William's 5.5 gallon tank invert and shroom tank

[Mr. Seahorse]

2 weeks ago I started the tank and seeded it with a seeded sponge filter from my main tank and some marine beneficial bacteria. I designed a rocksscape and added sand.
My livestock is currently
3 Blue legged hermit crabs as CUC
1 Sexy Shrimp
2 inch Maxima Clam
Teeny tiny Tiger Sand Conch

Corals
3 Forest Fire Rhodactis Mushrooms
1 Green Rhodactis Mushroom
Assorted Gorgonians
Rock flower Nem


Equipment

36 watt light
An adjustable heater
A Sponge filter

I hope you enjoy my tank journal and I will post frequent updates!


Happy Reefing everyone!

 

[PizzaOven]

This seems like another good budget build entry! Come join us.

 

[MichaelB]

This seems like another good budget build entry! Come join us.

Aggreed

 

[Mr. Seahorse]

This seems like another good budget build entry! Come join us.

For this tank I won't because I have plans for it but maybe.............

 

[tribbitt]

For this tank I won't because I have plans for it but maybe.............

If the plans allow staying under $500, it can be an entry - we will just want to see more frequent updates lol

 

[Mr. Seahorse]

I was thinking of it not being a super budgetary tank because I will be consistintly adding a small thing here or there and for the most part getting some cool animals Is my main plan. I will probably not enter the tank but I will keep that in mind.

 

[Mr. Seahorse]

These are the pics of my tank

 

[Mr. Seahorse]

They look great and are doing awesome.

 

[tribbitt]

Make sure you feed the cucumber since this is a smaller tank, and have a spot with high flow for it to anchor

 

[Mr. Seahorse]

I am feeding him every morning

 

[Mr. Seahorse]

have a spot with high flow for it to anchor

Yep I have that too!

 

[Mr. Seahorse]

I removed 2 hermits because they were not being nice.

 

[Darkxerox]

I removed 2 hermits because they were not being nice.

What kind and what were they doing?

 

[Mr. Seahorse]

What kind and what were they doing?

Blue legs I just didn't want them to eat my inhabitants.

 

[Mr. Seahorse]

I got a Bumblebee shrimp yesterday and his name is Mr. Bee!

 

[Mr. Seahorse]

A a month ago Cuco the Yellow Sea Cucumber died.
The sexy shrimp is doing great!
Mr. Bee has been missing for some time now but he is probably somewhere as he is quite shy.

 

[Darkxerox]

Might not be the best thing to keep in a 5.5 gallon given their care requirements and the fact you've already lost one.

 

[Mr. Seahorse]

Hi Everyone,
It has been a while, and I have decided to take down this tank today. I will post some of the corals on the BST section later, mostly my maxima clam, Todd's torch, and a few others.

 

[Darkxerox]

See if you can pass along any DBTC items that might still be alive too so that they can grow in another member's tank.

 

[Mr. Seahorse]

See if you can pass along any DBTC items that might still be alive too so that they can grow in another member's tank.

I don't have any DBTC corals in that tank currently.