travisurfer Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 1.25g Current USA Bettacube 13w 10000k Coralife Aquaclear 70 Hydor Theo 50w Started 12/27/09 (FTS as of 1/18/10) Quote Link to comment
jdl Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 born october 10, 2009 jbj picotope stealth 50w heater ac70 fuge mod aqualight 2x18w pc led moonlight Quote Link to comment
Carnifex Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Figured I'd join up with Club Pico. Go Go Gadget Picotope! Quote Link to comment
Lquiet Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 i want in on some of this pico action! here's my 3 gallon jbj picotope, born 12.8.09. modified ac50 1-18w cpr aquafuge light custom acrylic lid stock pico light for the refugium i consider myself to be an advanced aquarist, and i work full time at a saltwater fish store. here is my pico's livestock list. i would NOT recommend this livestock list to someone just starting out! 1 Tailspot Blenny 1 Red Headed Goby 1 Yellow Clown Goby 1 Sexy Shrimp 1 Harlequin Starfish 1 Gold Ring Cowry Various Micro Stars, Brittle Stars, Stomatella, Mysis & Gammarus Shrimp, Bristle Worms 13 Zoanthid varieties 1 Closed Brain 1 Open Brain 1 Hammer Coral 1 Montipora Digitata 1 Trumpet Coral (Caulastrea) 1 Ricordea Yuma 1 Ricordea Floridia 2 Blastomussa Merletti 6 Misc. Mushrooms 1 Star Polyp 1 Daisy Polyp 2 Clove Polyp Plus some Burning Bush and Blue Otchodes also, Chaetomorpha and Burning Bush in the fuge! this pic is actually over 2 months old....i'll try to post a current pic in the next day or two! Quote Link to comment
biggyal66 Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Any updates from anyone? Quote Link to comment
bxz Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 6 months 2.5g office pico 2.5g rimless 12w LED DIY AC30 That's it! Quote Link to comment
di.straido Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Man, your aqua is amazing... I take my first marine tank a little while ago and the forum is a reference to me ... Your aquarium is fantastic! Let me ask you a question ... the Clown live well in an aquarium this size? I also want to put one in mine Hugs!!! Quote Link to comment
PirateJing Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 (edited) I'll join! Location- my nightstand 3 gallon JBJ Picotope Started July 2010 Equipment: Theo 50 watt heater Aquaclear 50 modded with chaeto and chemipure 70 watt MH with Ushio 20k bulb two little fishes mag cleaner =D LiveStock Devils armor palys pink milli superman monti neon green candy canes 2 ricordea blastos frogspawn thanks for looking! Edited October 7, 2010 by PirateJing Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 (edited) Started August 2010(I think..) Located on the counter in the master bath Stuff: -DIY fuge/filter (including 606 mini pump) -2x13watt PC nano hood from Catalina Livestock: -Yellow Tail Damsel -Astrea Snail -Limpet -2 Dwarf Ceriths -Stomella Snail (sp?) -Various Zoas/Palys -Softies, such as mushrooms, keyna tree, blue snowflake, gsp, etc -Lps, branching frogspawn, duncans, cherry chalice FTS 2/19/11 Edited February 20, 2011 by yoshii Quote Link to comment
Drewlonius Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Is this thread dead just got my Pico going. Quote Link to comment
Kazooie Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Aquaclear 20 Stealth Pro 15 watt heater Chepo soon-to-be-changed light Quote Link to comment
Seamonkey84 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Here's my entry. Its a standard 2.5 ADA started about 3 weeks ago with ~1lb LR from my 10g nano and 3lb fully cured LR from LFS, about 1/2 inch sand. Fitted with a AC70 fuge with chaeto and marineland stealth 10 watt heater. Lighting for tank is a PAR30 with 2 CW 3 RB and he fuge has a 10w CFL 50/50 that was over the tank before the LED was ordered. Just today I threw in some pom pom Xenia frags and metallic green fuzzy mushroom just to have some thing besides rocks and amphipods to look at. But mainly it's going to a multi species invert tank, home to my new collection of Maxi Mini anemones that i have coming to me this week. Planning several maxis with 3 sexy shrimp and a pom pom crab or two. I'm going to try some zoanthid frags and feed the shrimps and see if they will leave corals alone. I don't want to risk a fish with the Maxis' hunger. Water changes 2 maybe 3 times a week with water from my 10 gallon (now 10 months old with SPS for past month). Quote Link to comment
WRH Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I guess Ill join with this sad looking picture taken during an algae bloom. Quote Link to comment
lpsouth1978 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 (edited) UPDATED 06/05/2011 Hardware: 3G JBJ Picotope - Drilled 2.5G AGA custom sump/fuge 14G Biocube stand Custom 39 watt LED Fixture DIY ATO 50 watt tetra heater Taam Rio Hyperflow 6HF return pump 06/05/2011 - I still have not received the heatsink from nanotuners, so I decided that I can still get the tank running without it. At least I can get the cycle started. I have it set up currently with the stock Picotope light. I figure that should be enough to cycle the tank until I get my heatsink for the LED's. I went and bought the live sand and some live rock today. I may get another pound or so later, but we will see. I also bought some foan and poly filter and was able to silence the overflow. This system is BY FAR the quietest system I have ever had. The only sound it makes is a slight hum, from the return pump. Here are some new pics. The tank is still clearing, but it is coming along nicely. Edited June 5, 2011 by lpsouth1978 Quote Link to comment
Kazooie Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Ahh, just short of 5 gallon. Don't care. AC 20 Maxi-Jet 1200 Modded down in flow DIY partition Finnex light being replaced by DIY LED's soon Quote Link to comment
jbb Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Does a 5.5g count ? After rox displace water its right at 5 or just under. Quote Link to comment
lpsouth1978 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 (edited) Kazooie and Jbb, the tank is actually just under 5 gallons total water volume. The refugium/sump never fills all the way. When the system is running there will still be room for almost a gallon of water. I hadn't even considered water displacement from adding sand and rocks. By my calculations that makes it around 4.5 gallons total water volume. Kazooie, it looks like you have a nice start to your little pico. Have you considered covering the overflow with black plastic to hide the powerhead? Anyway nice looking setup. Edited June 2, 2011 by lpsouth1978 Quote Link to comment
jbb Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Kazooie and Jbb, the tank is actually just under 5 gallons total water volume. The refugium/sump never fills all the way. When the system is running there will still be room for almost a gallon of water. I hadn't even considered water displacement from adding sand and rocks. By my calculations that makes it around 4.5 gallons total water volume. Kazooie, it looks like you have a nice start to your little pico. Have you considered covering the overflow with black plastic to hide the powerhead? Anyway nice looking setup. lpsouth : lol , that wasnt directed at your tank. I was asking because Kazooie , and myself both have 5.5g AGA tanks. I was wondering if we make the cut for the thread. Quote Link to comment
lpsouth1978 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 My appologies. I thought that Kazooies tank looked like a 2.5G AGA. I guess I misjudged the size of his powerhead. Quote Link to comment
Kazooie Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 After water displacement on mine, it's probably closer to 4 gallons anyways. Thanks! The plan is to have gsp or cloves on the wall to hid it. Quote Link to comment
lpsouth1978 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 After water displacement on mine, it's probably closer to 4 gallons anyways. Thanks! The plan is to have gsp or cloves on the wall to hid it. It would be awesome if you can get them to cover the overflow. I look foward to seeing your progress. Quote Link to comment
Kazooie Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Thanks, it would be awesome! Quote Link to comment
jprime84 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Here is mine - just started it up Marineland 3 gallon Crescent Nano Heater Aqueon Quietflow 10 Coralife Mini Aqualight 11" Fixture with 2 T5 6 watt bulbs. 10,000k and actintic. Caribsea Alive Reef Sand Sits in my cubicle! 3 gallon desk tank by jprime84, on Flickr Quote Link to comment
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