My first aquarium (Nano)

[Hermie]

thanks, i wasnt aware the pods needed a large space to breed, i thought the back sump from the aio would have been good enough

well the thing is they don't need much space to breed but they need a lot of food to maintain a growing population since they will be getting eaten at the same time. I'm wanting to eventually do the same thing in same size tank but it's going to require a separate refugium dedicated to microalgae and copepods. Copepods love algae but as tank owners we don't like algae in the display, that's the problem with small tanks

 

[actik]

well the thing is they don't need much space to breed but they need a lot of food to maintain a growing population since they will be getting eaten at the same time. I'm wanting to eventually do the same thing in same size tank but it's going to require a separate refugium dedicated to microalgae and copepods. Copepods love algae but as tank owners we don't like algae in the display, that's the problem with small tanks

Thanks you for the response after doing some more research I had found even with algae barns captive raised mandarins I would have a big upkeep to keep him fed, so I decided to put the dream on hold for now until I upgrade 1 day

 

[Synner Reef]

Your tank is coming along quite nicely. I'm super jealous you have a clown! I want one so bad. Yea i'm considering a ATO myself. Need to talk with a friend more about it. She has shared a ton of feedback with me. Few weeks back i had natural pod growth! I was like , WHAT??? I imagine if you have pods going, its good to keep a refugium? Not sure how to spell that word. Get Cheato growing and pods live in that and reproduce. Getting a dragonette would be killer. Loving the tank @actik

 

[actik]

sooo... i wasn't very happy with my hard scape so i had a redo. Ordered 20 lbs of shaped life rock i was so excited it took 3 weeks to get here... dont ask why, when it finally arrived this morning i was devastated UPS did not handle with care at all... ha ha. They would replace the rocks they broke but i would have to pay for the expensive shipping again, no thank you haha. Winged it with what broken pieces i had, i think it came out pretty nice cant wait to get my little gobies and watch them perch all over

 

[Synner Reef]

Really digging the new look!!

 

[actik]

Really digging the new look!!

thanks

 

[ks2509]

Looks great lots of swimming room and water flow room

 

[actik]

Thanks