My 3gallons Pico Tank

[spawns]

Ok guys, im going to start on a pico tank thread that is "My 3gallons Pico Tank".A new begining to a not so new style of reefing and a fare share to those poor reefers (as i am now )trying something new.So stay tune.

[spawns]

My pico tank will consist of a 6"x5"x6" inches(all glass tank),hood,cabinet

--equipment used are PC lights(which im going to DIY myself to fit in the hood),external mini filter and a small blue led lights(to stimulate as a nightlight) and timers.

--1kg to 3kg of LR will be used and 1inch of fine sandbed.

--LS intended to keep;

Fish-nil(as in NO NO)

Invert-maybe 1 or two small snails, a shrimp(not decide yet as to what kind)

Corals-softies(as in yumas/rics/mushies)

--Maintance- 3 to 4days alternate of 15% water change(or should i say a Teacup full of new saltwater) by using corallife mix salt with DI water, and checking water parameters using testkits wkly.

--Feeding-minimal doseage of pyhto(a tiny drop 3 to 4days alternately).maybe i will be using frozen mysis to feed manually on the softies once a while)

Most important is that i will not be spending not more then $50 in all for the setup..(thats going to be my first challenge... )

So guys, any other comments?

[hamannbmw]

I read in RC someone had a similar tank size as yours... please remember to post pic, as we seldom see such small reef tanks here..

point to note, its going to be a very challenging task.. as water parameter will jus go hay wire within hours

[spawns]

hamannbmw. i am ready to take the task ahead:P

ps i hv been reading for quite sometime now in the RC n i find those picos are really interestings...

[hamannbmw]

Actually i also thought of keeping a small nano tank in my office, with some small gobies n shrimps, maybe some zoos and mushies too. however, other than lighting issues, temp also a problem. Tell us more about yr plan.

[spawns]

ok here goes......

these are the things that i hv collected or buy since last week....i apologies for the blur pics as i am too excited taking photos on my new pico project that both my hand couldnt stop shaking!

item 1

[spawns]

i need to tell u guys something about this small tank. i hv a Beta once occupied in there for nearly few mths n its belong to my 2nd daughter(4yrs old). the idea of going into this project started last week when we found her fish floating motionless n it took several hr to persuade her not to buy any replacement n i hv to buy her cornettos to let me hv the tank. he he ...

so tank cost me nothing.......(my wife bought that for her)

[spawns]

item 2 -- PC light. cost me $10 buckeroosss.

[spawns]

n oh ya, all equipment used are MINIs and the good thing about it that they consume less electrics.

some specs about the light

--7200k all white(looks white to me ).

take note,this clip on light i will dismantle all parts to fit in the hood

[spawns]

item 3 -- cost me $8.

[spawns]

item 4 --cost me nothing he he (pls guys dont label me "Karang Guni Man")

found a quite new condition cabinet which was thrown away by some RICH GUYS/FAMILY under my void deck. so i took some time whecking(with a hammer ofcouse lah) some parts that i needed for DIY myself tank cabinet n hood

[spawns]

i took some pics from the net(i hope the guy doesnt mind)of my idea of what its going to look like when im done with the plywood for my hood/cabinet..

48730837.jpgs05_unfinished

[spawns]

however, other than lighting issues, temp also a problem. Tell us more about yr plan.

aaah... i got plans for this and when the time come, i will tell u. i came up an idea on this problem,did some experiments over the weekend n hopefullly it works

forgot to mention,that i will be getting more PC lights.hopefully an actinics....

[spawns]

item 5-- $0 (an old cpu fan but still works ) but still i need to find a power converter for it. im going to fix it in the hood when its done...

[fishtalk1517]

hey Shah,

a well plan for ur mini tank there. Keep it up and keep the pics rolling in

[mUAr_cHEe]

soo goo wooi......

keep it coming.... will be following this thread closely....

[spawns]

ok time for some pics....

..........took out some sand n age water from my main tank.

[LoReNsIa]

haha.. actually wan to do wad u do.. haha.. and wan to get all those stuff from my sch dnt room.. haha..

[hamannbmw]

interesting... more pic pls

[spawns]

......adding LRs n new mix saltwater.

[spawns]

ha ha guess what is this .........

[spawns]

ok.....

[spawns]

water a bit cloudy.....

[hamannbmw]

Whats in the bag ? carbon/bio rings or wat ?

[spawns]

take note....this is not my final setup...it is just a crashtest for me to check the salinity/temp/evaporation level per day and to jump start the cycling early.

----------still need to build up the hood n tank cabinet ............

*sigh*boy,thats hard work