Salty_Reef Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Evening all! New to the forum and wanted to post something I did out of bordem... Stuff Outside: Marina Cubus .9G Aqueon Led light from evolve2 Stuff Inside: 1 pound of "pet rock" awesomeness Tom Mini pump Salty water I will admit, I did it sorta to piss off the peeps in the house lol (this would be tank #4) but once I saw the results, well I'm liking this little thing and thinking of making it a sexy shrimp tank with some zoas, purple cloves maybe an anemone crab as well. Tak a look below, let me know what you think.Please keep in mind this pico may not stay here and is currently in a "trial" phase.. Light Set-Up: http://s63.photobucket.com/user/sergieo2/media/85176101-E190-4EAE-8A3C-E16DA9A95F37_zpsxcse8b0k.jpg.html'> http://s63.photobucket.com/user/sergieo2/media/9FAF5082-FBAD-40DD-9205-9493022B0E76_zpssgql8ga7.jpg.html'> http://s63.photobucket.com/user/sergieo2/media/9F7CE7E3-2E47-44AC-BFF3-0AF5B20D5F2F_zpsbebpiiox.jpg.html'> http://s63.photobucket.com/user/sergieo2/media/B80034CE-371E-42EA-B92C-D05EB8C4E1DA_zpsvdwnuoce.jpg.html'> Front or "Bath Tub" View: http://s63.photobucket.com/user/sergieo2/media/C7CA3151-08D0-46D5-98CB-FC8C6D00A7F8_zpslhcox7z6.jpg.html'> Right (Sink) View: http://s63.photobucket.com/user/sergieo2/media/6766EC1B-F82D-462E-923D-F4A716F88012_zpstvoo11mz.jpg.html'> Left (Porcelain Chair) View: http://s63.photobucket.com/user/sergieo2/media/DF18807A-7464-443A-86C4-AA7BFF98E11B_zpsx99t4fy8.jpg.html'> Some other random shots for refrence.. http://s63.photobucket.com/user/sergieo2/media/1D667F7B-39DA-4616-B9B5-2AA4D848FD83_zps68zzyf2e.jpg.html'> http://s63.photobucket.com/user/sergieo2/media/15D824A2-6487-48CD-89EE-FA21F9E46E7A_zps3bob9ajk.jpg.html'> http://s63.photobucket.com/user/sergieo2/media/C1F896CD-FBB8-4CBA-A32E-A1475B6C9C85_zps2jzmwk5e.jpg.html'> Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 it's a toilet pico! Just make sure no one uses hairspray or aerosol deodorant or perfumes, around it. At least you'll always have a source of ammonia if you need it Link to comment
Salty_Reef Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 hahaha heck yeah! seriously tho yeah that would be a major problem since the cleaners we all use in the bathroom are pretty toxic. its prob staying there for a few days til i find a suitable spot or take it down. Link to comment
Mojado Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 All that methane in the air may affect your PH. . . Link to comment
Salty_Reef Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 lol! yeah its not going to stay there .. just wanted to ighten things up and piss people off (at home) Link to comment
Salty_Reef Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Dang.. No comments on the scape or that incredibly clever light set-up... Link to comment
thesmallerthebetter Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 It looks good, i love my cubus. Im actually worried about the light, wallwarts make heat, eletrical tape gets soft when heated, then it stretches, light loosens and plop, electric reef Link to comment
duncan-junkie Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Thats a BRILLIANT idea.....nothin like stairing at a pico while your on the can!!!!! Link to comment
Salty_Reef Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Smallerbetter.. It's ductape and super sticky so I think for the time it will be up it'll be ok. Duncan.. Yeah if I could leave it there I so would bc the bathtub has a frontal view of the thing so technically all 3 sides would will be looked at without much effort. But bc if the dynamic of the room being a bathroom.. It's prob bit a good idea. On a more serious note.. Would that led be sufficient do you all think for some zoas Link to comment
thesmallerthebetter Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Smallerbetter.. It's ductape and super sticky so I think for the time it will be up it'll be ok. Duncan.. Yeah if I could leave it there I so would bc the bathtub has a frontal view of the thing so technically all 3 sides would will be looked at without much effort. But bc if the dynamic of the room being a bathroom.. It's prob bit a good idea. On a more serious note.. Would that led be sufficient do you all think for some zoas i think that light will probably handle zoas just fine ive worked with the same platform and heres some things i would do to that tank to make it more reef friendly: 1. Paint the back with Kyrlon Fusion, gives it big tank feel on a tiny box, also paint the little rim the tank sits on 2. Heating (i recomend a thermostatic one, the presets just heat no matter what so you have the same temp swing, just shifted into higher temps), i used flexwatt heat tape on the tanks base and a external thermostat but Cobalt makes a sexy 25W heater that would do the trick. 3. Bare-bottom? i personally hate that you can see the white trim on the base from a top down angle (how i like to view my sps) so either add a tiny layer of sand (i have like 1mm in mine) or, like im considering "Starboard", a sheet plastic that is non reflective and textured to look like sand. 3. Top off (this is a biggie), i use a hamster bottle type system velcroed to a shelf over my work desk, but in the past ive used fireplaces, walls, ect to secure the handy dandy rodent bottle device. while daily top offs might not seem like a pain, the swing that occurs between them will be for your corals. Link to comment
Salty_Reef Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Yeah no Barw bottom, I don't personally like the look of it too much, this was something I set up in like an hour just to see how it would look but now I like it! So we shall see how it develops. Then again I'm also thinking of getting some mangroves and make it a "planter" of sorts and just utilize the water part for like a shrimp or whatever.. Endless possibilities I say. But thanks for your great info.. Def something to think about Link to comment
GHill762 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I'd be worried about stuff getting in the tank.. perfume, toothpaste, that stuff you spray to cover your poop smell but then it just smells like flowery poop.. hair from shaving... seems like a lot of bad stuff potentially finding its way into the tank.. probably the worst room to put a tank in imo.. maybe cover it really well?? cool spot though, better than one of those plug in lights.. Link to comment
Salty_Reef Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Yeah exactly .. Worst room but the most necessary one in a way.. lol it's not staying there at all.. Just sitting there out of convenience..prob taking it down tonite Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Evening all! New to the forum and wanted to post something I did out of bordem... Stuff Outside: Marina Cubus .9G Aqueon Led light from evolve2 Stuff Inside:1 pound of "pet rock" awesomenessTom Mini pumpSalty water I will admit, I did it sorta to piss off the peeps in the house lol (this would be tank #4) but once I saw the results, well I'm liking this little thing and thinking of making it a sexy shrimp tank with some zoas, purple cloves maybe an anemone crab as well. Tak a look below, let me know what you think.Please keep in mind this pico may not stay here and is currently in a "trial" phase.. Light Set-Up: Front or "Bath Tub" View: Right (Sink) View: Left (Porcelain Chair) View: Some other random shots for refrence.. Sweet DIY. I took that same light apart and put a piece of aluminum on it, through some LEDs and a moonlight driver....BAM! Got yo self a DIY led for cheap Oh and my legs you'd fall asleep sitting in the bathroom staring at the tank! Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 That is the cleanest bathroom ever, where's all the typical "stuff"? Link to comment
Salty_Reef Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 @nanofreak... I wanted to take the light that came with the tank apart and put in some stronger LED's that way I could keep the "stock" look but that didn't work out well. @reefer.. It's a dudes bathroom that why it's clean!!! lol Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Yep- there be that. Less "stuff". Link to comment
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