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Originally Posted by melev

Peppermints should be fine with Cleaners/Skunks. If they are eating them, it's because they are really hungry and can't find food elsewhere.

Thank you Melev.

Peppermints should be fine with Cleaners/Skunks. If they are eating them, it's because they are really hungry and can't find food elsewhere.

Originally Posted by melev

It's really small back there, but I know that Tunze makes very small skimmers. Of course, an airstone driven skimmer might suffice as well.

Tunze makes the Nano DOC Skimmer which would fit in the right rear compartment if I didn't have other equipment in there. Unfortunately the compartment on the left only goes down about 5 or 6 inches which prevents me from placing much in there. Hence the reason I'm looking at the Reef Octopus BH-1000 Hang On Back Skimmer.

It's really small back there, but I know that Tunze makes very small skimmers. Of course, an airstone driven skimmer might suffice as well.

Originally Posted by melev

What did that APC run? I've always had the type that looks like a PC case.

This particular unit runs about $120.00 plus tax and you can get it shipped for free if you have Amazon Prime from Amazon.com. They have another unit which is 1500 Watts which runs about $189.00. But the beauty of these units is the ability to daisy chain them to each other to increase the overall run time. So I am eventually going to purchase 3 more.

What did that APC run? I've always had the type that looks like a PC case.

Originally Posted by snorkeler

I think it's cool you decided to start the pico instead of dropping the hobby, and also cool that you were flexible with yourself and chose less than ideal rock and inserts in order to make it look good. Many of us don't have that flexibility and end up doing nothing.

What are you planning to have for livestock, once it is cycled?

Thank you. I definitely tried staying away from the hobby but urge to come back was just too much for me to resist. I decided to go with the Pico because I wanted to be able to afford all the equipment that I think was necessary without breaking the bank while saving for our home. Once we have the home we can go big, but for now I want to be able to do it right. As for the live rock I am currently weighing my options. I'm going to purchase fully cured live rock but I haven't decided on what type and how much. So I will concentrate on other aspects of the build for the time being.

I don't hate it.

Actually, I think it looks nice and will tide you over for a while. Thanks for posting on RA.

The trick about nudibranchs is providing their dietary requirement. If you don't have what it eats, odds of survival is slim. You may need to peruse some nudi-databases to find what you have. Once you find out, you can determine what it eats.

Just read your other post...

I think it's cool you decided to start the pico instead of dropping the hobby, and also cool that you were flexible with yourself and chose less than ideal rock and inserts in order to make it look good. Many of us don't have that flexibility and end up doing nothing.

What are you planning to have for livestock, once it is cycled?

Originally Posted by FlammySnake

I don't see any stalks on the head, so it looks like a polyclad worm. This was just crawling through the tank?

That photograph doesn't show it but he has two of what look like rabbit ears on the front of his head.

I don't see any stalks on the head, so it looks like a polyclad worm. This was just crawling through the tank?

looks good, if they just got installed keep a close eye on the sps to make sure they don't rtn

the top and bottom look to be millepora to me, millepora typically look "hairy" in that their polyps are longer than what you see on a typical acropora.