Maddlesrain Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Hi there! I’m excited to be embarking on the 365 Day Challenge with my little DIY tank. The plans for this tank are to have a little fun and keep it carefree—while hopefully still being beautiful—so I’ll be making this a ‘pest tank.’ Call me crazy, but I’m currently on an avid hunt for Majano anemones, and other undesirables that I find intriguing, but don’t want in my reef tank. Other livestock will include some zoas / palys for a pop of color, macro algaes, and other soft corals. I have yet to decide if a tiny sexy shrimp or hermit crab will be added; I’m going to base that off of how everything progresses over the next month or so. Now for some of the more technical details: The Tank - Thrifted cylinder vase (edit: about 1 liter of water) - AIO divider was created with a repurposed plastic binder, and attached to the vase using Super Glue. - The mesh intake cage from a powerhead is being used as a media basket, which the water from the display flows directly into. Pantyhose are being used as a makeshift media bag to hold carbon and GFO (about 1/4-1/2 tsp of each). There are also some ceramic media pieces in the back chamber; they too are secured in a pantyhose ‘bag’ to make removal easier if necessary. - A tiny fountain pump is being used for circulation. I made a little L-shaped arm using extra pieces of piping from other aquarium projects, and have covered the ‘return’ with sponge to slow the flow down to a manageable level (I would like to possibly create a little spray bar or something instead—I’ll tinker with it and see how it works). - The lighting is still in the works. There is a tiny reading light (not pictured) on the tank currently. I am going to work on supplementing this white light with blue and red LEDs this weekend. - an ATO will be added eventually as well. The Scape I’m keeping the scape minimalistic; I would like to have two little islands, but am still searching for my second piece of rubble! I’ll also be growing corals (most likely some GSP) on the back wall. I chose black sand for this little project since I’ve never tried it before in a reef environment. I just snagged one of the tiny craft-sand bags from the dollar store. The tank is so small, I used maybe 1/3 of a hand-sized bag. That’s it for now! Hopefully some of you will be along for, and enjoy, the ride! Cheers, Rain 3 Quote Link to comment
This guy is extra salty Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Interesting 🧐 2 Quote Link to comment
Hansentyspy Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 This is really cool. Looking forward to seeing what it becomes! What are you using for lighting? 2 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Cute. How much water volume does it hold? 1 Quote Link to comment
Maddlesrain Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 12 minutes ago, Hansentyspy said: This is really cool. Looking forward to seeing what it becomes! What are you using for lighting? Thanks, I’m excited to try my hand at such a small tank! I’m using a little clip on reader and I’ll be adding some blue and red LEDs this weekend. I’m going to see how it turns out and then maybe add more if need be! 9 minutes ago, seabass said: Cute. How much water volume does it hold? Just over a liter! 2 Quote Link to comment
devaji108 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Maddlesrain said: Hi there! I’m excited to be embarking on the 365 Day Challenge with my little DIY tank. The plans for this tank are to have a little fun and keep it carefree—while hopefully still being beautiful—so I’ll be making this a ‘pest tank.’ Call me crazy, but I’m currently on an avid hunt for Majano anemones, and other undesirables that I find intriguing, but don’t want in my reef tank. Other livestock will include some zoas / palys for a pop of color, macro algaes, and other soft corals. I have yet to decide if a tiny sexy shrimp or hermit crab will be added; I’m going to base that off of how everything progresses over the next month or so. Now for some of the more technical details: The Tank - Thrifted cylinder vase - AIO divider was created with a repurposed plastic binder, and attached to the vase using Super Glue. - The mesh intake cage from a powerhead is being used as a media basket, which the water from the display flows directly into. Pantyhose are being used as a makeshift media bag to hold carbon and GFO (about 1/4-1/2 tsp of each). There are also some ceramic media pieces in the back chamber; they too are secured in a pantyhose ‘bag’ to make removal easier if necessary. - A tiny fountain pump is being used for circulation. I made a little L-shaped arm using extra pieces of piping from other aquarium projects, and have covered the ‘return’ with sponge to slow the flow down to a manageable level (I would like to possibly create a little spray bar or something instead—I’ll tinker with it and see how it works). - The lighting is still in the works. There is a tiny reading light (not pictured) on the tank currently. I am going to work on supplementing this white light with blue and red LEDs this weekend. - an ATO will be added eventually as well. The Scape I’m keeping the scape minimalistic; I would like to have two little islands, but am still searching for my second piece of rubble! I’ll also be growing corals (most likely some GSP) on the back wall. I chose black sand for this little project since I’ve never tried it before in a reef environment. I just snagged one of the tiny craft-sand bags from the dollar store. The tank is so small, I used maybe 1/3 of a hand-sized bag. That’s it for now! Hopefully some of you will be along for, and enjoy, the ride! Cheers, Rain Oh heck yeah! OK with this tank there is No reason I can't join in the fun....damn all you guys are making this really hard not to. I think this is going to be a fun tank for you. 3 Quote Link to comment
Maddlesrain Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 19 minutes ago, devaji108 said: Oh heck yeah! OK with this tank there is No reason I can't join in the fun....damn all you guys are making this really hard not to. I think this is going to be a fun tank for you. Thank you, I hope it will be! I've had a lot of fun with it so far. Definitely join into the mini tank fun! You still have time 😉 2 Quote Link to comment
devaji108 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 @Maddlesrain I am working on a 20 gal nano. by working I mean working on the GF. slowly wearing her down... 3 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 7 minutes ago, devaji108 said: @Maddlesrain I am working on a 20 gal nano. by working I mean working on the GF. slowly wearing her down... Might want to hurry up. Tik tok 😁 2 Quote Link to comment
kimberbee Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I hope you got this little tank up and running!! Looks like you missed the March update, so I hope you can get an April one posted! Quote Link to comment
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