BahamaLlamaCoral Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 I recently set up a pico tank at the office! I am not new to the hobby but definitely new to a tiny tank. As it cycles and gets settled in I am wondering what livestock I should toss in and am open to suggestions. The two routes I'm thinking are refugium life...inverts, feather dusters, macro - OR - traditional coral (LPS & Softies). I have an extra Prime HD that I was gonna use for this build. It would def. help with color pop if I decided to go the traditional route. I've attached my build video below. (Sorry if links aren't allowed - but it will give you a better idea of what I'm working with.) Don't worry, the blinds on my GIANT window come down so I'll be able to control the natural light a bit better. Thanks for the suggestions! 2 Quote Link to comment
banasophia Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 1 hour ago, BahamaLlamaCoral said: I recently set up a pico tank at the office! I am not new to the hobby but definitely new to a tiny tank. As it cycles and gets settled in I am wondering what livestock I should toss in and am open to suggestions. The two routes I'm thinking are refugium life...inverts, feather dusters, macro - OR - traditional coral (LPS & Softies). I have an extra Prime HD that I was gonna use for this build. It would def. help with color pop if I decided to go the traditional route. I've attached my build video below. (Sorry if links aren't allowed - but it will give you a better idea of what I'm working with.) Don't worry, the blinds on my GIANT window come down so I'll be able to control the natural light a bit better. Thanks for the suggestions! Hey @BahamaLlamaCoral! Nice to see you here on Nano-Reef, welcome!! It’s a great community. Looking forward to following along on your pico build. Your video made it look so easy to start up a pico tank, made me want one too. 🙂 That Blue Angels flight experience looked awesome, yet kinda terrifying. Also, saw you mentioned a couple other guys we know on here, tagging them: @inland_reef, @TheRope 2 1 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 LPS for me the whole way 😄 1 Quote Link to comment
BahamaLlamaCoral Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 1 minute ago, banasophia said: Hey @BahamaLlamaCoral! Nice to see you here on Nano-Reef, welcome!! It’s a great community... looking forward to following along on your pico build. Your video made it look so easy to start up a pico tank, made me want one too. 🙂 That Blue Angels flight experience looked awesome, yet kinda terrifying. Also, saw you mentioned a couple other guys we know on here, tagging them: @inland_reef, @TheRope Thanks for watching the video and for tagging these fine gentlemen! I can't wait to update. Taking the light to work today. Still haven't set up the ATO so I'm wondering how much evap happens over a weekend. Just now, Ratvan said: LPS for me the whole way 😄 Thank you for the suggestion! 2 Quote Link to comment
banasophia Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Just now, BahamaLlamaCoral said: Thanks for watching the video and for tagging these fine gentlemen! I can't wait to update. Taking the light to work today. Still haven't set up the ATO so I'm wondering how much evap happens over a weekend. Oh yeah, love to see a pic of the water level after the weekend... I would think there would be a lot of evaporation by the window especially. The Smart Micro ATO might be a nice option, if you haven’t already picked something up... though the tank I have one in is a 10g nano, not sure if there’s something even better for a pico... 1 Quote Link to comment
ReefAdoRe Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 9 hours ago, BahamaLlamaCoral said: I recently set up a pico tank at the office! I am not new to the hobby but definitely new to a tiny tank. As it cycles and gets settled in I am wondering what livestock I should toss in and am open to suggestions. The two routes I'm thinking are refugium life...inverts, feather dusters, macro - OR - traditional coral (LPS & Softies). I have an extra Prime HD that I was gonna use for this build. It would def. help with color pop if I decided to go the traditional route. I've attached my build video below. (Sorry if links aren't allowed - but it will give you a better idea of what I'm working with.) Don't worry, the blinds on my GIANT window come down so I'll be able to control the natural light a bit better. Thanks for the suggestions! This is a really awesome video. Thank you for sharing; you give me inspiration with this little office Pico 😊 2 Quote Link to comment
BahamaLlamaCoral Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 Excited to post another update soon as now the light is hung and I'll be adding livestock soon. In the meantime, I ran into the guys at Flipper at Aquashella Chicago and they let me test out a new Pico Cleaner Prototype. IMO this is the perfect addition to any pico/nano tank. Short (2 minutes) video review below! 1 Quote Link to comment
ReefAdoRe Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Any updates on your office pico? ☺️ Quote Link to comment
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