asus Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I have been a lurker on this site for a while never really post or anything, I saw this contest and thought would be a great time to be more active on the forum. I will post some pics in the next few days. I was not happy with the set up i had for the 2.5 tank, so i went and got the fluval spec 2 gal has a much cleaner look. Ok so everyone is gonna think i am some kind of nut but i changed back to the 2.5 gal aga. Livestock Royal Grama frogspawn 8 miami vice zoanthid morphs tubb blues candy apple red vampire pally ultra armor mean green 2 leather corals gsp 3 mushrooms and some poop brown zoanthids or paly with orange center Equipment: Tank: 2.5 gal aga heater: Tetra 5-15 filter: ac 50 light: led 13up from nano box HOB surface skimmer: custom from yankeepete FTS 4/26/12 FTS 7/1/12 Link to comment
dallasprstn Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I have been a lurker on this site for a while never really post or anything, I saw this contest and thought would be a great time to be more active on the forum. I will post some pics in the next few days Equipment: Tank 2.5 gal aga filter AC 50 heater not sure yet lights diy led very cool man! what are you thinking on doing with the LEDs? Crees or what? I saw this single 20W led on here that I think would be cool to incorporate into a pico.. good luck. Link to comment
MetaTank Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Welcome to the contest! What better excuse to become more active in the online reefing community than a little friendly competition! I'll be waiting on those pics! Good Luck! contest judge Meta Link to comment
asus Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 very cool man! what are you thinking on doing with the LEDs? Crees or what? I saw this single 20W led on here that I think would be cool to incorporate into a pico.. good luck. i was thinking of going with this led set up. http://www.ledtric.com/store/products/ledt...mmable-led-kit/ do you have a link for the one your talking about? Link to comment
asting Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 i was thinking of going with this led set up.http://www.ledtric.com/store/products/ledt...mmable-led-kit/ do you have a link for the one your talking about? That setup, while very nice, will be complete overkill on this tank and is better suited for a larger aquarium. It's dimmable, so you could probably get away with it. Maybe consider a par30/38? Link to comment
asus Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 Here is a pic with an old coralife light i had lying around. Link to comment
asus Posted March 24, 2012 Author Share Posted March 24, 2012 i am really not digging the heater in the tank. Does anyone have an idea of how to hide it? I tried to use an hob refugium i had , but it was an inch longer than the tank so that is a no go. Link to comment
asus Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 I took a personal day from work today, and was messing with the pico. I could not get the flow i wanted in the fluval spec so i switched things back into the 2.5 gal. I promise this will be my last time i switch, i think . I will get a new fts up later Link to comment
asus Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 I received my light from LEDTRiC yesterday, I found a fixture that holds the par bulb pretty decent. I am a terrible photographer anyway, but the leds really make taking a picture hard. Link to comment
asus Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 I was messing around with the aquascape a bit today. This is what I came up with, i really wanted to do some type of pillar, but I think this looks a bit better. Link to comment
dallasprstn Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I think that looks a lot better! I love the big overhangs, and the single rock structure seems to add a better sense of scale to the tank! Link to comment
asus Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Whats the PAR 38 model? Ledtric, I thought i had it in the main post must have deleted it by accident when i was editing it earlier I think that looks a lot better! I love the big overhangs, and the single rock structure seems to add a better sense of scale to the tank! Thanks aquascaping has always been my downfall with tanks. Link to comment
Mini-Dude Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Ledtric, I thought i had it in the main post must have deleted it by accident when i was editing it earlier Thanks aquascaping has always been my downfall with tanks. Sorry, I meant why model LEDTRiC PAR 38 is that? (eg TruePop of Tricolor ect) I should really read the first post more...lol... I found it was. TriColor, thanks'! Link to comment
asus Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Sorry, I meant why model LEDTRiC PAR 38 is that? (eg TruePop of Tricolor ect) I should really read the first post more...lol... I found it was. TriColor, thanks'! Tri-color Link to comment
asus Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Anyone have a fish idea for this tank? I know it is rather small, but was hoping maybe to get 1 small fish in it Link to comment
gearhead364 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Green clown gobys are really small and a very cool fish if you like one that just likes to perch at different spots in the tank. Link to comment
asus Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 I added a diy canopy, not very handy with wood or tools. I think it looks pretty good. Link to comment
timothymarsh Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 How "blue" is the tri-color light and do you think two would be enough for a tank thats 24" long? Also, how does the overall quality of the bulb look/feel? Link to comment
asus Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 How "blue" is the tri-color light and do you think two would be enough for a tank thats 24" long? Also, how does the overall quality of the bulb look/feel? Bulb is around a 14k , I prefer a little more blue. The quality seems pretty good,bulb is about 1 1/2lbs. I am not sure about how many u would need for a 24" tank Link to comment
asus Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 I have been messing with the scape again cant keep my hands out for some reason. I added a rock magnet, its a bit bigger than i thought. I also added an overflow box to hide the heater and intake on the ac 50. I also ordered a diy off the classified section which is a 13 up nano box kit should be here in a couple of days. I know the light is a bit much for this tank, but it was a good price and can be moved to a larger tank later. Link to comment
vash028 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 OHHHH C A T S CATS CATS CATS....that is all btw nice looking tank followed. Link to comment
asus Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 OHHHH C A T S CATS CATS CATS....that is all btw nice looking tank followed. What part of Kentucky are you in? Link to comment
asus Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 I received my light today from mystik0692000, I will post some pics tomorrow my wife and son went on a class trip and she took the camera. Link to comment
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