My Pico LPS Oasis - ISFNick's Marineland 3-Gallon Reef

[ISFNick]

(Jan 23, 2024)

 

[ISFNick]

Two years after starting my last build, I've decided to start another little pico reef, this time in a 3-gallon Marineland cube.
I'm going to keep this build really simple. I'm using pre-mixed Fritz Red Bucket saltwater for my weekly 1-gallon water changes, and I have a 4-year-old piece of live rock generously donated by a local reefer.
For flow, I'm running the stock Marineland pump, and for light I'm running an AI Prime 16HD with violets at 40, blues at 30, cool white at 20, and zero for everything else.
In the filter, I'm running an InTank media basket, with filter floss up top and Aquabiomics Live Reef Rubble as biological filtration in the back, pre-cycled. This and the live rock will help me kickstart my path to success and skip the nasty stage and nitrogen cycle.

For livestock, I have 1 small clownfish, a couple hermits, and a trochus snail. Simple.

For corals, I have 1 acan head and 1 zoa frag to see how LPS and softies respond, and they're already open and eating Reef Roids. I plan on adding more LPS, and lots of zoas.

Thank you for reading!

 

[ISFNick]

Little update:
Picked up 6 frags from a local reefer, including a forest fire digi, and exosphere zoas. Really hoping to see the zoas add some coverage.

Also dosed some copepods and phyto as well to support the ecology of the system.

 

[Chrisjordan004]

Awesome tank. Looking forward to watching this one grow out!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Little update:
Picked up 6 frags from a local reefer, including a forest fire digi, and exosphere zoas. Really hoping to see the zoas add some coverage.

Also dosed some copepods and phyto as well to support the ecology of the system.

Love the aquascape!

 

[Jim Gomoll]

Looking forward to watching your Pico progress.