Criley7 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I decided I needed another tank, but I knew my wife wouldn't approve. So I just figured if I set up a tank that was small enough to almost not notice that she wouldn't even care. Well here is the set up. Once the heater is in over the weekend the tank will be fully set up. FTS Tank 2.2L rimless glass cube(.6g) Equipment 25w Archaea Mini Aquarium Heater Ultra Slim Lighting 20k 3x1W Epistar 3W Led Bulb Filtration AC20 with inTank media basket Chaeto Chemipure elite Seachem Purigen Link to comment
Criley7 Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 FTS Lighting Size comparison next to my 20H Link to comment
x3thelast Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 nice! same reason why i got my 1 gallon. haha what are your stocking plans? also from my experience; you might not need a heater at all, the small tank tends to stay a few degrees warmer than the ambient temp. Link to comment
Criley7 Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 I want it to be a mixed reef, but not 100% and which coral. Most likely as I find something I like I'll add it. Thanks for the heads up with the heater I'll make sure to check my temperature often. I do keep my house at 65 in the winter though. Link to comment
x3thelast Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I want it to be a mixed reef, but not 100% and which coral. Most likely as I find something I like I'll add it. Thanks for the heads up with the heater I'll make sure to check my temperature often. I do keep my house at 65 in the winter though. same here. but til then you shouldnt need it. ive gotta find a pretty small one, i have no room for a heater at all Link to comment
Criley7 Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 same here. but til then you shouldnt need it. ive gotta find a pretty small one, i have no room for a heater at all This is the one I got. Check it out, it's tiny. http://www.adana-usa.com/index.php?main_pa...products_id=686 Link to comment
Jessy-Ray Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Aweome! get rid of the bulb and put a Radion over it Link to comment
Criley7 Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 Aweome! get rid of the bulb and put a Radion over it Thanks! Haha! Just one cluster of the Radion would bleach everything from like 3ft away. Haha Link to comment
albertthiel Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 FTS Wow 0.6 gallons. I am following your progress. Great idea and I have been thinking about setting one up too and have been following Brandon's posts and recommendations. He has a 1 gallon one as you probably know that has been running well for years ! Link to comment
Criley7 Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 Wow 0.6 gallons. I am following your progress. Great idea and I have been thinking about setting one up too and have been following Brandon's posts and recommendations. He has a 1 gallon one as you probably know that has been running well for years ! Thank You! I have been following Brandon's thread for awhile and go to it when I need to find out something lol. I also Look at other peoples threads that he has commented on and given insight to for other aspects and advice on the sub gallon tanks. A lot of great info! Hopefully this little guy will last years for me as well! Link to comment
albertthiel Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Thank You! I have been following Brandon's thread for awhile and go to it when I need to find out something lol. I also Look at other peoples threads that he has commented on and given insight to for other aspects and advice on the sub gallon tanks. A lot of great info! Hopefully this little guy will last years for me as well! Good luck with it ... and yes reading all that info is definitely going to help you. Brandon's info is super. He also posted on my thread on the page before last about "maintenance and feeding" ... you may want to look at it if you wish. Either on the last page or the one just before. Link to comment
Criley7 Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 Thanks for the heads up. Ill definitely have to check it out if I already haven't. Link to comment
Criley7 Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 Anyone have any ideas where I can get a cheap cheap desk lamp arm? Should be a clip on arm that is adjustable at least up and down from the water surface? Link to comment
Criley7 Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 FTS Aquascape Please feel free to comment on what you can make out from these horrible iPhone pictures. I'm not sure that I really like it yet, but please chime in. Link to comment
LongPig Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 That looks awesome. Let me see a pic of the whole light. Link to comment
Criley7 Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 Thanks! Wait until you see pictures with my camera. Here's the picture of the bulb. Link to comment
LongPig Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 I meant the fixture. Link to comment
albertthiel Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Thanks! Wait until you see pictures with my camera. Here's the picture of the bulb. What bulb is that if I may ask? Link to comment
Criley7 Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 What bulb is that if I may ask? 20k 3x1w Epistar 3w LED Bulb Link to comment
x3thelast Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 got my light fixture from ikea. but im upgrading next week. Link to comment
Criley7 Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 got my light fixture from ikea. but im upgrading next week. Yea this one was perfect for the job. And only $19 at Target. I couldn't pass it up. Link to comment
albertthiel Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Yea this one was perfect for the job. And only $19 at Target. I couldn't pass it up. Good buy indeed for $19 .. Link to comment
Criley7 Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 Good buy indeed for $19 .. Yea Its fully adjustable height wise and angle. And if this thank were upgraded the fixture will work good for a Par30 in the new tank. I'm looking forward to testing my water when I get off work today. I'm ready to add coral and I already have a few pieces of coral in my 60g that have been saved for this tank! Link to comment
Criley7 Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 Anyone wanna help me out with some "movement" ideas for this tank? I was think about putting some kind of inverts in the tank, but I didn't want something that I already have or that is in every other tank on this forum. Looking for something unique but not out of this world expensive to buy. Link to comment
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