My new 6 gallon

Shawn D

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Upgraded from a 3 gallon pico to a 6 gallon.



Do 3 gallon weekly water changes, Daily top off, running 2 24'' t5's and a aquen hob filter with carbon ( gets changed monthly) I have 1 chromis, clown, anemone crab, shrimp, handful of snails, 1 hermit, and a goby. I feed reef chili every other day and pellets every other day. I have sps, lps, zoas, mushrooms, palys, all are doing great, all the sps I received free some were very brown and some were even white, they are starting to color up nicely and looking great. Tanks been running 5 months.

Tank is a petco special, Acrylic. Scratches so easy. Dimensions. 24'' long 8'' tall 8'' deep.
 
That is crazy! LOL! Looks good but sure does look bigger! Cool!
 
I'll have to take a pic with it next to a can of pop or something to show a better perspective. Lol!
 
Yes do that! That's cool though.
 
Looks awesome. Is that a neon green Palau Nephthea on the right hand side? There's a green leather looking thing there and I can't quite tell what it is.
 
Looks awesome. Is that a neon green Palau Nephthea on the right hand side? There's a green leather looking thing there and I can't quite tell what it is.




I dont know. These are the 2 leathers I have. Cant tell in the pic, but the first one is significantly greener.
 
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Added new pump for more flow, changed out lights since they were over a year old, And just enjoyed....
 
Looks great. Looks much bigger than 6 g. Then again your 3 g looks bigger than that too.
 
Thanks all. I do love this thing. And yes it does look bigger then 6 gallons, untill you try and put your hand in there to get stuff or clean glass. I end up knocking frags off and feeling like a moose in a china cabinet. Did a 80% water change today in under 2 min....LOL sure makes life easy.
 
I think part of it is the way that you did your scaping which helps to make it look larger along with the the fact that the tank has more length to it and not as high, if that makes sense.
 

HOW MUCH DOES A FISH’S FEEDING REQUIREMENTS AFFECT YOUR STOCKING DECISIONS?

  • A lot! - I avoid fish that require frequent or specialized feeding

    Votes: 6 30.0%
  • Quite a bit, but an automatic feeder can change my answer

    Votes: 4 20.0%
  • It depends on whether my nutrient export can handle it

    Votes: 3 15.0%
  • It depends on how badly I want the fish

    Votes: 5 25.0%
  • Not much. I’m willing to adjust my routine

    Votes: 4 20.0%
  • Not at all. Feeding demands don’t limit my stocking choices

    Votes: 4 20.0%
  • I usually learn about the demanding feeding schedule after buying the fish!

    Votes: 1 5.0%
  • I haven’t really considered this before

    Votes: 1 5.0%
  • Something else (see my comments in the thread)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
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