Fishytimes 2.5 reef

fishytime · #1 08-21-2008, 04:06 AM

A pico is born.

I needed another tank to take care of (besides the 110g reef at home and the 30 or so tanks at RC). I decided a while back that I wanted some sexy shrimp and it would be pointless in a way, to put them in the big tank where I would be lucky to see them. So I thought, what better computer desktop distraction than a pico. I started the tank with water and rock from the big tank, but used new sand. There is only two little "sexies" in there at the moment but will probably add a couple more. The light is the wee coralife 18w, 9" pc. Im going to put a couple cool zoas and some rics in with them. Am trying to get my hands on some kind of pygmy gobie, but they seem to be hard to source out.I am going to pick up an identical tank and trick it out. I will either drill the tank add an external overflow and do a herbie overflow to a sump, or drill the bottom and close loop it with a small cannister filter. This will depend on how much room there is under the custom stand I build for it. Heres a fts and a shot of one of the sexies. Of course the clearest shot of the sexies so far and hes sittin on the heater

Carmen · #2 08-21-2008, 04:15 AM

CUTE!

How fun!

JDigital · #3 08-21-2008, 08:23 AM

that pic is so deceiving... sure looks bigger than 2.5G.. haha.. You should join the Sexy Shrimp club on Nano-reef.. LOL

Keri · #4 08-21-2008, 08:36 AM

Very cute!
you know, I have 2 sexies in my 65g and suprisingly I see them almost all of the time, they love to hang out in my birdsnest coral or if not there in plain sight. They're very interesting, but So hard to photograph! My camera doesn't like the big white patches on dark.

fishytime · #5 08-21-2008, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JDigital

You should join the Sexy Shrimp club on Nano-reef.. LOL

Nano-reef has a sexy shrimp club? Its been a while since I spent any time on that site. I will have to check it out, thanks Josh

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Originally Posted by Keri

I have 2 sexies in my 65g and suprisingly I see them almost all of the time

Do you have hermits? That was another concern, that they would become a snack. I am also considering bringing in a mystery wrasse for my big tank, so sexies would either be in hiding all the time or lunch.

Bugsy · #6 08-21-2008, 03:46 PM

May I ask, how do you like that 18 watt light fixture?? Any issues with it??

Amy..

JDigital · #7 08-21-2008, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

Nano-reef has a sexy shrimp club? Its been a while since I spent any time on that site. I will have to check it out, thanks Josh

I guess not so much a "club" but a thread dedicated to SS...

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/inde...owtopic=151219

Chaloupa · #8 08-21-2008, 08:27 PM

Interested in your light too...I had one on my 2.5g Pico and found it got really really hot.....

fishytime · #9 08-22-2008, 12:02 AM

I have the light about 2" off the top of the tank and no cover. The temp swings from 77 to 82 during the day. So no issues with heat yet, its been kinda a wimpy summer here so far though. Will pick up one of those ice probes if it gets too hot. So what do you all think could go in a 2.5 with 4ish sexies? I originally though a Yasha goby but I didnt realize that they can get to 3". Im not really fond of the clown gobies so.....

Keri · #10 08-22-2008, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

Nano-reef has a sexy shrimp club? Its been a while since I spent any time on that site. I will have to check it out, thanks Josh

Do you have hermits? That was another concern, that they would become a snack. I am also considering bringing in a mystery wrasse for my big tank, so sexies would either be in hiding all the time or lunch.

I have many tiny blueleg hermits and several larger zebra legged hermits that don't bother the sexies at all - as well as a 3"+ yellow wrasse that I was told might make a snack of them but I got him quite small and so far so good, he's grown up ignoring them.