3.7 gallon PICO tank

[Shaina Carey]

Just started an imagitorium 3.7 gallon PICO tank. Put saltwater in today. Will be a coral/CUC tank. Maybe have a nano fish.

 

[P-Dub]

Perfect!

 

[Shaina Carey]

Update on the tank. going to tear it down and take the back off to make more room. Get an HOB to put in back

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Super nice.

 

[Shaina Carey]

Super nice.

Thank you.

 

[Shaina Carey]

Totally removed the back of the 3.7 gallon today.

 

[Shaina Carey]

Not much to report. I have ammonia and nitrites, so it is cycling along great.

 

[Azedenkae]

Not much to report. I have ammonia and nitrites, so it is cycling along great.

How's this going along?

 

[Sarcazian]

Those are cute little tanks - I have mine setup as a QT tank.

The most annoying thing I found is the evaporation. I need to top it over at least 3-4 times a day.

 

[Shaina Carey]

How's this going along?

Still have nitrites and ammonia. So, it is still going slowly. Dx

 

[Azedenkae]

Still have nitrites and ammonia. So, it is still going slowly. Dx

Huh, thought it would have progressed by now. I am soon gonna start up a pico tank, so kinda interested in the progress. :3

Hm. Did you use any bottled bacteria products or anything to introduce nitrifiers into the tank?

 

[DDenny]

Still have nitrites and ammonia. So, it is still going slowly. Dx

Did you add any bottle bacteria? I used Bio-Spira to my 4.1g and really it was cycled in 7 days. But I am waiting to add coral mainly cause I have some work trips out of town coming up and don’t want to have my wife worry about it.

 

[Shaina Carey]

Did you add any bottle bacteria? I used Bio-Spira to my 4.1g and really it was cycled in 7 days. But I am waiting to add coral mainly cause I have some work trips out of town coming up and don’t want to have my wife worry about it.

I just started adding Fritzzyme 9 yesterday, so I am hoping it helps.

 

[DDenny]

It should. I started mine last Sunday put a raw shrimp in for 24 hours ammonia had spiked to well over 8 on Monday afternoon. Put in half bottle of Bio-Spira and by the next morning it was at 6. By friday afternoon I had 0 ammonia now my nitrates were a different story tested those on Thursday and they were over a close to 100 so this morning did a 75% water change and I am down to 25 using Salifert test. Will do another water change this coming week to lower those even further or it should lower them. I used dry rock and dry crushed coral so I am debating on adding some bottle coralline as well.

 

[Shaina Carey]

So, the ammonia is finally going down and being converted into Nitrites and nitrates a lot quicker. The Calcium and Kh hardness is also looking good,

 

[Shaina Carey]

Tank is finally done cycling. Got a Green star polyp, 3 hermit crabs, and two snails to start. The hermits and snails are being acclimated. I was told to temp acclimate the coral and gently yeet it into the tank

 

[DDenny]

Make sure that the GSP (Green Star Polyps) are on their own rock. They grow like weeds. I have seen some that cover the back wall it is looks neat. I don't even have a cleanup crew yet nothing for them to eat unless you feed them.

 

[Shaina Carey]

I grabbed a whole bunch of food for them, lol. Flake food, sinking pellets, algae wafers.

Make sure that the GSP (Green Star Polyps) are on their own rock. They grow like weeds. I have seen some that cover the back wall it is looks neat. I don't even have a cleanup crew yet nothing for them to eat unless you feed them.