Progress

So I went to the pet store (not LFS, just needed something cheapy) and picked up a 1g tank. Has a cute little light and airstone as well as undergravel filter. This is currently housing my recent brine purchase. There's no gravel and I didn't hook up the UGF, just the airstone. I added 1 gallon of DT water to it and made a gallon of fresh for the DT. I added a couple of small rocks and a hand full of sand (just so I didn't have to worry about a cycle in the brine tank) and off she went. The brine are flipping and flapping everywhere. I have to pick up a cheap heater to put in there so they don't freeze int he house. I'm thinking that I can possibly raise copepods in there as well? Can this be done at the same time?

 

So I'm having great success with the cyclop-eeze and brine for the tank. Everyone is happy and I feel like live food may be more beneficial because it doesn't sink into a crack and rot somewhere. I've been turning off the powerheads for like 30 minutes while feeding as well. I've since unplugged my canister filter so it doesn't suck up all the skrimpiez!

 

Hi Whippy , good updates
I recently found Cyclop- eeze our here, my clowns go mad for it which surprised me as its so tiny

Steve

 

Yeah I have no idea how much they benefit my bigger fish.....being so small. They absolutely love it though!

 

So theres been a lot of progress made!!

Started making homemade fish food, tank is loving it!
Got some more coral frags, an emerald crab.......got rid of my canister filter and now the tank just runs on itself and a skimmer. So much has been accomplished and learned!! Pics here and there around the forum and I'll definitely post some here

 

hey Whippy as this is a build type thread, recording progress and changes
I would like to move this to the show of your fish tank forum

but we will need those pictures on it

Steve

 

Sounds good Steve, Thank you!!! You're always so helpful


I'll put as many pics on as I can from work and then start putting up more pics when I get home

 

Here are a few pics. I will have more time to work with them at home.

 

FTS?

great pictures Whippy
have you got a Fiji Purple in your lighting set up?

Steve

 

What is FTS?

Nope, no Fiji purple. It was the camera just catching the 420nm actinics. Hasn't caught them like that since though

Who knows. I have to sit and look through the manual sometime, LMAO!!

Thanks Steve New to it but I'll get there. Hopefully no fatalities on the way!