Primitive Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 This is my 3g JBJ Picotope, going to be a part of the >3 Pico Contest!!! Current FTS Set-Up 3 Gallon JBJ PICOTOPE 2.5 Pounds Live Rock AC30 Chemi-Pure Elite, Filter Floss Modded AC50 FUGE 50W Heater Stock Light for refugium BoostLED par30 w/ Clamp Livestock Yellow Clown Goby 2 Pom Pom Crabs 3 Cerith Snails 2 Nerite Snails 1 Blue Hermit Wishlist Lid! Link to comment
Primitive Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Thanks! Another excuse to set-up another tank! Link to comment
Primitive Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 Update I took the water and LR out and painted the back and bottom of my tank! I havent seen anyone paint the bottom but I thought it would look cool since I am going BB. I also liked the idea of everything being black except the viewing panels! Will be adding my LR and water later tonight once its completely dry. I also bought my chaeto today and will be setting up my fuge later!! Pics to come later tonight or tomorrow. Link to comment
boxboy Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Nice. check out my build for the contest. Im also running bare bottom. I did paint the bottom as well. Link to comment
Primitive Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 Cool, I think it looks really clean, how long did you let it dry on the bottom before setting up? I used krylon fusion. Link to comment
got2envy Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I am still debating BB or not...I painted my bottom too...BB don't look right unless it's painted IMO Link to comment
Primitive Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Update I have everything set-up and ready to go! Just waiting till the 1st to add my livestock. Things I have done since last update include, got my fuge up and running. Picked up some chaeto from my LFS with lots of life in it, about 3-4 starfish, pods, etc. I am using my stock jbj light to keep it alive. I got my BoostLED up and running!! So far, so good. Link to comment
boxboy Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Cool, I think it looks really clean, how long did you let it dry on the bottom before setting up? I used krylon fusion. I used krylon also. Waited 1hour then set it up. Its great stuff. I like how ur tank looks. I ended up redoing the rock scape. but no new photos yet Link to comment
Micro-Reefs Aquariums Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Very clean look, you left plenty of space to start the formation of your corals! Link to comment
Primitive Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 I used krylon also. Waited 1hour then set it up. Its great stuff. I like how ur tank looks. I ended up redoing the rock scape. but no new photos yet Thanks! Put some photos up! I like checking out all the updates Very clean look, you left plenty of space to start the formation of your corals! Thanks, thats what I am going for very simple with crazy growth covering every inch! Link to comment
boxboy Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Both my threads have updated pics as of yesterday. cheers. Ill bump them for ya. Link to comment
Primitive Posted April 8, 2012 Author Share Posted April 8, 2012 UPDATE 4/7/12 Much has changed since the last update! Since then the cycle has been completed, I have gotten corals and 2 Pom Pom crabs and a yellow clown goby! Due to the fact that I wanted additional filtration just for the sake of my livestock, I added another filter and made my ac30 my fuge. The other filter being an AC50 with Chemi-pure elite, and filter floss. I removed my koralia nano becuz the two filters together are more than enough flow for such a small tank. Also since the first of April when the contest rules allowed us to add livestock, along with my Pom Poms and YCG I picked out a good amount of corals! Zoas, favia, hammer, shrooms, ricordeas, cloves, and a small sps! I had some of them in my larger tank so I decided to try and save some money and throw them in the 3G. There is only a few more corals I want to pick up before I let it all grow out. I am only going to get more zoas and let them take over! That's all for now I'll update more soon with pictures! Link to comment
Primitive Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 ^^^Anyone know what these might be? There are a good amount of them in my tank but they don't seem to move or at least so slow it doesn't look like they are moving. ^^^FTS April ^^^FES ^^^Top Down Link to comment
Primitive Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 If anyone is selling collector/nice zoas let me know Link to comment
Primitive Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 Anyone know what's in that picture I posted? Link to comment
Primitive Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 Ya might be but I thought nerites scarcely breed in higher salinity? I thought they needed ~1.10~. My salinity is 1.25 with a jbj Refractormeter. Link to comment
rain- Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 They are egg laying machines. Link to comment
Primitive Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 Do they normally survive? Link to comment
rain- Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 As far as I've understood, no. But the eggs are such a lovely hue of white and just the right size for them to be difficult to remove from the porous rocks. Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Do they normally survive? They will survive, and it sucks. I have a snail pandemic in my 5.5 gallon tank. I siphon out baby Nerites every water change. Link to comment
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