Sea Apple and a squirt

[exnisstech]

Occupants of my young filter feeder 8g tank.

 

[smitten with ocean life]

thats a fabulous picture!

 

[IntrinsicReef]

Thats really cool. Nice crisp shot of a unique subject

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Incredible photo! Thanks for sharing!

 

[JoJosReef]

@maroun.c interesting POTM topic!

 

[tbrown]

@maroun.c interesting POTM topic!

Filter Feeders????

 

[BryanM]

Those are very cool!

 

[JoJosReef]

Filter Feeders????

Was thinking unusual creatures, but filter feeders is great too!

 

[kevgib67]

Looks beautiful!

 

[BZOFIQ]

It's like they're dating

 

[BeanAnimal]

Beautiful photos.

Can you explain the feeding plan and how you intend to keep the high particulate and DOC without creating a mess? Filtration, water changes, etc. Is there another thread?

 

[exnisstech]

Beautiful photos.

Can you explain the feeding plan and how you intend to keep the high particulate and DOC without creating a mess? Filtration, water changes, etc. Is there another thread?

I do have a thread I'll link below but it's nothing very technical.
I've done quite a bit of reading but this is mostly a learn as I go project. I tend to learn better by doing things vs reading about doing things. The tank is very low tech. All I'm using for filtration is floss and doing WCs. I'm changing 10% almost every day. I have a phyto blend being dosed in small amounts once an hour every hour 24/7. I recently started adding freshly hatched baby brine shrimp to the phyto. From what I've read the brine is too large for the apple but the other inhabitants seem to be enjoying it. The last time I tested N and P they were what many consider high, NO3 30 and PO4 0.7 but I'm just keeping an eye on things and have no plans to intervene and I don't test very often. I also don't have to worry much about algae because I'm only lighting the tank for a few hours in the evening and the light is at only 3% .
It's only been running for 4 months so I have quite a while to go before i find out if it's a success or not. The Sea Apple is eating and excreting waste which from my reading is a sign this means it should not be starving to death.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ioaio-8g-nano-budget-build.1116845/#post-13669694