3 gallon saltwater reef tank *pics*

taku · Kickflip Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 2868 City: Central FL

It measures 11" x 8" x 8" and holds 3 gallons of saltwater and sits in my office on my desk:

right side

left side

actinic only (obviously Razz

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These are baby toadstools from my 120gallon reef tank:

[img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2061/2217592771_d08f73ac29.jpg?v=0[/img]

here is the mother toadstool from my main tank

hurley2589 · Pop Shuvit Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 173 City: Jackson

ill post you a picture when i get off work...At school we made a mineral oil computer. You can google it, and i think TechLaps, or some lap did it. Ours is better than theres.

hurley2589 · Pop Shuvit Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 173 City: Jackson

O yeah...thats pretty sweet, forgot to mention that. Very Happy

Calskater23 · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 1795 City: FRESNO

taku · Kickflip Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 2868 City: Central FL

hurley: sick! I didn't know that was possible http://www.pugetsystems.com/submerged.php

hurley2589 · Pop Shuvit Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 173 City: Jackson

taku, yeah its pretty cool, esp. when all the lights are out. But we ruined the powersupply, it seems like you have to replace the mineral oil every so often.

TommyC · Posted: Jan 26, 2008 3:00 pm Post subject:

I love salt water tanks. We had a 250gal until huricane charlie. It was the worst watching ten grand worth of fish and reef die Crying or Very sad

taku · Kickflip Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 2868 City: Central FL

Awww

Charlie was so bad for your area too. In north east orlando we were without power for about 16 hours at my house (some people for 2-3 weeks though). I lost a few fish from the main reef tank and some coral. That yellow tang in the last pic I posted above, was literally on the sandbed laying on it's side gasping for oxygen when the power came back on after hurricane Charlie. That was the first saltwater fish I ever purchased... I bought it in 2000 so this year it's 8 years old. Lucky fish.

TommyC · Posted: Jan 26, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject:

Our yellow tang was the last thing to die...we were without power for 4 days. I was going to rebuild, but i just couldnt put that much time,money and effort into another tank. I really like your desktop reef tank, i would like to do something like that maybe

taku · Kickflip Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 2868 City: Central FL

I totally understand, it's so much work and money to rebuild an entire setup like I'm sure you had in that 250g reef. What were the dimensions of that tank?

The desktop tank is glass bow front... made by JBL and was only $37 if you're interested in one Wink

It comes with a 9w 50/50 light and mini filter.

TommyC · Posted: Jan 26, 2008 3:35 pm Post subject:

it was about 6ft wide 3ft deep 2ft thick somethin like that

nopulseimpulse · Posted: Jan 27, 2008 12:48 pm Post subject:

taku, impressive.

Is it hard keeping everything balanced with such a little amount of water?

nick · Posted: Jan 27, 2008 1:08 pm Post subject:

If Charlie would've gone 15/20 miles North, my whole island would be gone.

Neutral

Le Jalapeno · Guest

BUBBLES!!!!!!

taku · Kickflip Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 2868 City: Central FL

Nah, it's easy to take care of when you understand cause and reaction of life in there. I have a mini heater in there for temp control... I add water to replace the water that evaporates once a day, and I don't feed the tank because there are no fish or shrimp... so I can go longer without water changes..

Le Jalapeno · Guest

taku, i hate your sig, it makes me wish it were summer!!!