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11-20-2006, 10:21 PM
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what kind of sand by the way, i'm doubting hermit crab sand would be good? or would tank gravel work the same? i don't think bare bottom pico tanks are good, are they? just curious cuz i'm heading out to grab a light for it if i can find one tonight
 i got the tank filled with water and have a filter going already with about a 2lb chunk of rock in it from hubby's tank. just needing the light, substrate and frags soon 
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I'm Melody (or Panda  )50g cube SW tank (24x24x20) w/20g sump and internal overflow box, Coralife 24" 2 x 65W Aqualight, skimmer, and 2x HOB filters It has approx 35lbs live rock, clownfish, 1 black & white saddleback clownfish, asst'd mushrooms, asst'd zoas, gsp, turbo and other snails, blue legged, halloween and other hermit crabs, tuxedo urchin 10g FW tank with... Current occupants are cardinal tetras and ameca splendons 
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11-21-2006, 06:01 AM
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You could do bare bottom. A Pico relies on waterchanges anyways, a sandbed doesn't do much when it's only a cup or two. My Brother's Pico is due for a cleaning, and I'll probably remove the sand. When I started it, it was a direct transplant of rock, sand, and water from my 55 Gallon reef, so there's no cycle to speak of. Algae removal is a problem, I cannot fit a Mag Float in there, so I'm gonna buy an identical tank, and every few months, switch everything over to a clean tank. Then I can soak the dirty one, get it clean and ready for the next time. It'll take about half an hour, the Corals will be grumpy for a day or two, but it's easier than trying to get a credit card in there to scrape Coraline.
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11-21-2006, 05:56 PM
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well, the frags we have are on those disc things, so i just pressed them into some tank gravel i had leftover from freshwater stuff. looking pretty good today. just need my gsp's to open
i have a blue xenia, a pom pom xenia, 2 gsp's and 2 pom pom crabs with about 2 lbs of rock.
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I'm Melody (or Panda )50g cube SW tank (24x24x20) w/20g sump and internal overflow box, Coralife 24" 2 x 65W Aqualight, skimmer, and 2x HOB filters It has approx 35lbs live rock, clownfish, 1 black & white saddleback clownfish, asst'd mushrooms, asst'd zoas, gsp, turbo and other snails, blue legged, halloween and other hermit crabs, tuxedo urchin 10g FW tank with... Current occupants are cardinal tetras and ameca splendons
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11-21-2006, 10:22 PM
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Sounds COOL, GSP is fussy, in time it'll come around......then take over! I LOVE Pom Pom Crabs, wish I could find ones under $25.
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11-21-2006, 10:48 PM
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I bought some from Gold's Aquarium in Calgary for $5/each. Not sure where you're located though. But I think I probably bought the last ones here lol
the gsp's kinda spread out over their discs, but they haven't opened. i was told they're fussy and that they can take a few days to open. so i'm not worried and i'm totally in love with my blue xenia
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I'm Melody (or Panda )50g cube SW tank (24x24x20) w/20g sump and internal overflow box, Coralife 24" 2 x 65W Aqualight, skimmer, and 2x HOB filters It has approx 35lbs live rock, clownfish, 1 black & white saddleback clownfish, asst'd mushrooms, asst'd zoas, gsp, turbo and other snails, blue legged, halloween and other hermit crabs, tuxedo urchin 10g FW tank with... Current occupants are cardinal tetras and ameca splendons
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11-22-2006, 12:11 AM
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OK...what is officially considered a PICO and where does it become a NANO?? Might be a silly question but I am a bit baffled..
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11-22-2006, 12:36 AM
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