Yamato Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Hello all, I was working my my Pico and can't figure out a good aquascape. Hoping you can post a pic of your pico so we can all get inspired. Let's see what you got! Link to comment
gkarris Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 My first Pico as well... Tank cycling. Will test today - should be okay. LS and LR from a quality Marine-only LFS. Comments welcome as well at: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=198905 Link to comment
nate82 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Here's my 5.5g also my first pico Link to comment
Aberrix Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 My pico about 2 weeks ago; Hardware; JBJ 3 Gallon Picotope 36W Dual Satellite Compact Fluorescent Fixture Modded AC70 Marineland Visi-Therm Stealth 25w heater Coralife Digital Thermometer Home-made ATO LR/LS; 4.85lbs of Live Rock 3.5-4.5lbs of Ocean Direct™ Caribbean Live Sand Livestock; (1) Yellowtail Damsel (3) Zoa frags (2) Mushrooms (1) Hairy Mushroom Invertebrates; (2) Blue-legged hermit crabs (1) Red-legged hermit crab (2) Cerith Snail (2) Astrea Snail Hitchhikers; Asterina Sea Star(s) Bristleworm(s) Tiny Featherdusters(?) Link to comment
Yamato Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 wow, great pictures. I think I will try to keep this going but here are a few rules for the thread. Post a pic of your tank Add some info if you like. Try to refrain from commenting. If you like to comment, do so on that person's pico thread using their link. Well, please provide your thread link I think DemTail set up something like this for bigger tanks...but I never saw one for Picos...if this grows, we can have a going FTS for PICOS! I will be posting mine soon...but if you want to see my tank, click my link, its not ready yet Link to comment
el fabuloso Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Version 1: Mixed reef pico with 36W Current Dual Satellite Version 2: LPS/SPS-dominated pico with LED retrofit Aquascaping Tips: • Use several pieces of live rock as oppose to one big rock. This keeps things modular and makes it easy to add/remove pieces or rearrange your rock work down the line. • Be aware of proportions, especially when putting certain pieces next to each other. Getting this technique down will make a small tank look much bigger than it really is. • Think of corals as paint and use them harmoniously to "paint" your tank. • Corals have unique texture and structural properties (especially LPS and SPS corals). Use them to create points of interests and interesting lines and movement. • Negative space is just as important as positive space. Keeping a good balance between the two makes for an eye-pleasing effect by working structural forms with lighting to create shadows and shaded areas. Link to comment
addicted2reefer Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I will keep it short and sweet, sweet like this thread My scape changes a little once I start stocking. 3gPICO's huge on the cool scale ! Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Check dapellegrini's tank in the "monthly reef profiles" of the "library" section. Link to comment
NjReeF Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Is that light strong enuff to grow cheeto ????? Link to comment
goathead666 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 My 3gallon pico, up about a month and a half now. Link to comment
d'Espresso Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 My 3 gallon Pico Reefscape.. overloaded! Link to comment
parishilton Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 My 4 gallon pico 1 month old Link to comment
gkarris Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I will keep it short and sweet, sweet like this thread My scape changes a little once I start stocking. 3gPICO's huge on the cool scale ! I like those little "bridges" people make (made one in mine...) Harkens back to a child when people used (or still do?) put those pocelain "bridges" in their freshwater tanks... Link to comment
Ldogg Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 JBJ 3g Pico modded AC70 8 3W LED retro kit from Nano Customs on Order ReefKeeper Lite ATO as soon as the Digital Aquatics Float valves are available. Link to comment
WoWFish Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 what is that blue fish everybody has ? Link to comment
Yamato Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 what is that blue fish everybody has ? I tink its a damsel. They nice in a pico. Wonder if they are aggressive towards Inverts. I plan to have a few Sexy shrimps and Bumblebee shrimps... alright, back to pics...who's got'em... Great looking tanks everyone...thanks for sharing. Link to comment
d'Espresso Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 what is that blue fish everybody has ? It's a yellow tail damsel! Reef safe and have a nice blue tint that shimmer plus active swimmer. Average cost of it about $3-5 top. Reasonable price Link to comment
Ldogg Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Mine is a Fiji Blue devil Damsel. he tail whipped the hermit for 30sec when I added it, and then was fine after that. he was 8bux, and has yellowish speckles on the blue part of his body. they have quite the personality.... Link to comment
Yamato Posted June 4, 2009 Author Share Posted June 4, 2009 About time I stuck a few pictures on this thread: So I finally got a configuration I like from two different angles, so the design is to give a pleasant cave/mountain/overhang front view and a side view of a slow slope incline. Hoping the incline will evenutally be covered wit Zoas to form a nice carpet upwards. Full Tank with display Fuge. I will be sticking an LED light on the side to light the fuge soon. Close up view of the cave overhang... This image was under exposed, but flickr has some real cool tools and I was able to polish this up abit for the post. Side view, you see the foot of the Pennisula (if i can call it that) on the right and the slope upwards to the peak on the left. Still waiting for my LED to make my light Link to comment
gkarris Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 My 4 gallon pico 1 month old Me like. Looks like you have some hardy stock in there - which is what I plan on starting with. What kind of 4 Gal tank is it? Link to comment
parishilton Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Me like. Looks like you have some hardy stock in there - which is what I plan on starting with. What kind of 4 Gal tank is it? The tank is custom built by Thai local store. The spec is 14x10x8 inch Link to comment
ulver982 Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 From this....super simple just got some rocks and did the best with what I had... To this... Link to comment
bxz Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 This is our 3 month pico JB Link to comment
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