BGJ223 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 FTS 8/01/12 FTS 4/1/12 FTS 4/30/12 FTS 5/29/12 FTS 8/1/12 Howdy folks. Well I decided to join the contest. At first I was going to go all out and do a 1 gallon tank with sump and RK Lite, but I decided to try and put something together with what I had on hand. I will update the layout of this post later with info about the setup, but here it is. Everything in this tank, with the exception of the tank itself is stuff that I had on hand already. The only thing I will need to purchase is a heater. The title says it all, this tank will be SPS dominated, with a GSP carpet. Equipment: Tank: 2.5 gallon Aqueon Glass Aquarium Pump: Hydor Koralia Nano Aqueon 500 Heater: 25 watt Via Aqua Filtration: AC 70 HOB filter with Steve T Media Basket Lighting: DIY LED 3CW 2 Moon Lights Run at 350Ma Auto Top Off: DIY from Aquahub.com using an Aqualifter pump Cooling: PC fan controlled by RKL. Livestock: 1 Cerith Snail 2 Hermit Crabs 1 Hermit Crab 2. Porcelain Crabs 1 Skunk Cleaner 1 Glass/Grass Shrimp Corals: Bali Green Slimer 2 Orange Monti Caps Green Monti Cap Montipora Confusa Pink Birdsnest Green Birdsnest Acropora Efflorescens Reverse Sunset Monti 3 GSP Blue Tip Acro Unknown Monti Frag Blue/Green Echinata 6 unkown SPS frags 1 - Tiny Birdsnest Frag 1 - Tiny Porites Frag 1 - Millipora Frag 1 - Sunset Montipora Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 And we are wet The rock on the right is live rock I had in the sump of my 5.5 gallon tank. The rock on the left is dry rock that should be phosphate free. I cooked it for 8 weeks when I was setting up the GF's tank. The rock structures are glued together and I will be keeping an eye out for small frags I can glue to the rock. I added a small thermometer just to see what the nightly swings will be like. I will probably remove that soon. Later this week I will wire up the light fixture. Link to comment
MetaTank Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Subscribed...Glad to have you on board! Welcome to the contest, and good luck! Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 Thanks Meta! I had the LED light from my Dymax IQ3 laying around, so I figured I would put it on the tank until I build my fixture. Link to comment
MetaTank Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Sweet...where did you get the stuff for you LED build, and what kind of LEDs you using? Link to comment
NanoTopia Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I commend you for your bravery. SPS in a 2.5 gallon is no easy task, but very possible I think. GSP and SPS are not a good combination for many reasons, GSP spread and overtake SPS rapidly, that is if they even survive in a SPS low nutrient system. SPS require stability in all areas or parameters, this is the biggest challenge with keeping SPS in a small system, I find it challenging in my 20 gallon system. I am following this thread and look forward to seeing your project develop. Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 Leds are all extras I have from my 5:5 gallon tank. I cut back on my number recently. I am not too worried about the sps. My 1.75 has some sps and other stuff and it is all doing well. Stability should be fairly easy. And water quality too, I love doing big water changes Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 I still need to build my LED light for this tank, but it is kinda hard to do with a broken hand Link to comment
MetaTank Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I still need to build my LED light for this tank, but it is kinda hard to do with a broken hand Ouch! How'd you break your hand? Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Ouch! How'd you break your hand? Playing Basketball. But on a positive note, I made the game winning freethrows. LOL Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 I am having a hard time figuring out how I want to mount the light over the tank. This is preventing me from building the light. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 Added a Via Aqua 50 watt heater. Also cut some mirror glass to put behind the tank. If you look close you can see my cast in the reflection. Link to comment
~LadyBug~ Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 tagging along . i've got the same tank, only i spray painted the trim white, and i've been toying with the idea of doing something with it and using a gsp carpet too. can't wait to see how yours turns out! Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 testing LEDs makes my eyes hurt. i am seeing spots right now Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 I will soon. Waiting for the adhesive to dry on the leds Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 pics time 7 leds with 2 moon light leds 3 white 4 blue moon lights have not been wired yet I took a standard fluorescent fixture, gutted it and cut it down to size here it is with lights on. looks dull in the pic, sorry it was from the cell phone. Brightness looks better here. and a sneak peek at a couple sps frags that will go in the tank Link to comment
misbar Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 What Meanwell driver is that? Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 looking really good man. Thank you What Meanwell driver is that? It is the LPC-35-700 This current led arrangement was just a test. I ordered some 19k leds from ebay and Iwill be swapping the whites out. Because of the huge wave the AC70 makes, I have a crazy light show in my living room. Link to comment
Criley7 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Nice. I wanna do a pico SPS reef myself someday. Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 there is no time like the present. It is pretty easy to do. as long as you can keep the temp fairly stable and the salinity fairly stable it is very easy. Link to comment
Criley7 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 there is no time like the present. It is pretty easy to do. as long as you can keep the temp fairly stable and the salinity fairly stable it is very easy. For me it's more or less about the time and money. I don't have much time as is and the money I put into that, I would for now much rather be filling up my 60g cube that is going to be mostly SPS also. But I will get to it one day. Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 money could be an issue, but time is not. all I have to do for my small tanks is water changes an that only takes a few minutes. Link to comment
Criley7 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 money could be an issue, but time is not. all I have to do for my small tanks is water changes an that only takes a few minutes. It's something I'll have to take a closer look into. Good job tho! Can't wait to see this grown out ! Link to comment
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