muntwo 5 point five

[muntwo]

getting started a few days late, but let's have some fun!

TANK SPECS:

enclosure: glass, 5.5 gallons (16"x8"x10"); sump-less
lighting: PAR38 LED; 12 h photoperiod
temp. regulation: 77 ± 2 ⁰F; 15 watt heater
water circulation: 240 GPH; 4.5 watt powerhead
nutrient control: consistent water changes and careful livestock selection; skimmer-less
objective: to build and maintain a peninsular, low-tech office reef filled with healthy organisms

 

[revsgirl]

Looking good!


Chasing the Dream Giver, not the dream! Tonya

 

[Mike&Terry]

Glad to have you onboard and good luck with the contest!:bigsmile:

 

[mike007]

Tank looks great.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Welcome to the contest!

 

[muntwo]

Thanks! I think I've got some good competition on this forum.


The live rock and sand have been properly cycled, so I added a Pseudochromis elongatus that I have been keeping in quarantine and it will remain the only fish in this tank. It is active, eating frozen brine shrimp, and seemingly inquisitive. It's a tiny 1.5" fish and it is constantly navigating through the small spaces within the live rock. While it wasn't captured well with my camera, its coloration is fantastic; its body forms a smooth color gradient that transitions from a bright orange head to a bold red body and darkens to black towards the tail.

 

[got2envy]

Cool fish!

 

[RichieT]

Looking good Jon. R

 

[muntwo]

Thanks, Rich! Yes, Maria, it's a very cool fish. It hangs out in the live rock most of the time, but when I approach the tank, it swims to the front to check out what's going on.

There are some small bits of Neomeris sp. that just sprung out of my live rock. Not sure if I'm going to keep it, but I'll leave it for now. I threw a bunch of different single polyps of Zoanthus sp. and Palythoa sp. into the tank to acclimate and will get some photos up after they get glued down. I recently purchased a couple different P. grandis frags for 10 and 20 bucks each and a small Ricordea yuma for 10 bucks. I also picked up a colony of Z. gigantus and a colony of Actinodiscus sp. at 40 and 25 bucks, respectively, from which I will be taking a few polyps of each for use in this tank.