3 Gallon PIcotope

[theyoungaquariest]

I have been considering a new picotope ( I already have a 30 gallon FOWLR) and I had a few questions (they make me sound like a rookie) but here they are:

-How many pounds of live rock?
-How many inches of sand?
-Would the cycling process take less time because of the size? ( I know that the normal is about 4-6 weeks)
-What inverts besides shrimp and hermit crabs would best live in the picotope?

Thanks

 

[DJLiquid]

I got 7 pounds (cured premium fiji) in mine and 1 1/2 inches of "live" sand also got the "live" water and some gunk from the LFS refugium and that was it. It didn't have to cycle. Everything was at 0. Almost a week later and the numbers are the same. I got the Eclipse System 3 not the Pictotope but it's the same size.

 

[DJLiquid]

BTW- My Maroon clown and three hermits are all doing fine.

 

[theyoungaquariest]

Thanks, how big is your maroon? Do you think it will grow the tank out? Dont they get too big?

 

[DJLiquid]

He's tiny. By the time he get's big enough he'll go into the 75 gallon (all in one) reef I'll have set up.

 

[theyoungaquariest]

Thanks, Do you have any soft corals in your Picotope? Dis you put in an PowerHead?

 

[DJLiquid]

I just have one mushroom right now but will be getting more- polyps probably. Yes, I do have a powerhead in the tank.

 

[theyoungaquariest]

Thanks for all your help!