Thanks for the updates everyone.
The livestock, outside of the clown and some inverts, was part of a package deal and had been running about 6 months prior to that.
I know having my hands in the tank is one of the worst things I could do, and have been trying to keep out as much as possible. This was an issue when I started my nano a few months ago, and since I stopped messing, everything is doing incredibly well.
The Sailfin is a good size now, but I know he'll have to go within the next 4 - 6 months, unless I upgrade of course
The Mandarin is proven to take mysis shrimp, and does so readily. That was a requisite to my keeping him, otherwise I would have had to set up something to get copepods growing in a separate tank. So far it's not been necessary.
I've got a full test kit that I'm using to test the params, and so far everything is doing very well.
I'm keeping things stable for the time being, unles it's absolutely necessary for me to dive into the tank to adjust a powerhead, I'm keeping my hands out. I'm also doing my best to keep on top of the feeding so that it's not too much, usually 1 - 2x a day with mysis or Formula 2, and just enough to make sure it's gone in a few minutes.
Thanks tons again everyone - if anything I've said causes further light to be shed, let me know!
