JBJ 3gal pico

[CFM6793]

Tank: JBJ 3gal pico
5lbs live rock
4lbs live sand

Filter: Stock with floss, filled with zeo rocks

Flow: Hydor 240phg power head

Lighting: Orphek pr-25 bulb Day one

 

[CFM6793]

a few hours after putting in corals. some zoas, candy cane, frogspawn ( thanks brizjuan) , purple stylo, green stars, some tiny leather tree. Ill post update pics as I add corals

 

[Brizjuan]

Nice Chris. When did you say your putting your blue hippo in there?

 

[CFM6793]

I forgot to add that the Clean up Crew is 1-blue leg crab 1-astraea snail 1- tiny brittle star (came out of a rock) 8- asternia stars. I mite add 2 cerith snails to finish it off.

 

[NikkiT]

Nice setup!
I love pico tanks, good luck with it!
Will it house any fish, or will it be an invert only system?

 

[CFM6793]

Nice setup!I love pico tanks, good luck with it!Will it house any fish, or will it be an invert only system?

going to try a goby of some type not sure yet. I would like one fish and a few shrimp... I would like to thank brizjuan for the pink and now green frogspawn that I got today. also red fish blue fish for the hand full of frags for the tank..

 

[CFM6793]

tested the water today. alk 8 cal 420. mag 1360 I couldn't get anything else to show up on my test kits ( red sea pro and hanna cheker for phos) I lucked out didn't have a cycle due to the rock /sand coming from my other tank.

 

[NikkiT]

Sounds like all is moving along nicely.
Sexy shirmp, bumblebee shrimp, or anenome shrimp would be great in that size tank.
a little gobie like a yasha (if you cover the tank), a cleaner, a red headed, or a green banded would be great also.

 

[CFM6793]

some pics from last night. I moved the rock around a little bit now im happy with it. So far no problems. I keep doing 3 red cups a day water change every 2 days. the green stylo came from the underside of the mother so this will be a test to see how/if things color up.