My 1g Pico Reef Tank Build

[jpshoemaker46]

So I started to cycle this tank around last year late November 2023! I got Carib sea rock and instant ocean salt mix. I got my first two corals in mid January 2024, which was a GSP and couldn’t remember the type of zoanthid!

Water parameters:
Salinity- 1.025
Alk- 8-9dkh
Nitrate- 0
Nitrite- 0
Calcium- 450
Mag- ?
Phos- ?

 

[jpshoemaker46]

I then added a maze coral about a week later and try to get comfortable with SPS. So far it’s doing very well and the sweeper tentacles at night are pretty awesome!

 

[jpshoemaker46]

After the maze coral I proceeded with a one polyp Duncan coral! This looks really cool under the blue light at night!

 

[jpshoemaker46]

A couple days ago I added a ricordia mushroom which is by far one of the coolest coral I’ve seen! Can’t wait to upgrade to a larger tank, but more importantly see these grow!

Also I have two snails and two hermit crabs who go nuts for everything!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Your coral look great!

 

[LegalReefer]

Looks fantastic! Best of luck, hope things grow for you!

 

[Whatsupdoc]

looks nice. what tank and light is it ?

 

[jpshoemaker46]

Your coral look great!

Thank you I appreciate it!!

 

[jpshoemaker46]

Your coral look great!

One day at a time! Hopefully to upgrade so I can add more!

 

[jpshoemaker46]

Looks fantastic! Best of luck, hope things grow for you!

Growing great want to add more tho, but have to upgrade!

 

[Arkardios]

Love me some tiny tanks. What's your maintenance like? I see a lot of people doing small daily water changes on tiny systems like these.

 

[jpshoemaker46]

looks nice. what tank and light is it ?

Its a mag tool 1g aquarium and a a LED DC 5V 4W light!

 

[jpshoemaker46]

Love me some tiny tanks. What's your maintenance like? I see a lot of people doing small daily water changes on tiny systems like these.

Honestly I just top off! No water changes since I have no fish which is nice but also sucks because eventually want fish!

 

[jpshoemaker46]

Added my first baby peppermint shrimp! Doing well doesn’t know what to do quite yet! Starting to color up!

 

[LegalReefer]

Looking good!

 

[jpshoemaker46]

Looking good!

Really appreciate it! Im new to the hobby and im loving every second of it!

 

[LegalReefer]

Welcome to the hobby! It looks like you've got matters well in-hand, good luck! I started with a 5 gallon, a bit bigger than what you're working with here, but still small. Small is the way to start imo, much easier to get into and manage, but more difficult. If you can manage small, you can manage tall. Any plans to ever upgrade?

 

[jpshoemaker46]

Welcome to the hobby! It looks like you've got matters well in-hand, good luck! I started with a 5 gallon, a bit bigger than what you're working with here, but still small. Small is the way to start imo, much easier to get into and manage, but more difficult. If you can manage small, you can manage tall. Any plans to ever upgrade?

I manage it pretty well I think! Everything is happy and that’s what matters! And of course I’ll upgrade just going to wait for a few months till I move back home to Phoenix and settle down!

 

[jpshoemaker46]

Bought these new zoas this past weekend! Still trying to acclimate in new system but the colors look fantastic!! Anyone know what type these are? System looking good! Trying to get rid of some algae, but everything looks great!

 

[danenelsen]

Incredible! This is such a fun build!