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KevinStan
Ok, I know I know I know... under 2 gallons? huh.gif YES! biggrin.gif

Here are the rules:

1. Must be under 2 gallons viewable (IF you have a 10g fuge powering a 1 gallon tank lets see it! If you have a 2.5g AGA that is the display then your out... This is for the VIEWABLE tank itself... must be less than 2 gallons) - This includes cookie jars, vases, and anything else you have and are using for a tiny pico or micro reef.

2. Must have pictures... I want to see some creativity.... For lighting, filtration, or even the all natural with nothing but LR and water flow... common already! Let's see em!

Most of this for me is going to be inspiration, as I LOVE the micro sized tanks.... I have 4 myself now and am looking to startup some more... I am wanting some ideas.... I want to see what others out there have that are pico but on the small pico scale....
evilc66
My first 1.4g pico (recently retired), and the tank that really kicked me off into LEDs.

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...33570&st=20

Here are some pictures from it's early life









Completely custom built by yours truely. Sump went from a DIY canister to a 5g bucket sump (worked much better). Take a read through it to see some of it's progression.
imcosmokramer
wow
KevinStan
Nice one!
evilc66
Thanks. The concept was cool, but a major pain to get everything set right. As much fun as it was to build it, I'm glad I ended up replacing it with my new Baraccuda. So much easier.
mikeguerrero
I should qualify for this thread, mine is a 1 gallon pico...

Here is mine in 2005...


And this is last week 2009...
KevinStan
Very cool....

Come on... anyone else... I am still looking for some more inspiration... especially before ordering my custom pico from Deli....

Any more? I am looking for the extreme and awesome....

Bump.........
travisurfer
1.25g Bettacube
Whisper 110 Filter
25w Hydor Theo Heater
10w Coralife 50/50 Screw-in PC
rubadakis
QUOTE (mikeguerrero @ Nov 19 2009, 06:04 AM) *
I should qualify for this thread, mine is a 1 gallon pico...

Here is mine in 2005...


And this is last week 2009...



WOW!!!! Its amazing!!! Can you provide some info. equipment? parameters?
mikeguerrero
QUOTE (rubadakis @ Nov 19 2009, 06:32 AM) *
WOW!!!! Its amazing!!! Can you provide some info. equipment? parameters?


Here is my thread...
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=215313

MG
brandon429
if you have four picos and are currently adding more then I wish you were my next door neighbor lol a fellow reef extremist our dna twists the same way man
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KevinStan
Looking for some more... for those of you that missed the post the first go around.

Anyone else got some pico's to show off?

I will be adding my newest addition of 4 when I get them ready to setup.
evilc66
QUOTE (brandon429 @ Nov 24 2009, 02:01 PM) *
if you have four picos and are currently adding more then I wish you were my next door neighbor lol a fellow reef extremist our dna twists the same way man
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I have 2 and want more. I'd love to put picos in every room of the house. Someone else might have something to say about that though smile.gif
corallineadam
QUOTE (evilc66 @ Dec 3 2009, 11:55 AM) *
I have 2 and want more. I'd love to put picos in every room of the house. Someone else might have something to say about that though smile.gif

i hear ya!!! i would do the same but i might get killed for it

kevin, would u like a smaller than 2g tank? i can get you a really small huey hung too they have like 1g tanks tongue.gif
KevinStan
QUOTE (corallineadam @ Dec 3 2009, 02:58 PM) *
i hear ya!!! i would do the same but i might get killed for it

kevin, would u like a smaller than 2g tank? i can get you a really small huey hung too they have like 1g tanks tongue.gif


The two 2 gallons will be good to start with... but what would you want in trade for another one that's a 1g ? smile.gif


brandon429
schwing if i wait at least 4 months in between postings of these it seems new to some people lol

when I see evils tank I want to take mine down and rescape them to have open edges, it looks better like that nice yob sir
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KevinStan
Awesome job Brandon!

By the way... I enjoyed talking to you on Youtube just as much as I do here smile.gif

Thanks for all the help with the smaller picos... you shared a lot with me that has been helpful in me doing mine.

Yours look awesome! Keep it up.
brandon429
thanks kev I have also linked your build thread for your vase and picos to other forums where people were wanting alternate builds of the small picos you are a reef warrior bud see you in cyb space man
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13rannon
Hey do you guys have crab or anything in those ? Or is it all coral?
KevinStan
Both Brandon and I both have a Pom Pom crab, as well as some other small inverts. I like the pico inverts wink.gif

I am trying to get ahold of some bumblebee shrimp right now smile.gif

Plenty of life in mine as well as coral.

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