albertthiel Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Orange Montipora is finally starting to colour up, in what I believe is a response to additions of K, specifically Zeovit's K-Balance Strong additive. Polyps appeared orange originally now taking on a blue hue. Growth is slow however. This was about two months ago: Very Nice indeed. ... how much would you estimate it grew in those two months C. ? Thanks Albert Link to comment
NanoTopia Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 Very Nice indeed. ... how much would you estimate it grew in those two months C. ? Thanks Albert I'm guessing ....... very little. I let nutrients NO3 climb a little in the pico. Overfeeding my sexy shrimp I guess. Link to comment
albertthiel Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I'm guessing ....... very little. I let nutrients NO3 climb a little in the pico. Overfeeding my sexy shrimp I guess. I would not worry for now. Normally most of the Montis grow well but maybe this particular one is a slower grower. It "does" look pretty well and in good shape Christine. Albert Link to comment
NanoTopia Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 Some progress being made on my pico: 1) I added a 1/2 inch loc-line for the out take. 2) I lowered the LED down about 3 inches, so it now sits 4 inches above the water line. Much better and brighter, I should have designed it this way in the first place. 3) As the title suggests, I am going bio-pellets in my pico. I have never seen this done before so this may be a first. I started working on the reactor modification so I took the GFO off line for a while. Got the Vertex bio-pellets soaking in RO water for 24 hours. I am using 50mL of pellets, experience tells me this is more than enough for roughly 4.5 gallon of water. Most of the reactor modification is to the internal carriage that is going to keep the pellets in place. I have constructed a new carriage and will inset it in the reactor body. (completed pictures by the weekend). Below is some process pictures of that modification (look back several pages to see the reactor design as a whole). More pictures coming in a day or so showing the completed reactor modification. Link to comment
albertthiel Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Some progress being made on my pico:More pictures coming in a day or so showing the completed reactor modification. Looks good indeed Link to comment
NanoTopia Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 Converted for Bio-Pellets, glue is drying, pellets go in tomorrow. Out take (Black) will go to skimmer intake via standard hose. Link to comment
albertthiel Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Converted for Bio-Pellets, glue is drying, pellets go in tomorrow. Out take (Black) will go to skimmer intake via standard hose. I like it ... great conversion indeed NanoTopia. I guess the pump is at the bottom: which one did you select if I may ask? Albert Link to comment
NanoTopia Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 I like it ... great conversion indeed NanoTopia. I guess the pump is at the bottom: which one did you select if I may ask? Albert Thank you Albert. The pump I used is the Eheim compact 300 which gives me adjustable flow rates and has a very small foot print. This pump puts out 150 - 300 L per hour and is nicely suited to the size of the reactor. Link to comment
albertthiel Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Thank you Albert. The pump I used is the Eheim compact 300 which gives me adjustable flow rates and has a very small foot print. This pump puts out 150 - 300 L per hour and is nicely suited to the size of the reactor. Nice little pump indeed and since it is an Eheim it should be very reliable IME. They make some real good "stuff" and a lot of it ... and they have been around for ages and ages ... I like it ... and when I get into reactors I am going to keep those little Eheims in mind. Thanks Albert Link to comment
NanoTopia Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Pico Reactor 1.2 is now online and working well. The pump puts out a maximum of 80GPH which I have it set on at the moment due to the susceptibility of the bio-pellets clumping for the first few days. I might turn the pump down to 60 GPH once the pellets settle down. I suspect it will take 3-4 weeks before they become fully active, in the mean time I will do more WC's to keep up with the bio load, which is basically small any way. Have a look at the short video to see the tumble in the fresh water test (bottom of post). Hope you like it, comments/suggestions more than welcome Fresh water trial: Fresh water trial VIDEO: Link to comment
albertthiel Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Pico Reactor 1.2 is now online and working well. The pump puts out a maximum of 80GPH which I have it set on at the moment due to the susceptibility of the bio-pellets clumping for the first few days. I might turn the pump down to 60 GPH once the pellets settle down. I suspect it will take 3-4 weeks before they become fully active, in the mean time I will do more WC's to keep up with the bio load, which is basically small any way. Have a look at the short video to see the tumble in the fresh water test (bottom of post). Hope you like it, comments/suggestions more than welcome Fresh water trial VIDEO: Very nice NanoTopia ... I love it, works great and you did some very nice DIY work indeed Link to comment
Xanthi Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Followingggggggg.. This is aweeesome Link to comment
Justind823 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Amazing little tank there. Love your DIY work! I'll be watching for more Link to comment
NanoTopia Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 Very nice NanoTopia ... I love it, works great and you did some very nice DIY work indeed Followingggggggg.. This is aweeesome Amazing little tank there. Love your DIY work! I'll be watching for more Thank you all, thrilled to have you following along. Updates and more photo's coming soon. Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Pico Reactor 1.2 is now online and working well. T Link to comment
Xanthi Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 So you made all this stuff with just a dremel? Straight line cuts as well? Link to comment
JR! Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Pico Reactor 1.2 is now online and working well. The pump puts out a maximum of 80GPH which I have it set on at the moment due to the susceptibility of the bio-pellets clumping for the first few days. I might turn the pump down to 60 GPH once the pellets settle down. I suspect it will take 3-4 weeks before they become fully active, in the mean time I will do more WC's to keep up with the bio load, which is basically small any way. Have a look at the short video to see the tumble in the fresh water test (bottom of post). Hope you like it, comments/suggestions more than welcome Fresh water trial: Fresh water trial VIDEO: Christine you have no idea how bad i wan one. Link to comment
albertthiel Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Christine you have no idea how bad i wan one. Guess NanoTopia should make them and market them ... Link to comment
JR! Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Guess NanoTopia should make them and market them ... she would make a ton. Link to comment
NanoTopia Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 Guess NanoTopia should make them and market them ... she would make a ton. Here you go... your wish is granted...but not by me...sorry CadLights Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Those cad lights reactors are still too big for most nanos. Yours is so much better! You should totally make some for all of us. I'm pretty sure people would pay for yours. Link to comment
NanoTopia Posted August 19, 2012 Author Share Posted August 19, 2012 Those cad lights reactors are still too big for most nanos. Yours is so much better! You should totally make some for all of us. I'm pretty sure people would pay for yours. Thanks Mitch, making this reactor was very labor intensive, I would love for all pico users to use my design but I am afraid I would not have the time to make them. Cost of making it was also an issue. I think from my photo's most people could make this reactor at home, or something similar. It's not that hard really, the design concept is simple. Link to comment
NanoTopia Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 Starting to see some colour on my dry rock now, it's a welcome site. I was getting blinded by this rock in my pico. The source is a favia frag that has been in the tank since day one basically. What ever variety of coralline this is, it likes my tank and it's a nice colour. Added a frag of ORA Grubes Gorgonion a while ago I acquired from a friend, seems to be taking off nicely, I never had much luck with them in the past. I think the trick is spot feeding once a week or more even though they are photosynthetic. Link to comment
mpsti05 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 she would make a ton. Yes she would! I want!!! Link to comment
NanoTopia Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 Added a really cool shrimp, Venus Anemone Shrimp, Anclyomenes venustus. He moves his tail from side to side, swaying back and forth. Quite opposite the Sexy shrimp who moves his tail up and down. Together it's like a some kind of tribal dance going on in my pico. He is now hosting my favia. Link to comment
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