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Hey sorry for taking this long to reply, Definitely a huge help for me! absolutely love your tank!@livie508 well now is as a good time as ever for an update...I knew this project was always to be trial and error type of deal so here is what has occurred since my last post...
The nems did great...a little too great. The three became six! So I decided to move them back to my display, along with the clown (who never bothered to to try to have the nem host it). So that was a slight set back, but at least they're all happy again in my main tank.
The other issue, as you stated, was the algae! I don't think I ever scraped my main tank as much as I did the pico! Since I have dragon breathe macro in there, snails were out of the question. So as I grow out the dragon breathe I'm scraping the sides of the pico everyday to get it as clean as possible...
I also had to remove my zoas because of a pod explosion that occurred in the pico. At 2.5 gal I couldn't (in good conscience) get a pod eating fish, so I decided to take them out too. My new goal is to make the pico a macro algae display. I currently have other macros on order....fingers crossed!
The sump is still working great!! The ATO (automatic top off) is fantastic and I only need to fill the reservoir once a week along with my other tank. The added space also allows for a small heater as well. I also put some filter floss in between the baffles to help clean the water.
I'm still trying to find the perfect balance for stocking this pico without harming or stressing anything I put in it. Hope this update helps!!