Dolfan0925 Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 What kinda light u got in that? Link to comment
Cellenzweig Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 Nice work Jim! I'm thinking of starting one of those soon. I just have a couple questions. Have you considered chopping the light pole (arm, whatever you want to call it) down to bring the light closer to the water? A lot of people seem to be doing this. Also, how are you heating you Pico? Link to comment
jimpruitt Posted May 13, 2004 Author Share Posted May 13, 2004 Cellenzweig: I considered shortening the light, but I'd end up breaking it because I'm dumb. I don't heat it at all. It's at work, so the temp doesn't ever get too low. Dolfan: The light came in the box from Red Sea. You can buy it seperate however. Link to comment
Warboz Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 I have a ricordia just like that! Looks great, my ric has just starting making new mouths and doesn't split! It's bigger then the palm of my hand, be ready for that guy to grow. Link to comment
Cellenzweig Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 I considered shortening the light, but I'd end up breaking it because I'm dumb. LoL! You're clearly smart enough to get a nice lookin pico reef going! I don't heat it at all. It's at work, so the temp doesn't ever get too low. I guess that makes it easy. Heating is the only problem I've come across with these tanks. I'm thinking of using a small piece of Flexx-Watt heat tape on the bottom of mine and sealing it with silicone... that should work.... and may possibly be safe! Link to comment
jimpruitt Posted May 13, 2004 Author Share Posted May 13, 2004 Sounds like a plan Cellenzweig. Did you miss out on the sale at petco? I got this baby for $20 there. I also got the cleaner shrimp there for $10 (flame away people). Link to comment
Cellenzweig Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 I have a ricordia just like that! Looks great, my ric has just starting making new mouths and doesn't split! Riccordia are wierd like that. Sometimes they will grow a new mouth in a matter of weeks, but take another year or more to split. Most of my rics have multiple mouths, but they rarely split. (unfortunately, as I have an awsome pair of pink riccordia florida polyps that I want to be a colony!) You're definately right about size! A ric that is the size of a quarter can grow to the size of your fist in a very short period of time if conditions are favourable. Colin Link to comment
Cellenzweig Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 Sounds like a plan Cellenzweig. Did you miss out on the sale at petco? I got this baby for $20 there. I heard about it, but unfortuantely I live in Canada (well... not unfortunately - I like it here) and we don't have Petco. They normally go for about $50Cdn here. That's probably about $30-$35 American. The main problem is that there are so many other projects on the go - aquariums, reptiles, renovations, etc... Link to comment
trmiv Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 I'm considering picking one of these up. How do you handle top-offs? Does the salinity swing a lot? Link to comment
Cellenzweig Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 I wondered about that before someone pointed out the "one cup bottle top-off system" See here: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...nd+off+and+pico Link to comment
onthefly Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 I keep mine 90% covered and run the HOB topless......evap is about 100-150mL every 3 days. Link to comment
yoshiod9 Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 cellenzweig...here's the link for the top off system http://www.reefwebsites.com/agu/kalkdrip/ Link to comment
Cellenzweig Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 NICE! Thanks Yoshiod9! I didn't know where the original article was... Link to comment
trmiv Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 I picked one up today at Petco for $19.99, not sure what I want to with it though. I might turn it into a pico reef, or I might just stick my Betta in it. Or I might stick some freshwater plants n it. I'm a little concerned about turning it into a pico reef, because I don't want to take away from the time I use on my 16g. Link to comment
Cellenzweig Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 I just picked up mine and started it up with some rock and sand that I had cycling in a 2.5g for a couple months. Great little package! Link to comment
OxInYourBox Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 I enjoyed mine while I had it setup. I ran the stock light along with two other PC's on it. I used some legos to create holders for the lights so that they were literally level with the top of it. Evap was a PITA as I couldn't get it sealed and I went with the DIY air valve setup for top off. Ended up breaking it down in lieu of a 5G mantis tank. Still a nice lil tank. Love the pics Jim. Link to comment
mattbryant2 Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 could someone who is knowledgeable and patient be so kind as to inform me on everything that is needed to set up and maintain this tank? i don't have a large established tank to take from, but i could get stuff from my lfs. thanks. Link to comment
Sardaukar Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Man that cleaner is like Shrimpzilla in that tank Link to comment
just dave Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Originally posted by Cellenzweig LoL! You're clearly smart enough to get a nice lookin pico reef going! I guess that makes it easy. Heating is the only problem I've come across with these tanks. I'm thinking of using a small piece of Flexx-Watt heat tape on the bottom of mine and sealing it with silicone... that should work.... and may possibly be safe! I use a under the tank heater from FMR. It's made to heat small tanks for land hermit crabs. I have it on a timer so it comes on when the lights go off ( I have two 7w lights in a ABS canopy I made for it) and it keeps it around 79 to 80 degrees in my office which is about 75 to 76 degrees. Link to comment
Farrah Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 I'm about to start one of these little picos up with the same tank. I wish I had caught the sale! I've been trying to figure out the heating problem. The heating pad sounds like a good idea. Are there any other heating options? I imagine there are quite a few people out there trying to figure this out. Link to comment
Cellenzweig Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 I use a under the tank heater from FMR. It's made to heat small tanks for land hermit crabs. I have it on a timer so it comes on when the lights go off ( I have two 7w lights in a ABS canopy I made for it) and it keeps it around 79 to 80 degrees in my office which is about 75 to 76 degrees. The Flex-watt is basically the same thing, but in bulk. You buy it by the foot and cut it off where you want it. The temperature is controlled with a dimmer. It's really cheap and works great. I've got a few feet left from my reptile setups. If you can find it, it only costs ~$3 per foot. (4 inch wide) Right now I'm using a 50w tronic heater in my Pico. It's way oversized, but it seems to keep the tank pretty stable. Link to comment
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