I received my equipment last week.
Added a black background (I strongly dislike blue backgrounds...it reminds me of our LFS tanks with dead fish). Installed stock filter, 25W heater and a tiny powerhead. Added 4lb of special grade aragonite sand (Love the grain size, so much better than fine aragonite that i have in my other tank). Grabbed some loose pieces of the LR from my big tank and placed in pico.
I checked ph, ammonia, and Nitrate 24hrs later after adding water. Everything looked great, so i decided to add a "test" frag...Kenya tree (i have a bunch of them). It was doing great so I added more frags... Zoas, Xenia, and Anthelia – they are doing great, also.
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I am very excited about this project, but I have are a couple of frustrations that i want to share with you
...need your advice:
1. I hate the look of aquascape. Ordered some reef saver base rock, should be here tomorrow. Is ok to add ~6lb to my setup? Or would you recommend curing the rock first?
2. I want more color. Xenia, Kenya, and Anthelia look monotone. Any suggestions? (keep in mind that it has 9W PC light)
3. Xenia isn't pulsating, although it was doing great in my other tank.
4. Water evaporation is killing me. I am losing about 1qt in 2-3 days.
5. I dont like how my heater looks.
But I still have hope
