20L Barely Contained Chaos Tank

[Tickolas]

So here's my little pico tank as of this morning. The guiding principle for this tank is Barely Contained Chaos. Weird things happen in this tank, and thus I learn. It's also absolutely hilarious to watch some of the interactions, especially between the Nassarius snails and the hermits.

Stock list and names at the end =)

As mentioned, this is a mostly named tank! Here's all our livestock (at least, the ones I know of)

• Scarlet reef hermits
  • Uno
  • Due
  • GNAAAAHHH
• Porcelain crab
  • Rultan
• Nassarius snails
  • Visslan
  • Tisslan
  • Tasslan
• Dove snails (at least 3)
  • Gunde (yes, all of them)
• Sexy shrimp (4)
  • Kostas (females)
  • Dallas (males)
• Trochus snail
  • Keitaro (gone cryptic, may or may not be alive behind the main rock somewhere)
• Blue Tuxedo Urchin
  • Unicron
• Colonista snails (who knows how many)
• Aquilonastra (2-3)
• Various worms (bristle, tube, spaghetti)

As for corals and algae, here's what we have:

• Pulsing xenia
• Discosoma ("Yellow splatter")
• Kenya tree
• Some form of clove polyp
• A few heads of Duncan
• Montipora that seems to be growing despite all odds
• Chaetomorpha tangles
• Dragon's breath
• Marimo ball(s)

Tech has been upgraded piecemeal. We have a simple hang-on filter pump, an Aquael plastic heater and an Aquael Leddy Duo Marin for lighting. May add a tiny wavemaker at some point.

Soon to be added is a colony of live Artemia I have growing in a separate jar. Fun fact, this whole project started back in February as a jar of "Aqua Dragons" so this will be a return to the roots of the tank. Will be interesting to see if they thrive or just get eaten.

 

[Tickolas]

Now here's something you don't see every day. A Blue tuxedo urchin and Due the Scarlet reef hermit nomming off one of our marine-adapted Marimo balls =)

 

[Tickolas]

I hereby name our globular chaos bringer... Unicron.