Reggie Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 This will be a 3.8g SPS pico tank. Current plan: Tank: Custom PicoAquriums Tank Light: LED - Par38 21w 20K Skimmer: Mame Skimmer more details later... March 18, 2010 FTS FTS from below Back shot, showing overflow Credit to PicoAquairums Link to comment
Toby Flenderson Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Looks great can't wait to see more. What optics are you using in your par38? Link to comment
c_k_kuehne Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Reggie that is one sweet setup Will get you linked in the Pico Methodology FTS thread and Grower Guy will get you linked up into the Mthodology Contest thread. Can't wait to see how this progresses. Link to comment
Reggie Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 Looks great can't wait to see more. What optics are you using in your par38? Thanks! It's the standard 40 deg. Link to comment
DBTReefer Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 OMG where did you get that light fixture? Its perfect for my other tank Link to comment
Reggie Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 OMG where did you get that light fixture? Its perfect for my other tank It's called LED Neo Arm: http://shop.aquatouch.com/product_p/ho_led%20neo%20arm.htm Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 I can't wait to see the progress on this one. Good luck! Link to comment
Reggie Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 Rock work in progress: Bent two acrylic tubing, connected them using Weld-on 16, and attached rocks using tie wraps and Aquamend. Nano rocks are from Macro Rocks. Tubes glued to acrylic sheet base. Top done. Working on base. View from the back. Rock work done. Total Aquamend used: 4 Adding sand next. Link to comment
cbort Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 looking awesome reggie! Glad to hear the lights made the trip ok! Link to comment
AkOndray Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I fear this tank might one day become too pro. If that were to happen, it is likely that man kind as we know it would cease to exist. Link to comment
c_k_kuehne Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 freakin sweet Bonsai aquascaping. My Bonsai 9g will get started up right after vacation. Have everything ready including the aquascape just need to rebuild my sump. This is defiantly a tank to look out for in the contest. Link to comment
Reggie Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 freakin sweet Bonsai aquascaping. My Bonsai 9g will get started up right after vacation. Have everything ready including the aquascape just need to rebuild my sump. This is defiantly a tank to look out for in the contest. Thanks! I've always wanted to do a bonsai aquascape. It's the first time for me bending and gluing acrylic so it's quite challenging. I'm enjoying though. Thanks all! Link to comment
Mr.zissou Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 update update update update update update Link to comment
Reggie Posted April 25, 2010 Author Share Posted April 25, 2010 Thanks to those who have been following my build. I have been cycling the tank for 4 weeks now and yesterday was the first day the Nitrite was down to zero. I have added a blue legged hermit crab and a turbo snail, as diatoms (brown) have started building up. My top-off is a custom optical top-off from AutoTopOff.com. I'm using an Aqualifter pump to top-off. Next is setting up my Mame skimmer and adding some small test SPS frags from my 30g. After that, I'll be adding a two-part system. Pics: 4 weeks of cycling. Brown diatoms have stated to build up: I'm an avid vodka doser on my 30g. This time I want to try out something new. I have now added 40ml of NP Biopellets on a TLF reactor. Note that I'm doing this since I intend this to be an SPS pico tank: Link to comment
c_k_kuehne Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Reggie your tankis coming along. Sure glad you found this contest as I love the Bonsai aquascaping technique and yours is a prime pico example. Competition is stiff but you are taking your time so I imagine in the end yours will be a tank to contend with. Link to comment
Reggie Posted April 25, 2010 Author Share Posted April 25, 2010 Reggie your tankis coming along. Sure glad you found this contest as I love the Bonsai aquascaping technique and yours is a prime pico example. Competition is stiff but you are taking your time so I imagine in the end yours will be a tank to contend with. I'm trying to do things correctly this time and try to practice extreme patience. My Nitrite was still dark purple (API kit) on my third week. I thought cycling will really take a long time as I was using dead rocks. Honestly, I was anticipating about 2-3 months. I was worried that I might not make the livestock deadline. I regularly dose Microbe-Lift Special Blend on my 30g and I actually added some on my pico which I guess helped quite a bit. Thanks. Link to comment
sammy113 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Looking good!. Are you dosing anything to "activate" the pellets? Link to comment
Reggie Posted April 26, 2010 Author Share Posted April 26, 2010 Looking good!. Are you dosing anything to "activate" the pellets? No need to activate the pellets as ther slowly dissolve and acts as the primary carbon source. Link to comment
sammy113 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 No need to activate the pellets as ther slowly dissolve and acts as the primary carbon source. Alright. Read about people using MB7 or Zeobak on the first days just to help the bacteria to increase. I'm installing a reactor with them very soon. Just need some tubing. What GPH are you running through it? Link to comment
brandon429 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 really advanced, clean work wow. The reactor setup is cool ive always hoped someone would do a sulfur denitrator on a pico and go four months with no water changes as a test, this kind of work you do might really hold neat changes for the science and art Link to comment
Reggie Posted April 26, 2010 Author Share Posted April 26, 2010 Alright. Read about people using MB7 or Zeobak on the first days just to help the bacteria to increase. I'm installing a reactor with them very soon. Just need some tubing. What GPH are you running through it? Yes, I use Special Blend instead of MB7 on my 30g to keep the bacteria up. It is important that the pellets tumble a bit. As I am just using a really low amount of pellets, I don't need a strong pump. I'm using a 210 gph nano pump. Thanks. Link to comment
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