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thanks for sharing your win with us

 

wahh! its beautiful!

 

What a great prize I love this site!

Such a sweet tank! I really like the look of the black silicone.

also..did you purposely choose oceans as the DVD ;D

 

Hi, I'm new to this website. Your tank is cool, can't wait to see the outcome!

 

PART II - Planning & Going to the Fish Store

PART 2: PLANNING AND GOING TO THE FISH STORE


Planning the Saltwater EcoPico:

Quick Sketch:




Materials (Part 1):

- EcoPico & Everything Included
Price: $109.00 (Ecoxotic: Aquarium LED Lights, Reef LED Lighting)
- Black Bio-Active Live Aragonite Sand (black live sand)
Price: $30.00 (Petsmart)
- Hydor 50 Watt Theo Heater
Price: $24.99 (fish supply)
- Floating Thermometer
Price: $3.00 (you can get these anywhere!)
- Saltwater
Price: $0.45 Per Gallon (Catalina Saltwater from Seaside Fish Store)
- 5 Gallon Jugs (if you don't already own them)
Price: $7.00 Per Jug (around that price)
- (Optional) Extra LED (Thank You, MATT and Ecoxotic! You guys rock!)
Price: $22.95 (Ecoxotic: Aquarium LED Lights, Reef LED Lighting)
- (Optional) 4-Way Splitter with Switches
Price: $12.95 (Ecoxotic: Aquarium LED Lights, Reef LED Lighting)
- Rio 50 Powerhead
Price: $10.99 (fish supply)
- Chaeto
Price: Varies from place to place
- (Optional) Aquaclear 70 fuge (Fuge + Chaeto Home)
Price: $11.99 (fish supply or Petsmart/Petco)
- MagFloat (for cleaning)
Price: $7.99 (these are popular, they're everywhere!)
- Refractometer (to check Salinity)
Price: $45.99 (fish supply)
- Saltwater Master Test Kit (for FOWLR, no Reef)
Price: $24.99 (almost every fish store will sell these)
- Reef Master Test Kit (for Reef)
Price: $29.99 (almost every fish store will sell these)
- Jungle Quick Dip (For when you're lazy)
Price: $8.99 (fish supply)
- Black Wallpaper
Price: Varies from place to place



Alright, lets visit my Local Fish Store!!!



Visiting the Fish Store

My Local Fish Store Information:
Seaside Tropical Fish
21162 Beach Boulevard
Huntington Beach, CA 92648-5404
(714) 969-0491
Website: fish supply


My Fish Store Adventure:

Mmmm...Don't you love the salty smell inside fish stores??


Lets take a look around!

(NOTE: I know some of these fishes can't go in a 5 gallon fish tank! lol)

Oooh, look, it's Nemo...(I've heard so much about you!)


Staghorn Crabs (I'm actually thinking of having one of these guys in the tank, what do you guys think? I'll have livestock list soon so you guys can help me choose!)


Stonefish "Who You Lookin' At?"


Queen Trigger - Quite a queen she is.


Porcupine Puffer is Happy.


Whitetail Trigger - looks like he has a beard...


Lookdown Fish


Yellow Watchman Goby - Another Potential for the 5 Gallon EcoPico


Aurora (Pinkbar) Goby with Firefish...and Lionfish (don't worry, it's on the other side)


Rainford Goby... also a potential for the tank!


Damsels lined up


Yellow Clown Goby (I think he may be a great candidate for the tank)


Big Clown, Little Clown (Clownfish, Clown Goby)


Goby + Pistol Shrimp - Tank Buddies!


2 Pipefishes


Shark Chilling


Red Emperor Snapper, Firefish, Goby (childhood friends...until puberty.)


Awesome Mantis Shrimp


Mated Clowns


Bicolor Parrot


Another Mantis!!


And Finally, Octopus!


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Shopping Part 1 DONE:

Here's a pic of the stuff I got today:






COMING UP NEXT:

Setting Up Inside Tank +
CYCLING + LIVESTOCK DECISIONS!


Stay Tuned! MORE TO COME!!!!!

 

Hey Dowtish, not yet, I'm still deciding, I was thinking clown gobies or maybe a yasha goby with a pistol shrimp... but, I'll see what people suggest here.

Hey Matt, that is so awesome! Thank you so much, can't wait to set it up with the goodies!

Hey aw1477, I'm not sure about the livestock yet, we'll see what 3reefers suggest!

Hey missionsix, nope, not yet, but I'll be taking suggestions!

Hey tharsis, yeah, it was a present from my friend that happened to be sitting next to my desk while I was setting it up, so I decided to use it as reference! lol

Hey Chibbitofu, welcome to 3Reef! Thanks! Stick around to see the outcome, I'll try to update this as soon as I can.

 

Great build so far. Very detailed.

 

wow is this your fish fish tank. so far i love your tank 5 gallons where are you going to be putting this tank at.

 

Hey Dellyjoe, I'll be putting it on my desk so I can look at it while I work on my computer.