gimptastic matt Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 your tank still rocks Link to comment
andrewkw Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 Took some new photos today : and one of my Octopus who's still going strong 9 months after I got him (he's over 1 year old now for sure). Link to comment
castiel Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Stunning colours! You have octopus in there?? Or is that a separate tank? Link to comment
andrewkw Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 Stunning colours! You have octopus in there?? Or is that a separate tank? He is a full grown Octopus Briareus, well starting to shrink because of age, but is probably 20-22" arm to arm. Peaked around 24" Lives in a 90 gallon. This is the second one of this species I have kept. The first one who I also got very young did not make it this long. Prior to the Octos I kept dwarf cuttlefish (sepia bandensis). Purchased at local reef shop. Link to comment
chippwalters Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 wow..stunning pictures. Congrats! Link to comment
andrewkw Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 I will take some new pics later today but just wanted to mention today is the tanks second birthday. 2 years old today! Link to comment
owlbassboy Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 looking forward to new pics stunning looking tank Link to comment
andrewkw Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 Not that I'm surprised this is still running, but I still consider it a nice accomplishment to have a 2 gallon tank survive 2 years without a crash and several original or near original corals are still thriving.. Tubro snail died today. He survived 5 months in the pico, don't think it was starvation just his time. Still fighting moderate algae growth that the turbo never ate, but once again I have to wipe the acrylic. I should probably change my half tablespoon of GFO.. Link to comment
x3thelast Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 anything new going on with your tank? Link to comment
andrewkw Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 No nothing new, busy with my garden eels. Tank pretty much runs on it's own other then water changes. Maybe in a few weeks I will add something new. Link to comment
x3thelast Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 sweet! bet its like a coral jungle there now. im just now starting to see my gsp creep along the back glass lol. Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 How's your pico reef doing these days? FTS! Link to comment
andrewkw Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Still going. Had some major trouble with hair algae. Took about 6 months or more to clear out. In the process I did lose a few things. The final solution was THREE mexican turbo snails. I will try and get some pics soon. Camera has been acting up lately. 1 Link to comment
nanoreef-R Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Hey, love the tank. I'm looking to buy an LED fixture for a future pico; how satisfied are you with the one you have now? Link to comment
KeyboardWarrior Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Such a beautiful tank can't believe it's been going for so long and it looks so good Link to comment
andrewkw Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Hey, love the tank. I'm looking to buy an LED fixture for a future pico; how satisfied are you with the one you have now? 99% satisfied. It originally did fail a month or so after buying it, they replaced it for free of course but I had to ship it back. I should still have another 6 years or so on the bulb I hope. 1 Link to comment
.Newman. Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I really like the top of this tank, it looks so nice with the larger colonies of corals. It's awesome that this pico is still going. My suggestions for the hair algae was going to be peroxide and have an emerald crab clean it up after. unfortunately an emerald might complicate things for your corals in there since the tnak isn't very large. Link to comment
andrewkw Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 I hate to post this low quality pic but it's the best I can do for now. I wanted a 2013 picture as this tank is now in it's 3rd calender year. Most if not all of the pico builds I followed before and while I was creating this tank are now gone My SLR seems to be done but I will pick up a new one soon. Believe it or not the pictures of the tank were taken with a 6 megapixel pentax! I plan on getting a Canon but hopefully I can get an adapter for the lens or if it comes to it just buy a macro lens for canon body. This picture was taken with my video camera it's only 2 megapixel. Point and shoots and iphone / ipad cannot get anything close to a proper white balance with the par 30 bulb. New pics in a few weeks I hope. I think I can maybe squeeze in 1-2 more corals but no longer seem to have any chemical warefare and the stuff that has survived looks like it will be here long term. There a few things that have made it 2+ years in the tank. Link to comment
brandon429 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Still looks great man. The gsp filled in as a great background. I believe substrate management did well for your tank, there's nothing to store up waste! How in the world did you keep every single corner of the tank free of coralline all this time, that usually is hard to manage while meeting the growth demands of stony corals There is coralline on the bottom and no scratches on the walls from cleaning...nice balance. Link to comment
markalot Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Fantastic, congrats on 3 years. I live to see small tanks that survive this long. Link to comment
owlbassboy Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 looks absolutely fantastic mate! i think i am going to remove my substrate from my 12l, i do regret adding it in Link to comment
x3thelast Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 still looking good! nicely packed in with the gsp wall! Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.