Steelerfan's New office 3 gallon Nano/Pico saltwater tank

[revhtree]

Cool little tank! Following!

 

[Steelerfan747]

Cool little tank! Following!

Thanks Rev

 

[Steelerfan747]

Have the same tank. Started it at work with the included filter and light but brought it home after i kept having to move desks. It's at home now and upgraded filter to a moded AC70 I had laying around but working on incorporating a small sump. Little tanks test your creativity.

That is true, I am currently looking into getting a 2nd filter possibly an aquatop as it comes with a uv light built in

 

[sucio_reefer]

That is true, I am currently looking into getting a 2nd filter possibly an aquatop as it comes with a uv light built in

My plan is to build a small stand to have it about 8" from the desktop and place a MAME overflow on it connected to a small 2.5 gal sump behind it. Should be ordering the overflow within the next couple of weeks.

 

[Steelerfan747]

My plan is to build a small stand to have it about 8" from the desktop and place a MAME overflow on it connected to a small 2.5 gal sump behind it. Should be ordering the overflow within the next couple of weeks.

Nice, would love to see pics of that

 

[Steelerfan747]

Wanted to get a background to block the cables from view, thought I had picked a black background but looks like I clicked the wrong spot and got the ocean view. Will try it out and see how it grows on me

 

[Steelerfan747]

And the sand and bacteria have been inserted, now on to the water. I really like the depth of the bed.

 

[Steelerfan747]

Water is in [emoji97] , also put in the coal insert so it would not be bare. Now to wait for the dust to settle

 

[Steelerfan747]

Included 50/50 light that will be lighting the display at least until I put in an AI hydra 52 on it. Lol. Jk
Light should be enough but time will tell. I do plan on putting in some soft corals so hopefully it will be enough

 

[Steelerfan747]

Included filter. Will possibly replace with a larger one or incorporate a second one for better water filtration. If anyone has this tank, please feel free to provide your input

 

[Steelerfan747]

About 45 minutes after installing pump. Starting to clear up a bit

 

[IdahoNano]

Gonna follow this, looks fun! Good choice of sand, I went with the CaribSea black, and while it looks good, there are small pieces that attract to my two little fishes nano mag and scratch my tank.....eeek!

 

[Steelerfan747]

Here's the tank about an hour and 45 minutes after pump was connected. Really starting to clear. The coal decoration is just temporary as I will be putting in live rock.

 

[Steelerfan747]

Day after, starting to add fish. Yellow watchman gobie

 

[Steelerfan747]

Couple of blue leg hermit crabs. I Plan on adding some red legs as well but want to make sure these survive before buying the red legs.

 

[Vanessa O.]

Really enjoying this thread. Can't wait to see more!

 

[Steelerfan747]

Will be posting a few more pics as soon as I am able to find out why Tapatalk is not letting me post pics

 

[Steelerfan747]

Here's the yellow watchman, doing what he does best

 

[Steelerfan747]

Here's a pic of Herman

 

[fishroomlady]

little tank is looking great! I thought I'd open up the thread despite the fact that you're a steeler fan j/k - I see you mentioned some soft coral - any other thoughts on live stock? Were you thinking of adding a pistol shrimp with the goby? If I ever had a small tank, I would definitely have sexy shrimp.