rileyrk190

I finally got my first saltwater tank set up and i cant way to see what starts to grow, because the rock had many interesting things on it. Here are two pics of my three gallon pico reef tank.

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Hypnox

Heh, I was going to buy that little system for my desk at work. How is it working so far? Does the filter make much noise?

cognizant

A few questions

1) How much was it?
2) Can you put anything in it (fish wise)?

Because I really love it and I want one, but I think I would want to see movement.

Hypnox

They go for 46.79 on big als. You likely wouldn't be able to put any fish in it. Maybe a hermit crab although that would also be doubtful...

um...link...

http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS...gallonnanotank

rileyrk190

well, Im not going to put any fish in it, just a hermit crab, or some sexy shrimp..maybe a snail. I really just wanted it to put some corals, polyps, and mushrooms on.

The filter is very quiet, and its a very nice looking set up. The light is also quite excellent.

rileyrk190

it was 54 from doctor fosters..i already wanted to order stuff from them, so it would have cost more to order it from big als.

Also, do you think i should add some more live rock since all i want are some inverts and coral/mushrooms/polyps?

I have seen some videos and pictures that have shown the same tank with a few hermit crabs, and shrimp..even fish. I have no intention of fish, but some of them are quite impressive.

Hypnox

I'm not entirely sure as i'm relatively new to SW tanks myself how much live rock you could stuff into it. If I was going to have livestock in with a bunch of corals in a tank that small I probably wouldn't have any more than you do.

rileyrk190

thanks

Shawnie

that looks really neat...it looks way bigger than 3 gallons...I would love to get one with the live rock you have and just wait and see what appears after time...its so mysterious

reef dude

how strongs the light?

rileyrk190

it is a 50/50 18 watt compact florescent. One tube is white and the other tube is blue. The output is 14,000K.

rileyrk190

Thanks shawnie. One of the things i was surprised at was how small the creatures are..you see pics and they look so large, when really they are less than an inch..

Slug

I love picos, used to have a 2.5gal myself. Very nice.

agsansoo

I want one of those tanks for my desk at work. Great setup !

rileyrk190

well, my tank has been cycled for three weeks now, and i finally purchased the CUC! I bought a bumblebee snail, two margarita snails, and two hermit crabs ( a dwarf zebra, and a yellow tip). I also got a frag pack of 4 soft corals. They haven't come yet, but i am expecting them tomorrow. There is already a feather duster that has popped up in my tank, as well as another creature that i cant identify. Polyps of some sort are growing as well. i will post some updated pics soon.

rileyrk190

Here are some updated photos.

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rileyrk190

Its been going strong for a day now, and everybody seems to be doing well.

Butters

Wow! your tank looks really good! How much did that cost you? because I was thinking about maybe trying to set up a little tank like that. Now that I've seen your tank, I want one now!