JBJ Three Gallon Pico

[JoeR]

First post-

This is a three gallon pico mixed reef that's been running for a few months now after being destroyed by hurricane florence, previously running since 2017. I wanted to start a thread to keep up with the new progress and thank @WWC for the awesome shipment I got from the tax sale. The hot sauce is great

Hardware:
JBJ 3 Gallon Picotope
Aquaclear 50 modded chaeto fuge
Microsmart ATO
Tuna Blue LED bulb from amazon
Architect lamp
Cheap non adjustable heater
Fijian live rock

Current Inverts:
Pom Pom crab
2 sexy shrimp
Hitchhiker Brittle star, maybe grey band
2 cerith snails
blue leg hermit
Red scarlett hermit

Coral list:
Jungle Juice Zoas
Green radioactive dragon eye Zoas
Bam Bam Twizzler zoas? Just as well
Rasta zoas
Sunny D palys
Orange Setosa montipora
Red cap Montipora
Paletta tricolor acropora
Yellow Aussie highlighter acropora
Pink millie- turning greeenish yellow- LFS i bought it from said their colony is changing now too
purple whip gorgonian
Frammer
Turbinaria Lakers Scroll coral
Green toadstool
Dead pool mushroom
Pulsing xenia
Acan

I feed reef roids and mysis a couple times a week
Dose 0.25ml Red Sea Reef Energy a and b daily

When the tank matures more I plan to add another crocea clam, some nice macroalgae, and a sponge. Would really like to add a flaming prawn goby, but I would need a lid. I'm waiting to see more copepod growth and pest sponges pop up first so I know the tanks micro-fauna are thriving and will support it again.

Pictures coming

 

[JoeR]

Before the hurricane:

 

[JoeR]

 

[JoeR]

Only problem- the new tricolor acro I just got is way bigger than i thought it was from the pictures, so I have to figure out where to put that and the plating red monti

 

[JoshO]

Looks awesome, hopefully it ends up even better than originally!

 

[TJ Merrells]

Looks great. What's your maintenance schedule?

 

[JoeR]

Looks great. What's your maintenance schedule?

I more or less try to only do maintenance when the tank makes it clear I need to. If there's algae or cyano on the glass and rocks, or if there's less polyp extension I'll do a 70-90% WC. Usually about once a week or so, but back when I had the crocea and the tank was mature I only had to do a water change every few weeks to replace minerals.