Fin2you Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 So yes as the topic title says, this is my 1st stab at a pico tank. I have had my 40gal reef tank up for 2.5 years. I decided to try a small tank b/c a number of friends have them & I think they are amazing & while I love Sexy & Ghost anemone Shrimp so did my Christmas Wrasse.... In my research I came across this forum & found the info in the threads is amazing! My tank is a 3.9gal cube. I set it up 2 weeks ago with a small rubble bit of live rock from my big tank, but I am hoping in a couple weeks I can get to my aquarium store to pick out LR that will be perfect. I am not in a huge hurry to get it stocked but I want to put a colony of zoa's in this tank along with a single head of my hammer coral. (1 broke off my big one & if I get rid of it in the big tank I'll have room for something else LOL) along with a new group of sexy & ghost shrimp. I look forward to sharing this adventure & gaining more ideas! 4 Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Welcome! Interested to hear more details on your set-up. And definitely post pics so we can follow your journey! Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 to Nano-Reef! We like pics. What kind of equipment are you running? Quote Link to comment
Fin2you Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 the little tank died, It had been in storage for years & rarely used b4 that. the filter died over night on Sunday it was close to be cycled. but it actually works out in the end. I actually am heading in for major surgery tomorrow so while I recover I've decided to research & set up a 10gal. Lastnight I dug thru my "fishy stuff junk storage bin".... I will need to get a biocube protein skimmer (already had a nano circulation from when I had itty bitty baby clownfish who couldn't handle the current in my big tank. & a heater. Using a betta tank divider to make a refugium I will put extra live rock & chaeto, as well as keeping the heater, fan & skimmer away from the pony's. the decorations I stuck in the sink with bleach water overnight. they have been stored away for years. the plan now will be to add a bunch of macro algae's, maybe a frag of my gorgonian whip & a colony of a zoa for the sexy & ghost anemone shrimp. I do plan to seed it with copepods & maybe even put a dragonette in with 2 pairs of dwarf seahorse. Quote Link to comment
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