My brand new pico tank

[Tomoko Schum]

Clown gobies can be problematic because some of them just won't eat anything but live food - copepods. Panda is a variety of them. I have to make sure that the fish for the tank eats prepared food before I buy it. There are a number of tiny tiny gobies getting introduced as Nano tank gobies lately. I will look for those that grow up to 1 inch max.

Tomoko

 

[Tomoko Schum]

I just added a nano goby. I believe it's Eviota spp. (aka Pygmy goby). He is barely 2 cm. Very very cute

Tomoko

 

[prncalbrt]

thats really cool tomoko.....all these little tanks are making me want one too. i really like the sexy shrimp

 

[stolaas]

Yea it looks great Tomoko, thought about it a couple of times too for the desk. Just walking into PetSmart always makes me want to buy another tank.

 

[andyjd]

Now that is a cool looking fish!

 

[Tomoko Schum]

There are 47 desribed species of Eviota. They hail from Indo-Pacific region. I am pretty sure that my fish is Eviota pellucida. You can read about it here:

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7269

Tomoko

 

[timrandlerv10]

Tomoko,
What's the biggest difference between picos and larger tanks? I cant imagine how cool it would be to have a tank with one shrimp and a few zoos, kept clear and clean (and simple!)!

 

[Tomoko Schum]

The biggest difference? I think it's the temp control. I still have it at home, and its temp is close to 84 (the room temp set to 77.) If I take it to my "freezing" work place (the thermostat setting keeps migrating toward 65 for some reason from 75), I suppose it will be lower for sure. I suspect that its own tiny power filter is actually adding some heat to the water, too.

The maintenance is relatively simple so far. I add some top off water in the morning using a small beaker. I change 10 - 15% of water every week (2 cups.)

I just can't stick my hand in the tank for any reason. I have to use a long pair of tweezers to pick up or rearrange frags. I use a smallest mag float to clean the walls, but if I am not careful, I bump into rocks and change the landscape. I rely heavily on tiny livestock to the cleaning for me. I have a few collonista snails and a few micro brittle stars for that.

I do not know if I recommend a one gallon tank to anyone. I'd go a little larger.

Tomoko

 

[andyjd]

Tomoko,

How about removing that tiny power filter and running an airline in there, it should give water movement, but also lower the temp and keep the oxygen levels up.

Andy

 

[Nitroq2]

Thinking of some way making a closed loop on on sons with a small external pump, had to remove the SPS that was there the flow theory was proven SPS needs flow.

 

[Tomoko Schum]

That's a thought... I might be able to put a small air curtain at the back wall. The only draw back is salt creep with the bursting bubbles. I have a sponge filter in my QT tank from which I have to clean the salt spray/salt creep periodically. I may be able to use just enough air to keep aeration very small with a valve or something....

Thanks,

Tomoko

 

[andyjd]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10364730#post10364730 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Nitroq2
Thinking of some way making a closed loop on on sons with a small external pump, had to remove the SPS that was there the flow theory was proven SPS needs flow.

how about an air driven closed loop!

 

[Tomoko Schum]

Nitroq2,

You might consider using a tiny canister filter with a spray bar. I remember seeing a 20G tank a TOTM winner put together with his 6 year old son using a small canister filter. He had many beautiful SPS's growing in there.

Tomoko

 

[arcteryx13]

I saw Tomoko's little setup today and the pics just do not do it justice. It is smaller than i thought. lol. But very nice looking. Matches all the rest of her tanks though. They are all very nice and well kept.

 

[Tomoko Schum]

Thank you, Micheal. You're so kind. You zoanthids are still closed up, but they look healthy.

Tomoko

 

[arcteryx13]

Let me know if something happens to them. I will give you what i have left. The ones that you gave me are opened up and looking very nice. The ones (Zoas that i gave you)in my tank are opened up fine so i am assuming that the problem that i had in my tank did not affect them. And all is cleared up now. I am gonna PM you my email address and if you do not mind send me an email and i will send you some pics of some of my other zoas. maybe you can help me fully identify them. I will also get you some of them if you want. I would also love to get those links that me and you had discussed. I cannot post them here as they are in jpg form and i am not sure how to convert them to a usable form for this server.

 

[CHAR3]

Tank looks great, wanting one in my office now. Good Job!!!