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New pico 5.4g build
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Tank is looking great! Thanks for sharing! [emoji170][emoji225]
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Thanks. Looking forward to seeing your 20. Send me link when or if you create a thread.
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When ever something is going great, There is always something bad. Love finding one of my favorite fish looking like this in the morning. Guess it wanted out...looks like I need a top
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Thanks will do! Got it set up on Saturday! Thread and video dropping soon! [emoji1]
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How to bug out with a Pico reef. Super glue air hose and straws. Straws allow holes for air to escape and gas exchange while making it hard for any water to splash out.
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So I bought this coral since I couldn't resist. I saw the brain when it was first was brought in and the beautiful colors it had. I slowly saw the color fade after a couple months. It is now getting it color back slowly and is progressing nicely. I was worried due to a few days after purchasing brown spots appeared. Turned out to be the algae and pigment returning. I also have sps coloring up and begin to extend polyps more as well.
Couple days after purchase.
Now
Couple days after purchase.
Now
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Wow, can't believe I forgot about this thread or account. I am in the process of looking for a lid for this tank. might be getting some live stock I have been asking about for 5 or 6 plus years and don't want to risk jumping. But here is a few update pics of the wilsoni coral recovered and the tank. I did get rid of a coral or 2 but lost a few sps from a light setting that I didn't reset after taking pics. but everything is recovering. sorry for the dark pics. can't seem to get my camera settings correct.
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I actually use the LFS salt which is the aqua forest reef salt.
I do whats equivalent to over 100 percent water change. This means I drain tank down to 25 to 20 percent, sometimes even 5 or 10. Then refill between 50 to 70 percent drain about another 30 to 40 then fill to top, syphon any debree I can that's left at bottom (5% roughly) and fill to top again. My tank is 5.4. water displacement is about 30 percent I believe. I still have a tad bit of water left. A few ounces sometimes when done. But I use about 4.8 gallons. This is done usually once a week but sometimes I'll do Twice a week. Once a month to every other I have been removing everything out into a 2.5g. cleaning the sides of glass and putting everything back in and filling with fresh salt water.
I use currently an AI prime HD with 3Dreefing diffuser.
The only filtration is the live rock. I have an MP10 in the tank for flow and that's it. No sump, no overflow no internal filter. I wanted this to simple tank.
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Added 3 new fish this past weekend. Fish are still settling in as the Catalina sets it's dominance lol.
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With everything going on and events happening such as getting married purchasing and getting the new house ready to move in after, I completely forgot about this thread. I'll be doing some updates here soon.
My tank has been running now for over a year. It has been doing well and I am trying to fine tune the tank. There hasn't been much changes except a few corals. In the new home the tank will be getting a new stand with cabinet over top to mount light....well the plan anyways lol.
Time to clean the tank which I did last night.tgings have been busy I didn't have time to clean last week. Corals still happy.
My tank has been running now for over a year. It has been doing well and I am trying to fine tune the tank. There hasn't been much changes except a few corals. In the new home the tank will be getting a new stand with cabinet over top to mount light....well the plan anyways lol.
Time to clean the tank which I did last night.tgings have been busy I didn't have time to clean last week. Corals still happy.
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