1/4 Gallon Open Top SPS Cube

[thesmallerthebetter]

can we learn more about the base plate, houseing the heater???

 

Lookin very nice

 

the base plate is a project box purchased from my nearby electronics supply store and serves as a place to hide the circuitry for the thermostat and the motor components (ESC, PWM driver), as well as my "Flex watt heat tape" that i secured to the top inside of the box. heat rises through the box and bottom plate of the tank and warms the tank to a nice 78.3 with use of a simple thermostat circuit.

[Fnard]

Wow! That is looking great. Fantastic work and best luck with the tank.

[rickjg]

And pics of the tank on its finished base with running heater, ato, and "Pump"

 

That is "clean" ...

[Zo0k365]

Dude your tank is freaking awesome. Love the design!

[Guest TheBlueLorax]

So Genius ... Louven it

[thesmallerthebetter]

Wow! That is looking great. Fantastic work and best luck with the tank.

 

 

That is "clean" ...

 

 

Dude your tank is freaking awesome. Love the design!

 

 

So Genius ... Louven it

 

thank you all for the kind words

 

im currently out on the hunt for a nice purple chunk of rock to start cycling with....and hopefully some new corals will be arriving soon

[automatik_33]

Everything is so compacted yet so well placed. Great looking pico!

[c_k_kuehne]

im currently out on the hunt for a nice purple chunk of rock to start cycling with....and hopefully some new corals will be arriving soon

 

Yea that is the way i went. If you find the right piece you will virtually have no cycle to deal with. The Pico Lamp went from empty to cycled in a matter of minutes. Just keep looking till you find the right one. Do not settle for a piece of lesser quality just to get it up and going.

 

Looking forward to seeing this tank in action

Edited May 9, 2010 by c_k_kuehne

[nibor]

[thesmallerthebetter]

so, i went out looking for some frags/live rock today, and struck out. two of my favorite stores down here in socal had nada for this tank (almost left with a few nice non-photos for the other tank tho)....

 

looks like finding small enough frags, or purple enough rock is gonna be a #####....

 

anyone have any clues on where to find some small frags of high quality sps? other than tongs....that place blows hahaha

[pismo_reefer]

Im astounded...

 

the sheer awesomeness of this tank overwhelms me.

If you ever consider sellin the little beast,

consider me a first-in-line buyer.

 

I will immediately take this off yer hands....

Edited May 20, 2010 by pismo_reefer

[thesmallerthebetter]

NEW Additions!!!!!!

 

Phils Granulosa

Micro Dendro

Purple Polyped Green Birdsnest

Acropora Loripes

(Courtesy of member "amnestia")

 

 

Looking forward to seeing how these guys do

Edited June 3, 2010 by thesmallerthebetter

[Lawnman]

Looking forward to seeing this packed full of greatness.

[Blazin Coralz]

WOW

[papaj10789]

Thats an awesome setup. Any idea how much it cost to build if you dont mind?

[brandon429]

its a job well done. 3 drops C balance parts a and b on alternate days would be my dosing scrip lol

 

B

[thesmallerthebetter]

Thats an awesome setup. Any idea how much it cost to build if you dont mind?

 

I tried to keep a tally on everything i bought, and so far its up around $252.....not to mention the pints of blood and gallons of frustration.

 

now, bear in mind that i bought wrong parts, or broke parts during the fabrication stages, and to do this again would probably be around $150.....

 

it cud have been done much cheaper without the "pump" but thats part of the reason i built this tank, as an example of how everything that can be done to a larger system works on a smaller scale as well.....

 

to me its worth it, but im sure to others out there, spending 200 bucks on a tank the size of a coffee mug is a waste of time and money.

 

 

its a job well done. 3 drops C balance parts a and b on alternate days would be my dosing scrip lol

 

B

 

thanks brandon. i havnt tried dosing yet (actually pulled the frags back out soon after addition due to fear of getting a small cycle, they will be added back tho soon) but when i do im going to test several times a day for a week to get a feel for how the parameters react and adjust my dosing/water change interval as appropriate.

[Mr. Microscope]

That is a tiny birdsnest. So skinny! Awesome tank..er, pico....uh..femto? I can't wait to see how everything looks in a month.

[twelvejewelz]

please pm me how you made that pump i would love to make one for my nano without having to spend all that money on those vortechs! that's just to amazing for words! nice tank

[Freakin]

please pm me how you made that pump i would love to make one for my nano without having to spend all that money on those vortechs! that's just to amazing for words! nice tank

 

yeah I can't wait to see some DIY details. It is pretty inspiring

[Zeadon]

this is so cool, im so impressed, especially the the pump do hicky!! can i ask where you got the MR16s and a link if you could?

[chucktdbm321]

think people you to say you should go smaller than 55 gallons and now we have tanks that hold a quart of water

[chrssprngs]

One round of tests for calcium, alkalinity and mag. and you have done a 10% water change. lol

[Zeadon]

One round of tests for calcium, alkalinity and mag. and you have done a 10% water change. lol

 

LOL +1

[friar1]

10% water change by just testing +1

 

LOL

 

Friar