dingusplease Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Hi everyone! I have maintained FW tanks for years, but I made the jump to reefing in November 2013. I currently have a 3 gallon pico reef, which is thriving! I really enjoy this hobby, and especially love tiny reefs! I welcome any comments or suggestions My current stock in the pico as of 4/1: 2 Pulsing xenia frags 1 4-inch neon green toadstool 1 purple xenia frag ~20 polyps of Anthelia, all about 6 inches tall 1 green star polyp colony 1 rhodactis mushroom 1 unidentified green mushroom 1 blue discosoma 2 green zoanthid frags 1 red zoanthid frag 1 purple death paly frag 1 toucan zoanthid frag 1 neon green toadstool 1 Kenya tree 1 brown paly colony 1 small hammer w/ two heads 1 large hammer stalk, about 2.5" wide 1 green clown goby 1 skunk cleaner shrimp 3 nerite snails 1 blue leg hermit 1 red leg hermit 1 ball of chaeto macroalgae in my fuge Lost of current equipment as of 4/1: JBJ Picotope tank 3 JBJ 9w 50/50 light fixtures (One of them is on the fuge) Generic 48 led clip-on moonlight Azoo 180 powerhead Generic fountain pump (108 GPH) Generic fountain pump - in fuge (156 GPH, dialed down to about 50gph) 2 auto light timers -set for reverse photoperiod for fuge DIY ATO with air pump Marina HOB breeder box - as fuge HOB jbj pico power-filter - modded to allow in an airstone Terra whisper 10i air pump - for aeration in modded powerfilter Tetra whisper 20i air pump - for fuge intake Coralife digital thermometer DIY black construction paper - background P.S. This fts was taken a couple days ago, so you can't see the huge (relatively ) toadstool, Anthelia, or discosoma.I'll upload a new fts tonight! Link to comment
brandon429 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 very nice there arent many picos using power compacts anymore at all, thats rare nice going. mines on pc as well, everyone else is LED Link to comment
thesmallerthebetter Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 it looks very nice! ive always like those picotopes. my first half gallon pico was powered by that picotope stock light and i got great growth on lots of things. but when i moved into sps i needed more power for the colors i wanted to see and thus arrived at LEDs. always liked the crisp white pcs give tho Link to comment
dingusplease Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 FTS 4/16, Clean glass! http://s346.photobucket.com/user/dingusplease/media/Dingusplease%203g%20Pico%20Reef/2475E6F0-36F9-48D5-8C87-E42DD34FAC74_zpsv5afjfzl.jpg.html'> Link to comment
Clarinet_Reefer Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Now that's a nice Pico! Have you thought about upgrading your lighting? I like how you used multiple stock lights to up the lighting. I'm still partial to PC lighting compared to LED. Link to comment
kylhcky Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 def interested in a current fts Link to comment
Cameron6796 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Me to i love the picotope sand it looks great with the pcs on it Link to comment
dingusplease Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 Sorry to have missed your post! Getting ready for a diving trip at Puerto Rico, I'm really looking forward to coming face to face with saltwater fish and corals in their natural habitat. FTS from a week ago: Current FTS: I'll post more details and updates tonight! Also, I'll definitely check this thread more often, and thanks everyone for checking out this tank! Link to comment
macscale Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Oh, hey dingus! Tank is still looking great! Link to comment
Roshan8768 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 This tank looks great... it's coming along nicely atm. I bet it's loads of fun to clean that front glass!! Link to comment
dingusplease Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 This tank looks great... it's coming along nicely atm. I bet it's loads of fun to clean that front glass!! Thank you! And yes, very fun to clean the front panel. The only problem is that I don't want to bother the corals (or hurt them) with the magnet, and there's not that much space to get around them. I have a nanomag, and I only wish I had bought it from the beginning... by the time I did get eon the side panels had gotten so much coralline I decided to just let it grow Link to comment
Roshan8768 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Thank you! And yes, very fun to clean the front panel. The only problem is that I don't want to bother the corals (or hurt them) with the magnet, and there's not that much space to get around them. I have a nanomag, and I only wish I had bought it from the beginning... by the time I did get eon the side panels had gotten so much coralline I decided to just let it grow I have the same issue in my 2.5 gallon pico... just not enough room. Link to comment
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