i wouldn't even attempt a 3g tank way too tricky to keep stable for SW.
Good luck if you give it a go...
Good luck if you give it a go...
Any fish for a 3 gallon?
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Those only come with 9w of light anyway... which is quite a bit on a 3g tank.. but 3wpg is still not much light for corals
I had a JBJ 3 Gallon Picotope and kept corals in it. I stacked it top to bottom with live rock, no sand, and put live rocks pieces in a HOB filter and stuffed some Chaeto in there.
I stocked this tank with little frags of xenia, a head of frogspawn, some blue and red mushrooms, frags of zoanthids and palyothas, a tiny toadstool leather frag, and around 8 ricordeas.
I also had a half dozen hermits and some small snails. Only fish I kept in there was a wild caught Neon Dottyback. Spent a ton on this fish but it was gorgeous and wasn't shy at all.
It was great for a while since it went after some bristleworms and such. But after a quick while, I realized it was a mistake. This guy was a voracious hunter and killed every hermit crab in half a day and was flipping over my corals. Soon after, he jumped out the tank
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Besides that incident, the tank was surprisingly easy to maintain. I just marked where the waterline was and topped it off with fresh RO makeup water and changed a couple cups of water a week. No dosing...the water changes took care of everything. Temperature didn't fluctuate much since it wasn't by a window and didn't get excessive draft or sunshine. The room temperature was fairly constant.
Honestly, if I did it again, I would probably avoid fish since they add so much bioload for such a small tank. Then again, I have thought of neon gobies, maybe a bonded pistol shrimp/goby combo, citron goby, bicolor blennies, or six line wrasse.
Again, if I did it again, I'd stock it full with nice ricordea, zoanthids, and palythoas and throw in a couple of sexy shrimp and be done!
Good luck...it can be done...check out some of the reef forums...tons of people doing them. If you want, you can upgrade to a 13w bulb from JBJ.
I stocked this tank with little frags of xenia, a head of frogspawn, some blue and red mushrooms, frags of zoanthids and palyothas, a tiny toadstool leather frag, and around 8 ricordeas.
I also had a half dozen hermits and some small snails. Only fish I kept in there was a wild caught Neon Dottyback. Spent a ton on this fish but it was gorgeous and wasn't shy at all.
It was great for a while since it went after some bristleworms and such. But after a quick while, I realized it was a mistake. This guy was a voracious hunter and killed every hermit crab in half a day and was flipping over my corals. Soon after, he jumped out the tank
. Besides that incident, the tank was surprisingly easy to maintain. I just marked where the waterline was and topped it off with fresh RO makeup water and changed a couple cups of water a week. No dosing...the water changes took care of everything. Temperature didn't fluctuate much since it wasn't by a window and didn't get excessive draft or sunshine. The room temperature was fairly constant.
Honestly, if I did it again, I would probably avoid fish since they add so much bioload for such a small tank. Then again, I have thought of neon gobies, maybe a bonded pistol shrimp/goby combo, citron goby, bicolor blennies, or six line wrasse.
Again, if I did it again, I'd stock it full with nice ricordea, zoanthids, and palythoas and throw in a couple of sexy shrimp and be done!
Good luck...it can be done...check out some of the reef forums...tons of people doing them. If you want, you can upgrade to a 13w bulb from JBJ.
Although difficult and risky, i believe it can be done as I have done with 2-1/2 and 5 G. Having other larger reef does and will come very handy.
Only problem I had to endure was temperature in Summer. If you have way to control temp, I would say try but bigger is definitely easier!
Only problem I had to endure was temperature in Summer. If you have way to control temp, I would say try but bigger is definitely easier!
i doubt the OP is still pondering this tank, but dont we all just love giving our two cents?
i got the 8 gallon biocube for my first saltwater and it was very restraining. i would have much preferred a larger tank. only now that i have a bigger tank can i finally enjoy it without thinking of my mistake
i got the 8 gallon biocube for my first saltwater and it was very restraining. i would have much preferred a larger tank. only now that i have a bigger tank can i finally enjoy it without thinking of my mistake
