x3thelast Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 started this today...just came in the mail from Mike @ Micro Reefs LLC! plan to do a mixed reef but mostly softies and LPS. maybe a pom pom later on. we'll see. right now its cycling with old tank water and live rock. should be a quickie UPDATE (18Jun12) FTS UPDATE (23Jun12) FTS UPDATE 5JUL12 FTS UPDATE 17AUG12 UPDATE 10NOV12 EQUIPMENT LIST: Micro-Reefs 1 Gallon glass AquaClear 20 BoostLED Par30 3RoyalBlue, 1CoolWhite, 1 NeutralWhite AI Nano w/ controller RKL (PC4,SL1,MLC) ATO Clip-on Desk Fan 10w Heater FILTRATION: Coarse Sponge FilterFloss SeaGel Purigen INMATES: GSP Watermelon Zoa Frosted Ember Chalice Duncan Pom Pom Xenia Aussie Acan Red Magician/People Eaters Green Tip Cloves Peach Center/Fire&Ice Zoas Leng Sy Monticap Florida Ric x2 Xmas Blasto Merletti Aussie Pom Pom Crab Armor of God Palys Deep Forrest Pocclipora Red Planet Darthmaul Palys Xmen Zoas Lord of the Rings Palys Red People Eater Palys Green Goni I think thats it for now. Link to comment
albertthiel Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 started this today...just came in the mail from Mike @ Micro Reefs LLC! plan to do a mixed reef but mostly softies and LPS. maybe a pom pom later on. we'll see. right now its cycling with old tank water and live rock. should be a quickie 1 gallon ... I am very interested in how that tank will develop ... pls make sure you post some pics. Thanks. Great undertaking but with so little water I guess it is going to be "tricky" but nice of you to post Albert Link to comment
TianTian Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Can't wait to see how this develops! Link to comment
surgicalsense Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 ... dig this. Love these teeny reefs. Link to comment
albertthiel Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 ... dig this. Love these teeny reefs. I guess that size is now referred to as "Femto" ? Albert Link to comment
RedMan25xl Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 seeing it empty just lets your mind wander.. Link to comment
mini_matt Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 this will be awesome! loving femto tanks now! just started my own 1.8Litre tank! are you entering the sub1gal tank contest? Link to comment
x3thelast Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 still cycling guys i have no light for it as of now yet. im waiting for this weekends big sale at my LFS to pick up a light and possibly some frags to put in my main tank while this cycles. ^_^ Link to comment
Micro-Reefs Aquariums Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Wow, It's awesome to see our tanks starting to pop around more on the forums! Thanks for sharing! MG Link to comment
mini_matt Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Have a look at GU10 led bulbs TinyGiant has a great thread about them Link to comment
devilsadvocate Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 ive got the same tank, its pretty awesome. ive got 4 maxi minis, and plan on getting 6 sexy shrimp. Link to comment
brandon429 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Cycling how, are there rocks in it? Were they dry rocks or rocks already cycled in pet store water Link to comment
x3thelast Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 ive got probably less than 1lb of live rock in there. ive just been going thru rock rubble and sticking them together. im using 5 day old water from my main tank to put into my 1 gallon when i do water changes. im also using a NEW filter flos thats seeded in my fuge. ive noticed some pretty wide range of temp swings on this little guy. (i have no heater) but i might not need one yet as the lowest ive seen it at night is 78F. but today we came home and saw that it was at 86F. we dont have the A/C on when we're out of the house. When we are home its around 74F in the whole home, and the tank goes back down to about 80-81F. so my problem now is how to keep the tank temp low. i could try to use one of those fan things...i gotta see if theres even enough room for that. lol Link to comment
brandon429 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 That will make salinity control tough but yes that's the challenge with these small tanks! Link to comment
x3thelast Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 During my lunch break I was in my car parked by the harbor and had an idea. My new plan for my 1 gallon is to do a minimalist tank. Small piece of live rock and a few hardy corals. I'm just going to use the deco art filter with the foam and maybe a small amount of activated carbon. As for temp, I have no plans to use a heater since its summer right now. The lowest it's gone so far is 78 and the highest was 86. That's about 8 degrees difference. I want to see how long the corals can survive and grow. I'll have my boostled par30 bulb which should come in later this week. As far as water changes I'm going to try to only do it once a week and then as time goes lessen it even more. But a full 100% change everytime. I'll do a manual daily top off til I figure out how to make a tiny float switch for an ato. I'll post a picture later of the scape. Link to comment
mini_matt Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 hamster/rabbit bottle ATO just saved you a load of money and hastle Link to comment
albertthiel Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 During my lunch break I was in my car parked by the harbor and had an idea. My new plan for my 1 gallon is to do a minimalist tank. Small piece of live rock and a few hardy corals. I'm just going to use the deco art filter with the foam and maybe a small amount of activated carbon. As for temp, I have no plans to use a heater since its summer right now. The lowest it's gone so far is 78 and the highest was 86. That's about 8 degrees difference. I want to see how long the corals can survive and grow. I'll have my boostled par30 bulb which should come in later this week. As far as water changes I'm going to try to only do it once a week and then as time goes lessen it even more. But a full 100% change everytime. I'll do a manual daily top off til I figure out how to make a tiny float switch for an ato. I'll post a picture later of the scape. Brandon429 has a lot of experience with those so you may want to try to "pick his brain" Albert Link to comment
x3thelast Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 hamster/rabbit bottle ATO just saved you a load of money and hastle ya but that looks bulky. im trying to make it as clean and simple as possible and i will hit up brandon249 thanks. 1 Link to comment
mini_matt Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 ya but that looks bulky. im trying to make it as clean and simple as possible and i will hit up brandon249 thanks. Bulky? It's the only ato I know of with just a tube in the tank no float switches or any of that rubbish! Lol or do you mean having to have the bottle above the tank? Link to comment
x3thelast Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 Bulky? It's the only ato I know of with just a tube in the tank no float switches or any of that rubbish! Lol or do you mean having to have the bottle above the tank? ya thats what i meant lol. top offs arent a big deal. ive got a dedicated water bottle next to it which lasts about a week. Link to comment
Disturbed22 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 wow this is great put a tang in it Link to comment
rafastank727 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 You can use a batterY operated pump to make your ato. Cost you less than $20 Link to comment
x3thelast Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 wow this is great put a tang in it Actually sir its INSIDE a tang! Link to comment
x3thelast Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 added a chalice into the teeny tank. as well as adding 3tsp of activated carbon in the deco art. so filtration is as follows: activated carbon filter floss (from inTank) black foam( the one that came with the deco art) Still waiting on the BoostLED order to ship (3RB/1CW/1NW 60deg) Link to comment
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