Michika's 28g long nano-esque tank!

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Wow, those clams are tiny. How big, exactly?

[michika]

I believe they fall into the xxs category. I wanted 2" or bigger, and I got 1" or possibly smaller. They are doing well though, mantles are extended and they are being target fed. They are pretty though, but I do have some reservations about if they are going to make it or not. I guess I just have to keep with the target feeding.

[michika]

This tank and I are not getting along. The overflow is making a horrible sucking sound. Its a pain, its loud, and I can't seem to fix it without taking the canopy off. I'm not strong enough or tall enough to take the canopy off by myself. The noise is driving me insane, and you can't escape it.

I have officially had enough of this tank. I think it may go up for sale after I complete my 180. I don't have any more patience for it.

[michika]

I'm looking at improving my photography skills, and bettering my knowledge with my camera. Mount Royal College is offering a few photography courses, while they aren't geared to underwater or through glass photography I'm sure there is lots to be learned. I think I will sign up for Photography 1 and Adobe Photoshop Elements 1.

[michika]

This arrived to me today, and Reeflo kept their word, no duties!

[Pan]

Originally Posted by michika

This arrived to me today, and Reeflo kept their word, no duties!

Yay..now you need another one too make the close loop and one more for return...

[michika]

I have some unhappy news to report my tank is still killing SPS, so I am harboring thoughts of killing it after my 180g is up and running.

I added some SPS, and I'm starting to see the beginning of the death pattern. The polyps no longer come out on my new SPS, and I'm seeing bleaching in the tips.

I was also away this past week, and came home to dead clams. Those two tiny clams posted above died. I came home and they were buried in my new sandbed and weren't seen. I dug them out and one was gone, and the other looked like it may make it. Both are now dead.

I feel like a failure because I can't make this tank work for me, only against me. I posted up a request for help thread here. I closed my one on RC because I kept getting suggestions that were not only out to lunch, but showed that the responders hadn't even attempted to look at my tank journal thread.

On the bright side all my fish are doing well, my remaining clams are growing and sucking back the Ca like nobody's business. I've had to bump up the output on my reactors lately. I'm also liking the sandbed I added back in. It brightens up the tank, and it gives the system a whole new look.