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So I just picked up a nice pico tank (4g aio) from offerup for $20 and I knew something was off when the guy handed me a small bottle of pellet food and some tap water Conditioner.
Once I got it set up at home I found the temp was 86 degrees and salinity was 1.014. Sigh.
Anyways I pulled it apart, cleaned all the sand and ditched most of it, cleaned everything else, ditched the faulty heater, and did 2 one gallon water changes (plus added more water since I took out so much sand). Now we're at 76 degrees and 1.024.
Any tips for my first pico tank? I'm looking into better lighting (thinking a cheap par38 bulb)
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Once I got it set up at home I found the temp was 86 degrees and salinity was 1.014. Sigh.
Anyways I pulled it apart, cleaned all the sand and ditched most of it, cleaned everything else, ditched the faulty heater, and did 2 one gallon water changes (plus added more water since I took out so much sand). Now we're at 76 degrees and 1.024.
Any tips for my first pico tank? I'm looking into better lighting (thinking a cheap par38 bulb)
Before
After