driftsaru Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Hello NR, i initially started with this and then moved it all to a 10g AGA. Well the bug hit me hard again, so i started my JBJ pico again! It in the "collection" process at the moment. I am going to redo my aquascape eventually. My plans are to put a DIY T5-VHO on it(when evil decides to post bulb color combo pics). With that said the tank has been up and running for 2 months. Here is the information on the tank, please feel free to post guys! EQUIPMENT RO/DI Spectapure ProPlus 90gpd 4 stage. Tank: JBJ Picotope 3g Filtration: AC70, was initially made to be a fuge. -Bag-o-Carbon -filter sponge ATO: DIY ATO, made with water bottle from petsmart and some plumbing pieces from Lowe's Lighting: Stock Picotope light. -waiting on EVIL for the T5 info!!!! Misc. Analog thermometer Two Little fishes NanoMag scraper Custom, DIY, oak "desktop" stand Chemicals: Dosing Brightwell 2 part daily, premixed into ATO water. LIVE STOCK Plants Red Mangrove x2 SPS Green Stylophora frag 1.5" Pink Stylophora frag 3" Red Monti Cap frag 2" LPS Red Acan Colony x15 heads Red Acan frags(from ^ colony) x3(4 total heads) Purple/Green Acan colony x50+ heads Frogspawn frag x1 Mushrooms Blue and Green Ricordia x6 total(from sbcaes GB, thanks again sbcaes!) Blue metallic x1 Zoas Red mini colony x30+ heads Green mini colony x15+ heads And now the fish! Red Painted Angler 1.5"(please no flamers) im aware of its 8"+ size CUC (thanks to John Maloney @ reefcleaners) astria x2 nerites x6 hermits x3 Current FTS! 3/19/10 FTS 2/20/10 Link to comment
waterboarder21 Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Cool looking tank and I like your acan colony!!! Link to comment
.Newman. Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Looks great with all the coral! One suggestion: place the thermometer into the AC 70. it's not that hard to figure out where and how to view it through the clearish plastic that removes the thermo distraction from your scape! Link to comment
parishilton Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Love the acan. It is huge in there Link to comment
driftsaru Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 Thanks for the comments all! here is a better picture of that acan, enjoy. The color has faded significantly since it was put under PC. I hope to change all that with T5's soon! Link to comment
kevivoe Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Will the frogspawn create issues with other corals in such a small tank? I have read they can send out a chemical that can poison other corals if they feel threatened. I also read where one needs a chemical filter to help resolve this issue. Just wondering. Link to comment
driftsaru Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 To be honest I have never heard of such a thing. The frogspawn came from a 10g that was heavily stocked. I never had an issue with it in there. But thanks for the heads up , ill look into it. here it is in the old tank. Link to comment
driftsaru Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 Came home today and found my angler trying to blend into the monti cap, thought it was funny. It went from a bright red to almost blood red, pretty neat! Link to comment
driftsaru Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 I got a huge green/purple acan colony today, id like to sell some frags. will post pictures soon! Link to comment
scythe Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Came home today and found my angler trying to blend into the monti cap, thought it was funny. He went from a bright red to almost blood red, pretty neat! wow, what kind of fish is that? you said angler? How big does it get? Link to comment
driftsaru Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 wow, what kind of fish is that? you said angler? How big does it get? Its a red painted angler. Grows to be about 6" plus. Can't have him with any other fish due to him being able to eat anything his size. Its fed shrimp and guppies gut loaded with cyclops, mysis, flake. When he gets large it'll be fed damsels or frozen if I can train it with a feeding stick. Link to comment
sanchez Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 That goby does not approve of photography of it's house Link to comment
driftsaru Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 That goby does not approve of photography of it's house Haha i hear you, shes always looking at me weird when i probe around in that tank. i saw an adult male today at my lfs, im tempted to get her a mate =) Link to comment
driftsaru Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 I'm looking for more stock. Any suggestions in terms of color or type ? Link to comment
.Newman. Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 maybe a little more orange? orange zoas or ricordea floridas is what I'm thinking... Link to comment
.Newman. Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 yeah, that anglers is so cool...if only there were mini anglers that could stay in a tank this small forever.. Link to comment
driftsaru Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 yeah, that anglers is so cool...if only there were mini anglers that could stay in a tank this small forever.. I wish so too. Oh well. When he outgrows it ill be sad. Link to comment
driftsaru Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 wow i literally just placed my new acan in the only spot it would fit. this thing is HUGE. Its pissed off atm. ill post pictures later when its opened. Link to comment
driftsaru Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 Here is the acan a few hours later. nice and fat Link to comment
sanchez Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Wow that acan is amazing, tank looks great! I'm going to start corals in mine next week, hopefully it looks as nice as yours Link to comment
driftsaru Posted February 27, 2010 Author Share Posted February 27, 2010 Wow that acan is amazing, tank looks great! I'm going to start corals in mine next week, hopefully it looks as nice as yours thanks sanchez, are you in socal? Link to comment
driftsaru Posted February 27, 2010 Author Share Posted February 27, 2010 Honestly this thing is huge. Anybody up for some frags? Link to comment
.Newman. Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 how much did that cost 0_0 Link to comment
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