Hello ALL:
New to the forum. I started my Little pico on 5/22/2020 ( 3 weeks ago). Its doing pretty well.
I had a 92g corner reef about 12 years ago but ALOT has changed from huge Metal halides and sumps to this little pico.
I have 4 pounds of fiji LR, and seeded with live sand.
CUC is 4 astrea and 2 hermits and a nassarius
little black ice clown and yellow goby (I am watching parameters to make sure there's not too much bioload)
so far its pretty quickly stocked.
Corals added after 5days: (yes don't yell it was essentially cycled ( pure LR was added: little die off on rocks)
SPS:
oregon torch
Rainbow mille
mystic monti
Softies: bam bam zoas and the ricordia
red acan lord (LOVE THEM)
LPS~then next day added a hammer ( it died. RTN ) for some reason... dunno why
and a Orange awesome lepto. (thought it was going to die but it is good now_)
i added a couple more zoas. (gorilla nipple and vampires in drag and green apple) the next few days
This has been going for a couple weeks.
Then yesterday added a yuma mushroom and baby hammer 2.0 and a really cool Jason Fox Enchanted Forest Birds Nest. and a RUBY RED Micromussa. WOW. It was in rough shape but its happy today
So looking to add a few more zoas. PLAN to cover that branch in front with Zoas. Bring the hammer in up the back corner and then SPS at the top. (then graduate to a slightly bigger tank. I like the small guy though....)
Light is a A80 with kessil's lighting recommendation and I'll be ramping it up
Flow:Using a Vortech mp-10 reef mode lowest level; and a 10g HOB
Was doing weekly WC but was advised to give it a couple weeks ( to settle) then do a change. ). my guy at the LFS. is awesome. so gonna trust....
I have the kits and measuring. I am ATO with kalk; Alk at 8.5. cal at 430 1.025 temp78degrees phos a wee high at .112. added chemipure blue nano. not a ton of algea. some bron hair on the back side and hoping my astrea stay hungry. I also added a jar of copepods and feed a small cap pf phyto ( they are on the glass I can see them. so thats good). I feed a teeny bit of mysis or rod's daily). and change the pad out in the HOB filter. I had some chaeto but. it did not have enough nutrients. may try chaeto again later. I have the light).
would welcome ideas and suggestions. I know it got stocked fast but now I slow and stabilize and add those unique bright zoas when i get along with them. THANK YOU
