The College Pizza Delivery Man's Pico C

[jfduggan]

I have been living on a shoestring budget for a couple years and have just worked myself out of that rut. So I decided that the best way to celebrate my new found financial freedom that was to buy my self a new money pit, and thus my CPR Pico C is born! (Pics Below)

 

Hardware:

1. CPR Pico C (http://www.cpraquatic.com/products/lifetank.html)

2. Stock Taam Rio Pump (running ATO)

3. Cobalt Aquatics 400 pump (running filtration)

4. Finnex Ray II 50/50 LED light

5. Ultralife Float Switch

6. Hydor 25 Watt Heater

7. Mag Float

 

In Tank:

1. About 4-5 lbs of dry rock from the LFS

2. Tahitian Moon Sand by Caribsea

 

Filtration:

1. Fluval Edge Sponges with Two Compartments

2. Compartment A: Matrix Biomedia

3. Compartment B: Activated Carbon

 

In the Future...

 

Fish Stocking Plans:

I plan on stocking the tank initially with something extremely small such as a Clown GOBY. However, the primary reason that I got such a small tank is my my DREAM FISH the FLAMING PRAWN GOBY:

 

http://www.coralmagazine-us.com/content/myth-shrouded-spikefin-goby

 

 

I saw this fish a couple of months ago when I walked into my LFS. It cost about 70 dollars and it has been my entire reason for getting a small, and skinny tank like the Pico C (13.5*5.5*12). I plan on introducing them to the tank by 2015, but my primary goal until then is getting the tank as stable as I can and having it prepared for them.

 

Invert Stocking Plans:

A couple of hermit crabs, a couple Nassarius snails, I'm not sure. I would LOVE SUGGESTIONS FOR INVERTS!!! However, if I see your suggestion kill one of my Flaming Prawn Gobies, then we may not be able to be friends anymore.

 

Corals: I will list then as I get them, but expect a lot of softies, especially rics because I love them.

 

Pics Below

Front Shot

Top Down (yes that's my ATO over my light and yes I like it)

Side View From My Bed

Thanks and please comment! I want your ideas to fuel my hopeful success!

 

 

 

 

[Smithjm5]

I've never heard of these tanks they look pretty cool though, Is there anything special about them or just a standard AIO? Build quality pretty good?

 

The flaming prawn goby would be a sweet fish too!

[jfduggan]

Hey, thanks for reply. Yes build quality was very good. I believe the tanks are discontinued though. The light weight was a big factor for me as I will be moving around the next few years. And unfortunately it does not have a divided back which is my only complaint. Im just psyched on the dimensions because it should allow me to watch the gobies

[Angel<3Nanos]

Oooohhh I like when someone comes out with a tank no one has

 

Following

[jfduggan]

Ya I'm a hipster like that. fluval spec V, na too mainstream.

[Angel<3Nanos]

Ya I'm a hipster like that. fluval spec V, na too mainstream.

Haha hell yeah! That's what im saying!

[jfduggan]

Any thoughts on the aquascape?

[Angel<3Nanos]

 

Any thoughts on the aquascape?

You did a good job sir.

[jfduggan]

I would still love to have invert suggestions please!

[Cameron6796]

Love love love these fish and really want one. As for inverts a tiny pederson shrimp they are cool and peaceful.

[Carebearcatz]

I love my Pom Pom crab!!! They hold anemones in their claws and they're freaking beautiful (mine has got orange and pink diamonds on his back) I also love my boyfriends sexy shrimp (thinking about getting one myself) they're super small and adorable and they'll host ricordeas or almost any other type of coral. Love that goby, I'd never heard of it. Planning on doing some research on it as I'm still trying to figure out what fish I want in my nano besides clowns.

[Dr.Brain Coral]

I wouldn't add crabs except maybe a porcelain crab. Good cheap and easy corals are Ricordea Florida which are my personal favorites besides Plate corals. Very nice tank and aqua scape. Invert wise I would really only trust small shrimp like sexy and pederson shrimp along with hermits and snails.

[Builder Anthony]

Asteria starfish

[jfduggan]

I like the idea of having a bunch of little astria starfish around. Personally, I think they are really neat little creatures. Would I be able to stock my tank with a sexy shrimp and a Venus anemone shrimp (http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+525+2858&pcatid=2858), and a porcelain crab? In addition to my cleaning crew of three snails, 3 blue legged hermits, and a nassarius snail? In addition to a yellow clown goby and a flaming prawnfish? What are yalls thoughts?