Bob's 3g Pico

[coachfraley]

There aren't many on the forum, so I thought I would show everyone the pico that I set up for my daughter. It has been up and running for around 5 months now. Without a doubt the easiest tank I have ever had to maintain. I do a weekly .5g water change and rinse the sponge in the AC30. Once a month I change the pura pad...and that's it! Zoas growth hasn't been that quick, but everything is very healthy.

Equipment and such:
AC30 (sponge and pura pad)
Innovative Marine Skkye Light Utility LED light 6 watt
Aqueon 50watt heater
3lbs. liverock
4lbs. sand

Livestock:
Yellow Tailed Damsel
6 varieties of Zoas
2 varieties of Palys
Maxi-Mini Nem

FTS:

 

[Digitalfreq]

Looks good Bob! I love pico reefs.

 

[Lexusman25]

Nice zoas!

 

[FijiZoo]

love it

 

[coachfraley]

Thanks folks!

 

[Arkayology]

Nice pico!

 

[killerflame69]

never thought you could do such a small reef tank

 

[Tangwich]

yeah, very nice bob..throw a little porcelain crab in there..they are funny little guys. fun to watch.

 

[lurking]

How do you top off?

 

[treeside]

That looks sick. Do you plan on putting any more coral?

 

[coachfraley]

I top of manually. I might add one more zoa variety.

I'll look at porcelain crabs!

 

[PorscheFanatic]

Nice!

 

[coachfraley]

Well, I had some issues with my light. The suction cup on the utility light kept unsticking, and the light kept falling into my tank. Luckily it never shorted out! So I looked around online, and I decided to give the Beamworks 6x3watt LED fixture a try (aquatraders.com). The light seems to be brighter than the utility light, and it was basically half the price. Mounting bracket is way more sturdy. Here are some pics:

Light:

FTS:

 

[aquafreak]

Looking awesome. I love and am a big fan of picos. So much life in such a small space. I have an aqeon evolve 4 gallon with a beams work 9x1watt led, similar to yours and it is working out great. Here is a link to mine if you wish to check it out
http://www.socalireefs.com/forums/showthread.php?55756-my-aqueon-evolve-4
I will be following along

 

[thesmallerthebetter]

very nice pico. ive always had a soft spot for miniature tanks.