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Tank had a leak. Had to replace it.

R.I.P. JBJ 3G Picotope

got a Ricordia from reefers garage. Great deal. they honored an online deal which was half off. definitely recommend if you are filling the tank with frags. Our sexy shrimp was desperately searching...

Planning to move the aquaclear filter back to the other side (against the wall) but I'm waiting for my Tunze powerhead to arrive. Once the Tunze power head arrives I'll have more than enough place...

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Been awhile since I posted. Tanks doing well. We're about 4 months in. I've got minor issues so far. Was able to save the Coralline Algae on the live rock I purchased from the LFS through the use of...

what do you think about moving the sand to the refugium? nothing there but some pods, chaeto and live rock

I was actually thinking adding more to increase anaerobic bacteria. Theres 2 tiny gobys going in and thats probably it. the rest will be coral and inverts.


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finally got my parameters where i want them

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dosing system installed. very excited.

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parts for custom dosing system. (p.s. if anyone has any interest in purchasing a pre-built custom dosing system let me know). I can pre-calibrate them etc. Can Ship or pickup locally. I'm hoping to...

dosing pump finally arrived after collecting water samples.

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Thanks. I'm super excited about it. As soon as I'm comfortable I'll be calling for an air package from my peeps in Boston. Use to have a 55 gallon reef out there on BRS for 5 yrs. I can't wait! well...

updated setup pic. keep in mind all this for a 3 gallon picotope. lol. i sure got the itch after so much time away. still a ghost town but ive got tons of pods moving around. started feeding them...

my 2.5 gallon reservoir finally arrived. super excited to be able to use the smart ato micro. also picked up a tripplite power strip and a digital timer for the fuge and some test kits.

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picked up some art at comic-con this week. #watercolor painting

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week 1 pics and updates (still a ghost town minus the Chaeto which has grown to a softball over the last week and had to be trimmed).


added a hob finnex refugium and got a new stand from Ikea. ...

Back into the hobby after a 5 year break (due to relocating from Boston to San Diego). I'm hoping to revisit this thread in 3-5 years and see how much the tank has matured and share that growth with...