2 Gallon Pico

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  1. CalBear91

    CalBear91 Plankton

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    My 2 Gallon Pico
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    This is my first Pico so any Tips/Advice would be great!​


    SETUP
    I have about 3lbs of Live Rock
    Probably 1 1/2lbs of Live Sand
    Im Using the Aquaclear 20 HOB filter
    18 Watt Coralife Mini Aqualight​


    Plans
    All Zoas (Nuclear Greens, Bam Bams, Purple Deaths, Tubs, ETC...)
    Small Clean Up Crew (3-4 Snails, 1-2 Hermit Crabs)
    I want some Sexy Shrimp but I dont want them to eat my Zoas?


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    CalBear91, Jul 2, 2009
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  2. Screwtape

    Screwtape Tonozukai Fairy Wrasse

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    Sounds good to me. AFAIK sexy shrimp are completely reef safe and will not eat zoas.
     
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  3. CalBear91

    CalBear91 Plankton

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    Ok cool i just want to make sure cuz im gonna be
    gettin pretty expensive zoas and dont want to loose
    em' ;)
     
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  4. Hello Katie

    Hello Katie Fire Worm

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    The sexys may eat your zoas but as long as they're well fed you should be fine. I have 4 sexys but no corals yet. Before I got them I read a bunch online and saw some complaints about them eating corals.
     
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  5. Screwtape

    Screwtape Tonozukai Fairy Wrasse

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    I'm curious where you have heard that sexy shrimp eat zoas? I haven't heard of that yet, everything I've read/heard they are perfectly safe.
     
    Screwtape, Jul 3, 2009
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  6. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    biggest tip i can give you is top off, top off, top off..... to maintain salinity...
     
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  7. Damsels R Cool

    Damsels R Cool Millepora

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    what are you running inside the filter
     
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  8. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    Daniel072, Jul 3, 2009
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  9. CalBear91

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    Ya i am going to make a ATO sometime soon...

    In the AC i have the sponge, the active carbon, and filter floss, i think i am going to take out the active carbon and put chemipure in it? if not that im thinkin maybe a small ball of chaeto and a submersible light?

    i really want sexys! they are cool but i dont want them to eat my corals, what do you feed them?
     
    CalBear91, Jul 3, 2009
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  10. Elebriend

    Elebriend Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    IMHO I would go with the chemipure, worked amazing in my tank, just cant find it around here. Also one that I absolutley loved was purigen, put that in there after I had cycled and was still getting cyano, that little 2-4 week piece of heaven, and it was amazing how much crap that stuff absorbed. Also unlike the chemipure you can "recharge" it. Unlike ionic binders and those kind of media when you add a 1:1 solution of bleach to it, outside the aquarium of course, the bleach will literally burn the organic debris off. Let the bleach stand a couple days, taking all the nasties off and then you should be good to go since bleach essentially turns into salt water.
     
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