3 gal picotope.

[JmLee]

Hello all..... Just thought I would share some pics

First setup with the crappy 9watt PC that came with it

Fuge.

Right now im using a 36" fixture untell my 12" 36W Current usa fixture comes in this thurs. (I know its ugly, but it works for now)

The stock 9W PC being used as a fuge light

After aquascaping for sometime. I settled with this layout.

I have a tunze mini power head rated for like 75gph, coming in today. Its TINY!.

Stocking plans are...

Zooanthids.
rics
shrooms
gsp
xenyas
Candy cane
small brain(Maybe)
Montipora digitata

Right now i have 2 ceriths, 2 hermits. a colony of Zoas and two red shrooms.

Tanks been running for about 6 days now. Salifert test kits read -
PH 8.2
Nitrate 10ppm
Nitrite undetectable
ammonia undetectable

 

[buttons buster]

Nice

 

[JackJack7]

nice

 

[tcmfish]

looks great

 

[mrapisura]

I have the same tank with a 12 inch coralife on mine. You will love the way your thank looks once you take the stock lighting off. Your tank will brighten up and be sweeeet! Here is mine.

 

[buttons buster]

What kind of filter do you have?
Also how often to you do a water change?

 

[JmLee]

mrapisura, thats a nice tank man. I have my 12" current usa coming in tomorrow.

buttons buster. I use the stock HOB filter with Purigen and a floss pad. Then i use a AquaClear 20 as a refugium. I change about 1 gallon every week using Catalina ocean water.

 

[JmLee]

just some new pics.

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

nice tank lil' bro keep up the good work and tell your big bro' i said much love he's my pal:thumbsup:
im getting one of these Nano's for my office at my new job on the side of my computer, when its all done up i will post some piks for reference so stay tuned lil' brother!

Peace!:wavehand:

 

[JmLee]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10477269#post10477269 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Chaotic Reefer4u
nice tank lil' bro keep up the good work and tell your big bro' i said much love he's my pal:thumbsup:
im getting one of these Nano's for my office at my new job on the side of my computer, when its all done up i will post some piks for reference so stay tuned lil' brother!

Peace!:wavehand:

Hey long time no talk man!. Congratulations on your new job, my brother told me. can't wait to see the setup man.

 

[ILM75Dodge]

Good job I'm looking into setting up something similar soon!!

 

[BlakDuc]

Looks like you are off to a great start. I want to do one of these tanke eventually.

 

[JmLee]

Hey thanks for the replies fellas. I'll post a updated pic up some time tomorrow. The rocks have plenty of coralline thats starting to spread nicely

 

[mrapisura]

JmLee was I right or what? The tank looks great with the light and your corals look nice too. How is your flow with the Tunze? I just noticed that you had a blue background on your tank. Did you paint it? The colors really come out when all the light isn't escaping out the back.

 

[glassbox-design]

great start. the aquascaping is well done. those little tunze pumps are great....i ran one on a 2gal pico a few years back.

for those of you interested in those pumps, zoo-med makes the exact same pump...odds are cheaper too.

 

[ILM75Dodge]

How many lbs of sand did u use?

 

[JmLee]

Hey guys sorry I've been MIA for a while.

MRAPISURA - Yes i painted the backround. I used a dark blue instead of a light blue =).

Flint&Eric - Yeah the tunze power head is absolutely perfect for a aquarium this size.

ILM75Dodge - I Have no clue, It's about 1/2" of sand. I figured a DSB in a tank this small would be kinda pointless. And i didn't want to go barebottom so i just added a thin layer of sand.

I'll have some more updated pics in a few days =).

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

hey lil' bro' what do you think of one of them lil' tunze's for my gallon pico, would it be too much for a 1 gallon?

 

[JmLee]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10548336#post10548336 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Chaotic Reefer4u
hey lil' bro' what do you think of one of them lil' tunze's for my gallon pico, would it be too much for a 1 gallon?

What up man, I think one of those Tunze power heads would be great. You can adjust the flow by turning the outlet.

 

[JmLee]

Just some updated pics.

Tons of starfish..

I decided to mount the fuge light sideways. Since the Aqua clear is transparent, hanging the fixture this way really helps to light up the fuge. The HOB fug is working well, I already had to pull out some of the cheato.