Paddy's Mandarin Paradise

[Myka]

I was thinking more like a "tower" style tank. Like 18x18x30". Petsmart carries something similar, not sure if it is big enough...I think the Petsmart ones are more like 12x12x18" which would have too small of a footprint.

Are there some big pods in the refugium yet?

[Reef Tank Engineer]

Dont use the hob overflow. Drill the tank and put a bulkhead in, it will save tou the worry of wondering if the siphon fails

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by Reef Tank Engineer

Dont use the hob overflow. Drill the tank and put a bulkhead in, it will save tou the worry of wondering if the siphon fails

Thanks, but this has been running for about a year now.... with Mandarin.

And it is a HOB refugium, not overflow. CPR HOB Fuge with Koralia pump.


But yes, HOB overflows are the devil. Prone to siphon loss and hard to dial in.

Thanks.


Here is my Fuge video....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL4DAwEs-D4

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by toytech

im trying to get her to eat out of a diner (small jar ) so i dont have to find her and get a bunch of food in the rocks around her . Im hoping once she eats in the diner on a regular basis i can put other foods in there like flake or pellets and she will eat those too .

Please give me an update on how this goes. Seems like a good idea.

[toytech]

I have had bloodworms in the jar for 2 days now and feeding in the area around the jar (its flat sand in the back of my tank ) she found the blood worms in the sand , and now hangs out in that area alot more.She swam in the jar and ate all the worms today and then came back and hung out in it a few times.

[abcha0s]

I love my mandarin. She is also by far my most expensive fish ever.