Scuba in a reef nano tank...

[pacificgal]

He-he, that's the first time I've heard that word "reefer" used in that context, lol.

 

[pacificgal]

It's a gorgeous tank, though, Mike. Looks to be another expensive hobby? You do photography too, don't you?

 

[mikeguerrero]

Beautiful nano. It's impressive to see that many softies in a tank that small. How long was it running? How often were you changing your carbon?

1. I ran my pico for almost two years before I sold it to another reefer...

2. I don't like to use standard carbon, as it removes a lot of trace elements that are essential to the success of such a small tank, I will use instead Chemi-pure which works like carbon but with the ability to keep the trace elements stable.


I also am a reefer and have yet to read a success story of someone keeping that goby in a tank for more than a year at temperatures higher than 72f. I keep one of my seahorse tanks at about 70f and wouldn't put a Catalina Goby in that tank either because it runs at that constant temperature.

Would love to see a pic of your reef if you'd like to share?

No wonder that little pico won, it's stunning.

Thanks...

Can I get one of those for my desk? I can't even keep a chia pet alive.

Casey, I plan on selling them on the internet, my younger brother is funding me the cost up front and I am test marketing and modifying the lighting system and testing temps, cannot sell it until all variables are constant.

Will give my diving friends a major discount once I get them going...

Wow Mike thanks for sharing. Really amazing, it must take a lot of patience and care.

Thanks for your kind words, and yes it takes a lot of patience and care, that might explain why I'm one of the slowest to get ready for diving, everything has to be in a set order and nice and clean; just ask Don, you can almost see the frustration in his eyes when he sees me taking forever to get ready,

(((kevin)))

It's a gorgeous tank, though, Mike. Looks to be another expensive hobby? You do photography too, don't you?

Kristina, it was a very expensive hobby that I truly enjoyed before I got married. I played with the hobby during my marriage and had to let it all go when I got the divorce. I'm starting to slowly get back into it now and since I don't have children, I substitue this for quality time for the inner kid in me.

Yes Kristina, I did all the photography with the same camera I use in Monterey, just haven't been able to perfect my shots off of our coast. But I truly love macro pics.

 

[pidgiepoo]

I think your tanks are better than the actual reefs! What a rewarding hobby/job.
Looks like you do some interesting reading, too.

 

[pacificgal]

LOL, I was looking at all the psych books too. Mike they are truly beautiful, and pidgiepoo is right, they are prettier than any reef I have ever seen.

 

[rmitchell248]

Mike you are quite the reefer......

 

[Peter_C]

Mike you are quite the reefer......

No, Mike has the killer reefer

Oh my...

 

[pacificgal]

Finally, someone who went as juvenile as I did. Thank you Peter!

 

[Peter_C]

Only because I came across the smoking emoticon on another website, and thought of this thread.

 

[mikeguerrero]

Thank you very much for the support on my pico tanks, like I mentioned earlier I am trying to get them marketed out to the homes of avid hobbyist, but would love to see them go in the homes of some scuba divers.

If you sacrafice two boat trips out to Monterey you can own a pico tank in your home, it's just a thought. I'm trying to get super easy instructions on how to maintain the tank, I hope to have these picos out by X-mas 2009.

The footprint is no longer than a female watch layed across on the table, yet it supports a wide range of softy corals.

I hope to place these picos in offices and the kitchen or a dorm room. All it takes is a little love and a curiosity for the small crittters in our ocean.

Anyway more to come...

Oh yeah, Kristina did peak at my book case, and you would think to see rows of books on reefs, but instead just psych books, it's from graduate school back in the day... If I were to scroll down to the bottom shelf you would see my Scuba books...

MG