Mr. Aqua 3g Pico

[CoralManz]

Dimensions: 11.8" x 7.0" x 8.3"
Volume: 1.76G(overall) 2.5G(empty)

Lighting: 3 x 12" TrueLumen Pro Strips
Equipment: AquaClear 20

Heater: none yet (usually maintained at 78–80º F)

Circulation: Might add a small powerhead later on

Photoperiod: Planning on running it at full power for 8 hrs or so

Filtration: 250mL of SeaChem Matrix

Livestock: My plan for this tank is to turn it into a small zoa garden with a few encrusting Montipora on either the back wall on

Background: Over the past 2.5 years that I’ve been in the Marine side of hobby I’ve set up 3 reef tanks so far a CoralLife Biocube 29, Nuvo 8G and a 20G Long all of which are still up and running. So as many of you know after being in the even a couple of years can lead the collection of old lighting systems, extra rock, and a constant urge for more. That’s where this Pico comes into the scene.I hope that this build will come close to being as awesome as @el fabuloso , @pj86 and @.Newman.epic 3g picos.

 

[jsker]

I like it

 

[Cameron Wise]

Cool

 

[CoralManz]

The pico is starting to fill these past couple of week I've added some GSP,Xenia,Ice &Fire Zoas, and a Golden Psammocora frags.As for the livestock all that has been added are hermits and a couple snails that were jumped within minutes of going into the tank.You can see one of the killer crabs in the snail shell.

 

[CoralManz]

So in the past week I've made a couple changes I switched out the AC20 to a AC 70 not only because I wanted a bit more volume but because it was better option than plain old powerhead to add water flow,plus it saved space.I also made an attempt to build an acrylic lid which turned into a disaster since I completely scattered half the panel while trying to snap it.However I was a able to make a rectangular top with space for the AC70,so hopefully the evaporation rate will decrease.