POssible corals for 1.6g pico.

[mandrin13]

I have a 1.6 gallon pico reef that houses a Very small royal gramma,a peppermint shrimp,a small urchin and lots of micro brittle stars.This tank is going in a fish show and I have 18 watts of pc lighting and a small hang on filter(36gph I think.).The tank has about 1lb of LR.I took every thing from a 55g established (5-7ish months)reef.What would be a good coral for it.And howdo I get a ricordia mushroom to detach itself from some live rock.The Ricordia is in the 55g.And I would like to put it in the PIco reef but i dont want to hurt it.Is there is anything else that I could do to improve my reef please tell me.

[Hutton]

first thing to do is get the royal gramma out of the tank. i am also curious on how to get a mushroom of a rock.

[mandrin13]

He will only be in there for a few days to be in an aquarium show.Then i hope transfer him to my 55g.I think he should be fine.He is eating flake and frozen Mysis.I have to go.

[duec22]

1.6gal...why bother..

[Kogo]

pics?

[Clarkii01]

To get a mushroom off a rock all that you have to do is put your fingers under it and pop it up. I have had great success with that. But i dont think it is a good idea to put coral in a tank so small.

[Bobalouy]

Its fine to put coral in a reef that small, expecially zoos and rics. But the fish is a bad Idea, expcially if you are showing it off to people. I say load it with hardy corals, and people will be just as impressed, then maybe add sexy shrimp if you really need something moving around.

[mandrin13]

Originally posted by duec22
1.6gal...why bother..

Why not bother.
Thanks Clarkii01 i will try that tomorrow.

I will try to get pics....I hope.

There isnt a lot of color in there so i would like some coral.

[Cutiewitbooty]

1.6gal...why bother..

Why bother posting that statment? If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all I think it sounds like a cool project. I don't know much about corals, but good luck anyways and don't listen to rude people

[mokujin22]

maybe a euphellia (sp?.. frogspawn or torch) frag or a candycane? these are small, cheap and relatively hardy.

[Clarkii01]

I have to say if you had frogspawn in that ldittle tank you would not be able to have anything else in there! How much light is over the tank?

[Clarkii01]

I have to say if you had frogspawn in that little tank you would not be able to have anything else in there! How much light is over the tank?

[Clarkii01]

Sorry, double posted.

[mandrin13]

There is 18 watts of lighting.How much should i pay for a frogspawn.They are like 60 bucks for a small frag around here.

[mandrin13]

I am having trouble trying to post pics.I cant find the upload images button.I have never put images on reef central.


HELP?

[duec22]

If you are anywhere near Sacramento, I've got a FS that I can frag between 2-5 heads at say $5/head..it's the green with pick/purple tips... I feel bad for my comment yesterday. I didn't mean to be rude, I was haveing a bad day at work. And I keep seeing these nano's getting smaller and smaller. To where the only way I see to keep the system healthy is to be doing like 100% weekly water changes (which is fine I guess if you are already makeing up the water for a larger tank). Which would be way too much work for me to even consider. Even that 2.5g gal of Melev's seems like way too much of a headache. I haven't read all of that thread yet, but he's doing 200% water changes on that thing at times. I think if you keep your's fishless and shrimpless you will stand a better chance of not haveing to do as much maintainece as he is finding he has to do.

edit: sry didn't see your location in your Icon. I do now..

[Bobalouy]

I agree duec taking out the fish and shrimp is going to make you're life sooooo much easier. Not only that but a gamma deserves a much larger tank.

I have been running my .5 gallon pico, for about 9 months, and it has been fairly easy. I have almost crashed it a few times, from just giving the corals too much food, I couldnt imagine trying to keep a fish fed in a pico. I try do a 50% to 75% weekly water change. But I have skiped a few with no problems



Upload you photos to photobucket.com and post the links the give you

[funkyman]

Looks nice! Keep posting pics!

[OCDep]

Alright, a pocket size aquarium....something I can put on the dash of my car.

[MAreefer1]

wow that .5 is crazzy cool, how do u filter it?

[schiavonir]

Bobalouy,
Tell us more about your tank. What's in there? How long has it been up? Where do you keep such a small tank?

That is an awesome little setup!