iicongii Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Journal: -3.5 Gallon JBJ Picotope (painted black on bottom and blue background) -12" 36w Current USA Sunpaq power compact light (upgraded to 70 watt viper MH custom retro build) -Aquaclear 70 HOB (modified refugium w/ picotope 9w light custom fitted "growing Chaetomorpha") -25w Heater (maintained at 76-80`F) -5lbs of cured live rocks -2lbs of live fine sand -404 mini-jet -Nano Nimble(must have) Lighting Schedule as follows: -Actinic: 9:00a.m.-11:30p.m. -Daylight: 11:00a.m.-10:00p.m. -Lunar L.E.D.: Always on -Reverse photoperiod lighting for refugium "growing Chaetomorpha": 11:00p.m.-8:00a.m. LiveStock: Mainly soft corals, SPS, and sexy shrimps. My tank is filled with the usual hitchhikers: pods, snails, worms brittle, asterina stars, and feather dusters. Invertebrates: -3 blue-legged hermit crabs -4 nass snails -1 turbo snails -3 Sexy shrimps Soft corals: -assorted mushrooms -assorted florida ricodeas and yuma -assorted zoanthids -green star polyps -rare mini green toadstool SPS: -Montipora Capricornus(Green) Established: November 10, 2008 Link to comment
Lalani Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Thanks lalani. i define wanna join the sexy club pretty soon with the others and you. where do i sign up and what else i need to do.. lol Upon purchase of sexy shrimp, you gained automatic membership of the sexy shrimp club! Feel free to post your pics and/or experience with them in the official thread, linked in my sig. Link to comment
kingtut Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Wow that tank looks great. Are you worried that your tank will flood if you loose power? From the pics it looks like the refugium will flood the tank without power...or is it just an illusion? Link to comment
el fabuloso Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Another great pico. Welcome to the club! Link to comment
5galnanoreef Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 can you explain how you built the thing that the halide is mounted into (the long pole that is behind the stand). I am doing something like that, but need ides so I can hang a canopy over it. Link to comment
billy_bob76148 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 it loooks like one of the poles you use when hanging an outside light, such as the mercury vapor or sodium vapor ones. And it looks to be attached to the table with some u bolts or similar. I could be wrong though. Link to comment
5galnanoreef Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 thanks. check out my build, will update it now with pics of the stand's construction. I am doing a DIY canopy though, for the lights. Link to comment
small alien Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Charming tank. Nice work! Link to comment
Sac_State Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 that's awesome. i had a 3g running for a year of so, but it never looked as amazing as yours. Link to comment
el fabuloso Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 You are one of the most inspiration people that got me involved to building this wonderful pico. Lots of credit goes out to you. i think i owe u a cookie. jaja. thanks you for your help and many more! Really? I don't remember putting halides over my tank. Chocolate chip cookies should do. Link to comment
circusordie16 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 nice tank. i would worry about your candy cane stinging the rics that are right next to it if the candy decides to put out sweepers. just a warning cuz that happened to one of my rics. Link to comment
adolfo425 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Very clean and nice pico you have there. Can't wait to get mine to look like yours. Adolfo Link to comment
5galnanoreef Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 get more pictures and less talking please I got my picotope today, and am already planning to have water and stuff in it by the end of the month (moneys becoming a problem again) Link to comment
5galnanoreef Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 dude, more pics. , i need to see how you did the rod thats holding the light up so i can complete my stands build and set my bad boy up. I dont think that the crab would be a problem, but I'm not 100% sure. I'd say go for it, but I might be wrong. Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 is it possible to have pom-pom crab with sexy shrimps in a pico tank? Any advice and suggestions will help very much. yes... Link to comment
5galnanoreef Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 :rant: omgomgomg WE WANT UPDATES A INSTRUCTIONS LOL Link to comment
owned162 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Hey iicongii, are you able to put up a picture of the underside of your light setup, i'm trying to work out how it is you've got atnitics, leds and the MH in there, lol... Cheers, OwNeD Link to comment
5galnanoreef Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 dude, nice coral, thats a cool sized frag and for $10 thats great. still plugging away on my set up, will have it shortly Link to comment
5galnanoreef Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 thanks man, now i can finish my stand and canopy design. :bling: :haha: :happydance: Link to comment
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