Kaykay's Office Nano. "Keeping sanity at work"

[kaykay]

Here's a little piece of tranquility on my desk.

1. My coffee.

2. My terrarium.

3. My little Lego dog. (It only sits there staring at me the whole day).

4. And my 13L IQ5.

Cycling for the last 2 weeks with a pc of liverock (1kg), salt mix, biohome, and 15 drops of micro bacter per day.

I'm trying to keep things as simple as possible. I don't want my bosses to think that I have too much time on my hands. Lol.

Anyway, I'm just a salesman in my company. It helped that I topped the numbers for the 2 months running, and thus I found the perfect timing to add this water column on my desk. I can always say that this water element has been the source of my current success. Ha. Ha. Ha.

For the last 2 weeks, I've been getting so many curious questions about this container of water and a queer piece of stone.

Many have also pestered me to quickly add some life to the water. They're getting real bored already. Haha.

My plan is a 10% wc every week / or bi-weekly if required, for nutrient export and replenishment of elements.

I'll just bring a 1.5L-bottle of salt mix from home for the wc.

No skimmers, nor other equipment.

Thinking if I should do a conventional nano fish w softies & LPS, or should I do a radical species tank.

Lionfish? Box fish? Seahorses / pipefish? Frogfish?

Any suggestion?

[MadScientist]

Here's a little piece of tranquility on my desk.

1. My coffee.

2. My terrarium.

3. My little Lego dog. (It only sits there staring at me the whole day).

4. And my 13L IQ5.

Cycling for the last 2 weeks with a pc of liverock (1kg), salt mix, biohome, and 15 drops of micro bacter per day.

I'm trying to keep things as simple as possible. I don't want my bosses to think that I have too much time on my hands. Lol.

Anyway, I'm just a salesman in my company. It helped that I topped the numbers for the 2 months running, and thus I found the perfect timing to add this water column on my desk. I can always say that this water element has been the source of my current success. Ha. Ha. Ha.

For the last 2 weeks, I've been getting so many curious questions about this container of water and a queer piece of stone.

Many have also pestered me to quickly add some life to the water. They're getting real bored already. Haha.

My plan is a 10% wc every week / or bi-weekly if required, for nutrient export and replenishment of elements.

I'll just bring a 1.5L-bottle of salt mix from home for the wc.

No skimmers, nor other equipment.

Thinking if I should do a conventional nano fish w softies & LPS, or should I do a radical species tank.

Lionfish? Box fish? Seahorses / pipefish? Frogfish?

Any suggestion?

Puffer, seahorse, pipefish, mandarin fish (trained) tank would look cool

[Guest]

Puffer, seahorse, pipefish, mandarin fish (trained) tank would look cool

i would avoid these species since it is rather dedicated in it's diets unless you can have a refugium to grow pods for them to feed with.

For a nano tank size like this , i think we can only limit to small nano fishes and invert. i.e; sexy shrimp, goby ect..

[JeffL]

Hey bro that tank looks very familiar!!

Hope you like it and good luck for your office tank!

Do take note of the evapouration of the tank. When there is not enough water, the last compartment where your pump is will be in danger of overheating.

[kaykay]

Hey bro that tank looks very familiar!!

Hope you like it and good luck for your office tank!

Do take note of the evapouration of the tank. When there is not enough water, the last compartment where your pump is will be in danger of overheating.

Yup. This tank used to be at Buangkok area. Haha.

Anyway, I bought the cover for this tank. I only need to top up around 10-20ml every other day. Evaporation is manageable.

I'm now seriously considering lionfish setup. Heehee.

[MadScientist]

Yup. This tank used to be at Buangkok area. Haha.

Anyway, I bought the cover for this tank. I only need to top up around 10-20ml every other day. Evaporation is manageable.

I'm now seriously considering lionfish setup. Heehee.

Bro, where did you got your cover from?

[kaykay]

Got it from clementi polyart. $6 only.

[MadScientist]

Got it from clementi polyart. $6 only.

Omg!

[surreal1228]

Nice one！

Lionfish may be too heavy bio for this, and not safe if other ppl touch it when u r not ard.

I wont work if put it on my desk, haaha

[kaykay]

Nice one！

Lionfish may be too heavy bio for this, and not safe if other ppl touch it when u r not ard.

I wont work if put it on my desk, haaha

Haha, the grand plan is for my b*t*hy account mgr to dip her fingers in "accidentally". WaKakaka...

[surreal1228]

Sounds a plan, i may need a much bigger lionfish also, HAHAH

[Gouldian]

Thanks for sharing.

For nano fish ideas, you can always pay Henry a visit.

[JeffL]

Haha, the grand plan is for my b*t*hy account mgr to dip her fingers in "accidentally". WaKakaka...

Your b*t*hy account mgr chio or not?

[kaykay]

Your b*t*hy account mgr chio or not?

If she's has any remote association with the word "chio", my plan would be totally different loh.. It'll be a grander plan than such a scheme. Hehehe..

[JeffL]

If she's has any remote association with the word "chio", my plan would be totally different loh.. It'll be a grander plan than such a scheme. Hehehe..

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[MarcoVan]

Lol! Nice tank

[kaykay]

The first explorer.

[Admiraltian]

Cute little fellow.

[kaykay]

Lol! Nice tank

Thanks bro.

[kaykay]

Cute little fellow.

Thanks. Now looking for a boxfish to accompany him.

Anyone see any sign of small boxfish pls alert me ya.

Thank you.

[kaykay]

Thanks for sharing.

For nano fish ideas, you can always pay Henry a visit.

Thanks bro. Will be forgoing the idea of cutesy little reef. Going for radical species that I can't keep in my tank at home.

Think I've disappointed many of my colleagues with this decision. Haha.

[MadScientist]

jellyfish? haha. not easy though. even without a mod, my iq5 is giving me a circular flow

[kaykay]

Crouching Puffer, Hidden Specimen.

Lol, my puffer sticks to the rock almost 100% of the time since this morning.

Even food does not entices it to move.

Yesterday after I let it in the tank, it still swam around, pecking the lr and the mysis that I fed.

Today it just stuck to the rock, only the darting eyes and breathing shows it is still alive.

Well it did change positions every now and then. But basically it just stayed still.

Is it dying?

[MadScientist]

Thanks. Now looking for a boxfish to accompany him.

Anyone see any sign of small boxfish pls alert me ya.

Thank you.

saw 1 at henry

Crouching Puffer, Hidden Specimen.

Lol, my puffer sticks to the rock almost 100% of the time since this morning.

Even food does not entices it to move.

Yesterday after I let it in the tank, it still swam around, pecking the lr and the mysis that I fed.

Today it just stuck to the rock, only the darting eyes and breathing shows it is still alive.

Well it did change positions every now and then. But basically it just stayed still.

Is it dying?

suffering from shock/shyness after seeing your account manager?

if it is dying, it should initially show signs of rapid breathing followed by slow breathing which ends with no breathing. it also may be either not moving around or moving with sudden jerking actions with hints of flipping.

[kaykay]

saw 1 at henry

suffering from shock/shyness after seeing your account manager?

if it is dying, it should initially show signs of rapid breathing followed by slow breathing which ends with no breathing. it also may be either not moving around or moving with sudden jerking actions with hints of flipping.

Thanks. Will go take a look if possible tmr.

Yup she did come by twice to take a look and passed some lame remarks. Me thinks the puffer may have been spooked. Lol.

On a serious note, quite rapid breathing is observed, but I do not know if the rate is rapid or normal. Same rate for 10 hrs.

It's still moving gracefully though, during the few times it moved.

Well I'll continue monitoring.

Thanks.