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September 18th, 2008
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| my 3 gallon pico
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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September 18th, 2008
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| | Fish Addict
| 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? | |
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September 18th, 2008
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| 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. | |
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September 18th, 2008
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by 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. | 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 | |
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September 19th, 2008
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| 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. | |
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September 19th, 2008
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| 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.
Last edited by rileyrk190; September 19th, 2008 at 12:46 AM.
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September 19th, 2008
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| 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. | |
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September 19th, 2008
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| thanks | |
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September 19th, 2008
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| 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 | |
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September 20th, 2008
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| how strongs the light? | |
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September 20th, 2008
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| it is a 50/50 18 watt compact florescent. One tube is white and the other tube is blue. The output is 14,000K. | |
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September 20th, 2008
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| 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.. | |
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September 28th, 2008
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| I love picos, used to have a 2.5gal myself. Very nice. | 
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October 1st, 2008
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| I want one of those tanks for my desk at work. Great setup ! | |
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October 21st, 2008
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| 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. | |
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October 23rd, 2008
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| Here are some updated photos. | |
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October 23rd, 2008
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| Its been going strong for a day now, and everybody seems to be doing well. | |
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October 23rd, 2008
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| 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! | |
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October 23rd, 2008
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| thanks! Well the first thing i learned is just because this tank is small, it does not mean it significantly reduces the cost. I honestly have 200 invested in this tank. Its like a money pit, but its worth every penny. Every time i stare at it i find something new. | |
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October 24th, 2008
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Originally Posted by 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.. | I found this handy when trying to ID some of the things on the LR http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm | |
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October 24th, 2008
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| thanks that was very helpful. I am having a huge ammonia issue right now. Its partly because i accidently dumped some of the water in from the bags that the coral came in and partly because they sent me so much. Now my ammonia spiked to 2.0!!!! i think my leather is going to die from it unfortunately, however everything else seems to be ok. I was able to get the ammonia down to .50 which is still very high. After two water changes i cant get it lower. Tomorrow morning i will try to get it down to zero. | |
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October 24th, 2008
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Originally Posted by rileyrk190 thanks that was very helpful. I am having a huge ammonia issue right now. Its partly because i accidently dumped some of the water in from the bags that the coral came in and partly because they sent me so much. Now my ammonia spiked to 2.0!!!! i think my leather is going to die from it unfortunately, however everything else seems to be ok. I was able to get the ammonia down to .50 which is still very high. After two water changes i cant get it lower. Tomorrow morning i will try to get it down to zero. | What makes you think it is from the water the corals came in?
Check that nothing that was in the bags was dead or rotting.
Keep up with the water changes, and good luck!
Pete | |
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October 24th, 2008
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| well the one bag in particular had very, very cloudy water. It is also the bag that i accidently dumped the most water from into the tank. The bag was also the bag my now almost totally dead leather coral came from which i am going to remove.
But that site really helped with identifying stuff. I found a thing that looks like a trilobite and a slug of some sort crawling around. | |
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October 24th, 2008
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| so to be exact its a Chiton, and a black shield limpet. | |
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November 9th, 2008
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| good job, keep up the hard work | |
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November 10th, 2008
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| How many lbs is that live rock? Nice looking tank. | |
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November 10th, 2008
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| thanks. well the frags came on rock, so i guess around 5 pounds now. | |
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November 10th, 2008
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| cool dude!!! i want one!! | |
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