jbm's 5.5g aio

[JBM]

not a fan of MH (been there did it, to much of a pain in the asss)

 

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=251085

[.Newman.]

Why was it too much a PITA? did you hang the fixture above your tank when you had it?

[JBM]

had a 250 mh with 14k phoenix, hated the color. hated the heat it put off, didnt like it

[.Newman.]

the heat into the tank? or the heat as in " i will get 30 degree burns if i touch it while its on" type of heat? lol

[JBM]

the heat into the tank? or the heat as in " i will get 30 degree burns if i touch it while its on" type of heat? lol

 

both

[.Newman.]

250W MH is pretty beast..

[JBM]

it was over a 40 breeder, which after staring at my pico for a year is very beastly tank. Hell the 20 long which sits not more than 2 feet away from my 5g is beastly.

 

go figure

[JBM]

Got angry at the caluepra algae. Yanked it out of the tank. Also did a 1g water change. Yay

[.Newman.]

yay

[JBM]

Sad to say. But this tank will be taken down just after its 1 year b-day. Cycle on the 20l will start soon

[.Newman.]

a shame..

[JBM]

a shame..

 

officially the days of this pico are numbered.

 

my daughter decided to poke a hole in the sand bag. SO..... i dumped it all in & made the tank run

[.Newman.]

wait h/o she poked a hole i nthe sand bag that had extra sand in it....sooo you put all that extra sand in this tank? what happened to all the livestock? did you move it out at least?

[JBM]

wait h/o she poked a hole i nthe sand bag that had extra sand in it....sooo you put all that extra sand in this tank? what happened to all the livestock? did you move it out at least?

 

extra? no. i bought new sand for the 20 long. The only thing that will get transferred over is the frags (in 3 months)

[.Newman.]

yes, I am confused. she made you add your sand to the 20 GL earlier than you expected to add it? youre transferring frags over to the 20 GL, so that means youre not taking it down completely, and leaving some colonies in there? (or you are taking it down fully in 3 months?) lol sorry if im bothering you too much, i'm just lost.(and im trying to get you to keep the pico running xD)

[JBM]

Yes, she made me add sand to the tank earlier than i wanted. I am not transferring frags to the 20l (not at this time). When the time is right i will transfer over everything. I will not be keeping the pico running, The light on the pico is getting put over the 20 long.

 

if you like the tank so much you should buy it. i'll let it go real cheap

[.Newman.]

I have too many tanks as it is lol, thank you. I was just wondering why you would take apart something that has been successful for a year (most picos die young)

[JBM]

to move on to something more successful. Dont get me wrong. I love the tank. It's been very good to me. I made a few mistakes along the way, but nothing that i could not pull thru. Now it's time to take what i've learned & apply it to a larger water volume.

[JBM]

found a deal on the following supplies locally

 

24v portans power supply

1 1000mA buckpuck w/pot

1 700 mA buckpuck w/pot

 

All for $40

 

 

if i can actually get this, the 5.5g will remain running. I'll retro a simple led setup into my 12" coralife pc fixture

[.Newman.]

and what will you keep in it?

[JBM]

not sure yet

[JBM]

Figured it's about time to add some new pictures to this thread.

 

 

 

new fts

 

[JBM]

95% of the transfer has been completed.

 

the only thin left in the 5g is the red algae, the huge button palys & maybe 4-5 pounds of live rock.

 

Cant decide if i should keep this running as a seahorse tank, with 1 seahorse. or just break it down completely

[.Newman.]

run it as a red tank lol. with lots of red-orange stuff.

[JBM]

run it as a red tank lol. with lots of red-orange stuff.

 

where is this orange algae you speak of?