2.6g Fluval spec III Pico Reef Tank
Picked up a Fluval spec III over the weekend. I'm setting it up at my girls office. I would like to hear ideas as what to put in it. Also, in the filtration should I go with the rubble and carbon (stock), or should I pull that entire section out and pack it with chaeto algae (custom)?
Setup
2" sand bed Ocean Direct sand
5lb live rock from 20g reef 4 months cycled
Tank water/bacteria from 20g reef tank 4 month cycled
Red Sea coral pro
LED light
Upgraded 100gph pump
LCD Thermometer
Hydor 25watt heater
Filtration - ball of chaeto, bag of live rubble, bag of carbon, mechanical Fluval cutout 2 stage block
Inverts list
3 snails - 2 currently in tank
2 sexy shrimp - 2 currently in tank
1 Tiger pistol shrimp - Currently in tank
2 Bumble bee shrimp
Pods - confirmed established population
Fish list (types of fish acceptable in pico)
High fin banded goby - Yasha won
Trimma goby - Yasha won
Green banded goby - Yasha won
Red head goby - Yasha won
Neon goby - maybe in another tank set up, not this one
Clown goby - 2nd fish currently in tank
Panda goby - could have been this one if clown goby was not at LFS
Hectors/rainfords goby - another strong contender, but not in this tank
Yasha goby - 1st fish currently in tank
Two spot blenny - I wanted this one a lot!
Yellow tail damsel - maybe in another tank setup, not this one
Clown fish - I don't really care much for clown fish, unless it's a clown goby
Catalina Goby - 3rd fish Not in tank
Coral list - currently in tank (9-10-16)
Zoas - 1 colony Sunkist,
Palys - 1 colony pink and gold,
Clove Polyps - 2 polyps purple clavuliaria
Mushrooms - 4 green/yellow rhodactis, 1 green ricordea yumma, 1 purple discosoma
Euphyllia - Cristata (attacked by peppermint in 20g)
Walking Dendro - 1
Acanthastrea - 1 colony purple acan
Picked up a Fluval spec III over the weekend. I'm setting it up at my girls office. I would like to hear ideas as what to put in it. Also, in the filtration should I go with the rubble and carbon (stock), or should I pull that entire section out and pack it with chaeto algae (custom)?
Setup
2" sand bed Ocean Direct sand
5lb live rock from 20g reef 4 months cycled
Tank water/bacteria from 20g reef tank 4 month cycled
Red Sea coral pro
LED light
Upgraded 100gph pump
LCD Thermometer
Hydor 25watt heater
Filtration - ball of chaeto, bag of live rubble, bag of carbon, mechanical Fluval cutout 2 stage block
Inverts list
3 snails - 2 currently in tank
2 sexy shrimp - 2 currently in tank
1 Tiger pistol shrimp - Currently in tank
2 Bumble bee shrimp
Pods - confirmed established population
Fish list (types of fish acceptable in pico)
High fin banded goby - Yasha won
Trimma goby - Yasha won
Green banded goby - Yasha won
Red head goby - Yasha won
Neon goby - maybe in another tank set up, not this one
Clown goby - 2nd fish currently in tank
Panda goby - could have been this one if clown goby was not at LFS
Hectors/rainfords goby - another strong contender, but not in this tank
Yasha goby - 1st fish currently in tank
Two spot blenny - I wanted this one a lot!
Yellow tail damsel - maybe in another tank setup, not this one
Clown fish - I don't really care much for clown fish, unless it's a clown goby
Catalina Goby - 3rd fish Not in tank
Coral list - currently in tank (9-10-16)
Zoas - 1 colony Sunkist,
Palys - 1 colony pink and gold,
Clove Polyps - 2 polyps purple clavuliaria
Mushrooms - 4 green/yellow rhodactis, 1 green ricordea yumma, 1 purple discosoma
Euphyllia - Cristata (attacked by peppermint in 20g)
Walking Dendro - 1
Acanthastrea - 1 colony purple acan
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