Sexy Pico Reef

.68-gallon reef tank for Sexy Shrimp

Sexy Shrimp (Thor amboinensis)

Bumblebee Shrimp (Gnathophyllum americanum)

Other inverts

Tank images

Tank Stats

Started: October 2003
Tank and equipment:
Tank: Red Sea Candy Combo XL
Size: 0.68 gallon, 6” x 6” x 6”
Filter: Azoo Nano Power Filter
Heater: 25 Watt, 6” Thermal Compact
Lighting: Two PC 7 Watt 7200 K "Dragon Fly" clamp-ons
Live Rock: 0.25 lbs.
Substrate: 0.75” Mixture of Aragalive Indo Pacific Black Live Sand, and Kent Mineral Mud
S.G.: 1.024
Temperature: Temp: 78°F / 25.5°C

Corals:
3 Mushroom anemones
3 Purple branch gorgonian frags
8 Button Polyps
1 Tiny toadstool leather
2 Kenya Tree Coral frags

Critters:
3 Sexy Anemone Shrimps (Thor amboinensis)
2 Bumblebee Shrimps (Gnathophyllum americanum)
2 Miniature sea star (Asterina sp.)
Many tiny limpets

Macros:
Caulerpa prolifera
Cladophora sp. (?)
Red kelp

I do daily 150-ml water changes with water from my 65-gallon tank, and top off with a small turkey baster full of RO water (about 20 ml) twice a day. I feed a tiny squirt of daphnia and/or a pinch of frozen brine daily. So far, so good! It's a great little tank, fun to watch!