aio.tankhero Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 **Pico tank shut down, bacterial bloom in full effect, see last post - 1/5/2018 Here's my entry for the creative container pico contest Equipment Container - 3.1L Cookie Jar, $4 new at Dollaramma Mason-Stein, in storage Flow - Coralbox A100 DC controllable micro pump, $23.99 new petsandponds.com Heat - Cobalt Aquatics 5W Mini-therm, used in storage OFFLINE **see service notes Light - Par38 12 LED bulb, $40, used from local forum member GTAAquaria.com Light fixture - 'Tertial' work lamp, $12.99 new at Ikea ATO - AutoAqua Smart ATO micro, $125 BNIB local forum member GTAAquaria.com Controller - Noma 8-outlet power bar with timer, used, in storage Livestock pom pom crab toadstool leather orange acans blue acan various zoanthids aussie mushrooms To-do list setup autoaqua micro ATO more flow #Progress November 1/17 - Jar is officially setup, liverock, zoas, various mushroom coral and acans November 5/17 - pom pom crab and toadstool coral added November 8/17 - full jar shot November 13/17 - Left the jar for a few days, just topped it off. Everything is doing great, zoas in the center will be moved after water change tomorrow December 2/17 - With the cooler temps I noticed my tank was getting cooler, finally I can use the heater! Woke up to this soup, the tank overheated. I'll need a heater controller to manage my heat woes. Service notes November 18/17 - weather outside at 5C (41F) or higher jar will overheat at 29C (85F) with LED on, heater taken offline until required. Jar a bit too close to radiator heater December 2/17 - **TEMPORARY SHUT DOWN - Restart begins on Dec. 16/17 5 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 I love mason jars so this should be a neat build. Quote Link to comment
Rene Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Wooooo! Seriously, half of my coworkers bring these to work and drink putrid-looking home-made smoothies out of them. I think this is a better use. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 6 hours ago, Rene said: Wooooo! Seriously, half of my coworkers bring these to work and drink putrid-looking home-made smoothies out of them. I think this is a better use. Greeeeeeen smooooothieeeeesss! Very delicious and good for you, by the way. 1 Quote Link to comment
duderubble Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I love that shot with the big tank out if focus behind. Could be a metaphor for wht will happen to all of us as this contest progresses. 3 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 1 hour ago, duderubble said: I love that shot with the big tank out if focus behind. Could be a metaphor for wht will happen to all of us as this contest progresses. O, I did not even notice the big tank. Very cool. Quote Link to comment
gena Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 On 10/17/2017 at 5:16 PM, aio.tankhero said: Here's my entry for the creative container pico contest Equipment Container: Mason-Stein, in storage Container stand: ikea? Flow: A100 DC micro pump, $23.99 new 'petsandponds.com' Heat: Cobalt Aquatics 5W Mini-therm, used in storage Light: Par38 12 LED bulb, $40, used from local forum member 'GTAAquaria.com' Light fixture: ikea? ATO: AutoAqua Smart ATO micro , new, in storage Controller: Noma 8-outlet power bar with timer, used, in storage Livestock: TBD Awesome! Is the glass tinted or is the Sriracha playing with the color? 1 Quote Link to comment
aio.tankhero Posted October 20, 2017 Author Share Posted October 20, 2017 2 hours ago, gena said: Awesome! Is the glass tinted or is the Sriracha playing with the color? Thanks! It's clear glass, I had a desk lamp on to give some detail to the container. Still a noob when it comes to working my mirrorless camera 1 Quote Link to comment
Mariaface Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Just don't drink your reef 1 Quote Link to comment
aio.tankhero Posted October 27, 2017 Author Share Posted October 27, 2017 Just a small update, I had to give up the Mason-stein due to the live rock sizes I had on hand wouldn't fit the jar opening. With that said here is the new Jar, it's a 3.1L (0.8G) Cookie jar from Dollaramma. This jar fits what I have and offers more horizontal space. Setup will begin this weekend, more updates to come! 5 Quote Link to comment
aio.tankhero Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 Shorty cookie jar is finally wet 6 1 Quote Link to comment
aio.tankhero Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 Livestock update pom pom crab 9 1 Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Nice addition! I love the shape of this squat little jar 1 Quote Link to comment
aio.tankhero Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 25 minutes ago, Justind823 said: Nice addition! I love the shape of this squat little jar Thanks! I Hope the little crab will enjoy it, more coral to come Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 That little crab is too cute! 1 Quote Link to comment
aio.tankhero Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 Quick FJS 9 1 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Your jar is as cute as the crab! 1 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 On 11/6/2017 at 11:54 AM, aio.tankhero said: Livestock update pom pom crab Awww! It's so cute! I'm loving all the fun little inverts that people are stocking in their picos. 51 minutes ago, aio.tankhero said: Quick FJS Looks beautiful! The shorter shape of this jar is really nice and unique. I'm especially a fan of that toadstool leather. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
Allaboutcorals Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 looks awesome! loving the color off of that bulb! how are you keeping the flow from just creating a whirlpool? this was a problem I had and continue to have. 1 Quote Link to comment
aio.tankhero Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 6 hours ago, Allaboutcorals said: looks awesome! loving the color off of that bulb! how are you keeping the flow from just creating a whirlpool? this was a problem I had and continue to have. I knew this was going to happen, so instead of buying a normal micro pump, I picked up this DC controllable micro pump and can adjust flow with a dial. It's set to low-med flow. The same can be done on most pumps by moving the slider on the pump to restrict flow. However I still crave flow, I'm working on getting flow everywhere, not just one direction. Stay tuned! Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Looking good. I like the shape of the cookie jar 1 Quote Link to comment
aio.tankhero Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 **Since I post a lot from instagram, I'll be linking it here instead. 5 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 I can't seem to locate your original photo of the empty container with your favorite condiment. Can you please pm it to me? I'm working on the FTS thread and am currently gathering all the entry photos to post. Quote Link to comment
aio.tankhero Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 On 22/11/2017 at 9:46 PM, Felicia said: I can't seem to locate your original photo of the empty container with your favorite condiment. Can you please pm it to me? I'm working on the FTS thread and am currently gathering all the entry photos to post. Sorry for the delay, condiment picture now available. Thanks Felicia 1 Quote Link to comment
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