How to setup a Pico Reef Tank - Fluval SPEC 3 - Day 1

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aliciacb8284747274 - 7 years ago

I would love to set up a saltwater pico tank but im too scared to try marine tanks lol

Ricks Reef - 7 years ago

go for it. it's fun and you'll love it. not as scary as it's made out to be.

Marcelo Marcelo - 7 years ago

Hi friend, what is the size of the aquarium?

Ricks Reef - 7 years ago

Check this affiliate link on amazon. Shows all the details of the tank including exact size. Fluval Spec III Aquarium: http://amzn.to/2rp8ian

andrew the og gansta - 7 years ago

when you kill a rock

jesse Carlton - 7 years ago

andrew the og gansta best comment. Still a good video tho

Alexander Pascual - 7 years ago

what dimension of this tank

Ricks Reef - 7 years ago

It's about 12x11 inch. Here's the details: https://www.amazon.com/Fluval-Spec-Aquarium-2-6-Gallon-Black/dp/B009K0ZKAQ

Devin Ozanne - 7 years ago

how much money will it cost?

Ricks Reef - 7 years ago

Depends on where you get it but on amazon it's: https://www.amazon.com/Fluval-Spec-Aquarium-2-6-Gallon-Black/dp/B009K0ZKAQ

Haawkler - 7 years ago

He is an idiot he killed the live rock

Shawn Moynihan - 7 years ago

Awesome tank man! Take a peak at my 3.7g pico!

Kris Shrinks - 7 years ago

Never rinse live sand unless it indicates to do so on the bag

Justin Ranke - 7 years ago

hey I was thinking about trying this as a fowlr tank with just one small fish. would this tank be easy to keep up with if i did weekly water changes and stay onto of water parameters? thank you!

Ricks Reef - 7 years ago

yes, I kept one fish in here as long as its a small one and one that doesn't require a lot of space.

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ROSIE & HOPI'S DREAM - 8 years ago

why would you rinse live sand? you just washed down drain the "live" part

Ricks Reef - 7 years ago

so lottle sand it didnt make a difference, plus I think the sand was already some stuff I had left over and was dried out.

Tony Farrington - 8 years ago

Sweet, he was wearing a Victorinox watch!

Alan Ramos - 8 years ago

how much was this tank ?

uncle_magic_123 - 8 years ago

what rock is that

Matthew Kirkpatrick - 8 years ago

could i use this for a dwarf seahorse aquarium ?

MaestroCygni - 7 years ago

Matthew Kirkpatrick no, way too small

Ryuichi Hirano - 9 years ago

What kind of sand did you use?

Ricks Reef - 9 years ago

+Ryuichi Hirano The sand is caribsea. Dont recall the exact type.

RedReadper380 - 9 years ago

im setting up a fluval spec 3 with nuti sea water natures ocean live sand its going to be my nano reef

TheAughoti - 9 years ago

Did you really wash your live rock and live sand in freshwater? That would pretty much kill off most of the beneficial bacteria.

Ricks Reef - 9 years ago

+TheAughoti The sand I had sitting in my tool shed for awhile so it was pretty dead to start with. As for the rock it was pretty clean and I wouldnt call it real live rock.

SP Davis, Jr. - 9 years ago

Thanks.

SP Davis, Jr. - 9 years ago

what sand did you use?

Ricks Reef - 9 years ago

+sp davis, jr. The sand I used was Carib sea Arag-alive. http://www.caribsea.com/pages_caribsea/page_product_aragalive.html

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Dennis Younger - 9 years ago

won't be live rock long if you sit it in the air.

DailyDabber - 9 years ago

+Dennis Younger you buy them from the store out of the water

DailyDabber - 9 years ago

+Dennis Younger it revives

Noah Baker - 9 years ago

Jesus at 1:33 thought that was my dog yelping...

Dingo2031 - 9 years ago

Get a ATO

Ricks Reef - 9 years ago

+dingo2031 I hear you. Just personal preference. I like them myself. I'll be cutting them back soon.

Dingo2031 - 9 years ago

I wouldnt bro their invasive

Ricks Reef - 9 years ago

+dingo2031 The GSP in the 10 gal are not glued. I have two different types of gsp. The one on the top of the rock came growing on a small piece of rock about the size of a lipstick. I just let it sit there and it started to grow out onto the larger rock. The branching one I started with two pieces that I just tucked into a small opening and off they went growing. I cut a small piece of that and put it on the rock on the left side. It's already starting to grow onto the rock. It tends to grow on a rock and then starts branching out. Plan on cutting a few and putting them in the pico soon.

Dingo2031 - 9 years ago

Get a tunze nano ATO I have one on my 12g frag/shallow reef its amazing might toss kalkwasser cant wait to see this grow! Question with the GSP in ur 10g did u glue it to tonga or it just grew like that?

Ricks Reef - 9 years ago

+dingo2031 That would be nice. Little thing evaporates pretty quick. lol

Tom Kershaw - 9 years ago

Do you treat your water before adding salt??

Ricks Reef - 9 years ago

+Tom Kershaw I do not treat the water with anything. I do use RO/DI water that I get from either the local fish shop or a water shop. DO NOT use water from your tap in a saltwater tank. There are additives and other minerals in the drinking water that will cause problems in a salt tank.

ReefKid14 - 9 years ago

Nice video, it's 2.6 gallons btw but not a big difference. Would definitely upgrade the lights to the deep blue solar flare 15w on Amazon. Also I would attach one of those TOM aquarium canister filters. I am planning for one of these tanks since I could use a frag tank. But yeah, as I said before nice video. Keep the videos Rollin'.

ReefKid14 - 9 years ago

cool. Im either picking up the Aqua Illumination Prime or the Kessil 160 soon.

Ricks Reef - 9 years ago

+ReefKid14 Thanks. Yes, I'm currently looking at LED lights as the next upgrade.

traxxxasdude15 - 9 years ago

Looks great!!

Andreas Chryseliou - 9 years ago

Blimey... Got enough tanks now, have you?

Dingo2031 - 9 years ago

Im moving so I have to move 6 tanks!

Dingo2031 - 9 years ago

lol

Ricks Reef - 9 years ago

+Andreas Chryseliou Yeah, I think I'm at my limit. Next I'll probably start 'redoing' tanks. lol

Dingo2031 - 9 years ago

NO NEVER I have 6 tanks n I just got one more!

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