to my 46g bow front after it was cycled. The nano system never crashed, I have never had a problem with it. My case may be the exception to the rule but I find nano tanks much easier than larger ones. So hey over stock!
your tank must be the exception, cause nano's demand attention, & lots of it.
Never under estimate what small but frequent water changes can do for your systems.
anchor, good to see your system humming away.
I noticed when playing with coloured leds on my nono project that it can have stunning visual effects. might be something to keep in mind to experiment on.
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