Today’s the day I start my SPS dominated pico! I am beyond excited. I’m filling it up with water as we speak, and adding some old bio balls to the back to start seeding it 
Finally got the 2.5 gallon started!
- Thread starter Tanster2
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Finally decided on lighting.
This is a Coral Compulsion bulb with a 12 dollar lamp from Amazon.
This is a Coral Compulsion bulb with a 12 dollar lamp from Amazon.
Ive seeded the back chamber with ceramic bio media from my display, and I’ve also got a piece of live rock in my display getting nice and seeded with bacteria. I’ll hopefully toss it in there this week, wait for the mini cycle, and then begin placing coral!
It's cycling! I have a diatom bloom, so we're getting there. I originally thought the ceramic bio media would seed it with very little cycle but I was wrong. I also ordered a silicate test kit just to make sure I don't have extra silicates in my water. Lights are off for now and we should be ready to rock and roll soon!
Got the live rock in and we’re almost ready to go. A few Abby stomatellas hitchiked over and I’m hoping they survive the journey
The 2.5 has a hitchhiker. It appears to be a small stomatella. I hope it survives our journey! Adding the first SPS tomorrow; a little red monti, a forest fire digi, and a Hollywood stunner!
Unfortunately. I left town for a week and the system took a bad swing. I’m putting the project on hold for now. I did learn a few things though. A small tank has a pretty quick rate of evaporation without a lid, and it’ll really cause your params to go whack.
to be continued!
Sorry to hear that. Yes..small tanks need to be topped off daily or a tight lid. I have had salt tanks as small as 3 gallon that were successful. But I have never done acros in one. ...but have a friend that has many reef vases that need regular water changes and tight lids. Pray you get it up and running! Will be great!
10 gallons stay very stable for me. I have had many 10s over the years. Cheap and easy to set up. Nice and shallow to light too. 20 longs are my favorite size though. What ever you chose will be great! Will watch out for it!
