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Ooh, sounds interesting. Please share when ready!
I definitely will, but it'll probably be 2 to 4 years before my boss retires and I take over for him lol. (Fingers crossed for 2 :) )
 

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Great looking Pico!
 
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took everything out and added sand. cant wait until it clears up so I can add it all back in ;Nailbiting
 

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The good news is it cleared up nicely and looks great. The bad news is you'll never get any work down now that you have that to look at!!!
 
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+1 @dbl
i was just looking at the corner of my desk and pondering.
i would get zero done

"what are you doing?"
"who me?...waterchange."


looks great!, nicely done. :)

got my 1 gallon saltwater jug with me this morning.....forgot the air line hose to siphon the water out....I guess I will have to cup it out. o_O
 
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Added more frags.


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Full view with AI Prime

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Left side

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Front side

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Right side

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Current settings on LED

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Beautiful Red Digitata, Leprechauns & Utter Chaos

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Magicians

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Eagle Eyes

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Euphyllia Garden w/ small Ricordea

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Acan mini colony (wish the algae would disappear already)

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Horrible pic of Candy Apple Red zoas (just noticed small bubble algae)

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I think Green Bay Packers zoas

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Green digi & Red digi

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another green digig

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DIY pico Magnet cleaner
 
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Went ahead and added a yellow clown goby this past Saturday.
So far he likes to perch on the green digitata and the magnet cleaner.

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What’s your secret for sps? I can barely get any to grow in my 4g pico. Lps and softies explode, but sps is not happy. I do a bi-weekly 1/3 water change, even have a small fuge in back for nutrient export. A80 with spectral controller. ATO of course. Little frustrated with the sps issues. I’ve tried two different salts
 
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I started the pico with some media that has been in my 40 gallon reef tank for a little while over a year. Rocks have also been in there just as long.
I'm only keeping digitata in here which is an easier sps than acro or any other sticks.
I top off every other day with just a jug of rodi water.
I do 1 gallon water change weekly on this 2.2 gal pico.
Not sure that there is any secret to it, maybe Im lucks so far.
I use an AI Prime light with the blues all the way up and all other colors at 0%
 

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I started the pico with some media that has been in my 40 gallon reef tank for a little while over a year. Rocks have also been in there just as long.
I'm only keeping digitata in here which is an easier sps than acro or any other sticks.
I top off every other day with just a jug of rodi water.
I do 1 gallon water change weekly on this 2.2 gal pico.
Not sure that there is any secret to it, maybe Im lucks so far.
I use an AI Prime light with the blues all the way up and all other colors at 0%

I kind of wish I went with a prime hd then my A80 Kessil with controller. I have a prime on my 14. Great light
 

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