I found two of these tanks that I finally got a hold of and now it's time to do something with em'

Here is a basic rundown on what I have so far, then I will go into what I am planning on doing with it.

I have the tank (Two of them exactly....) And the water volume is slightly under a gallon, but a little over while using the hang on back filter...

I also have two of the mini hang on back filters I was lucky enough to find online which fit the tanks PERFECTLY.

Since each HOB is rated to power 3 gallons I think I should be fine..... Using some live sand and LR to assist in filtration, and I think the water overflow from the filter is enough for water movement.

I have always enjoyed the pico reefs the most (In my own definition a pico is under 5 gallons)

I will really be experimenting with this smaller one and really seeing what I actually can keep in there.... I was thinking about starting with a blue hippo tang or a sting ray (OK, that was only a joke....)

I would really like to add some mushrooms, and smaller zoa frags and just go from there.. but we will see how it turns out... I think I have a lot cut out for me for what I am wanting to do already....

I will be making a custom stand and canopy that will be used to house everything... (The LED light fixture I am creating... with the best of help possible on LED's - Evil66) <-- thanks again for the help!

I will be running 5 Cree Lights over the top of this... 2 of the 460 nm from nanotuners website, 2 royal blue from ledsupply and 1 cool white for the daylight that will be mounted dead center....

I am going to be using 3 different LED drivers to control everything, and want to try and make a programmable led module that will create a sun up with only the actinics, daylight with the actinics and royal blues, and a mid afternoon simulation with the center mounted cool white... then reverse it all back down for night time and have the moonlight cut on.....

Here are some pictures of what I have so far... feel free to follow along or ask any questions... you can also view my other thread on my reef vase I currently have going as well....

And now for the images...

good start.

Neato!

I would think that would be almost too much light lol

git 'er dun!

where'd you get those tanks, their awesome and i have the same exact filter i'm itching to use.

Going to be running low current, so it should be fine.

The name of the tank is the "Petco Designer betta home"

They use to be sold by petco but you can't find them anywhere anymore.... I lucked out and found someone on Craigslist that had two of them they sold to me.... I wish I could find some more myself....

dont know if this tank is still being built, but thought id chime in....

i ran the same tank as little pico a few months back, ran a 9W Picotope fixture as lighting, and the same little redsea nano HOB too. i found the hydor heating pads fit perfectly in the back of the filter, and can be turned down via a dimmer switch if needed.

one thing to be careful about it that the tanks bow, and i actually had one split a seam on me in the middle of the night. luckily i had a spare on hand to transfer everything to.

mine ran for about 8 months before i tore it down due to a move, theres a thread about the build somewhere on here. i kept everything from acropora to steronephyea, loved the tank. an ATO is an absolute must tho, i lost a half a hamster bottle a day in evap, although less heat with your LEDs should help with that.

looking forward to seeing the progress here

Oh, lordy.....

this is gona get ridiculous, isnt it...

great start Kev Im sure you will do well with them. This is roughly your 9th current pico have you got help yet Sir lol.

What about a multi hamster bottle approach, a little bank of 3 of them mounted nicely on the wall somewhere behind it that ought to take topoffs out beyond a week maybe cool beans@