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Figured it was about time to make a thread of my own.

 

Petco sells these 1.5g [betta splendens] glass tanks w/ sexy curved front edges. oh so sexy.

 

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comes w/ a cute little hob filter and incandescent light. in the trash they go.

 

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and yeah, I've seen a few folks on here w/ this tank, but this baby is mine and comes w/ a few mods. ;)

 

So let's get this party started...

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The tank is roughly 9x6x7 and the brand is "ocean-free" (how ironic).

I'm using an AGA 2.5g as fuge. filled about 1.5g worth. So total system volume = 3g. yay!

 

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Made 2 holes in this bad boy - both for 1/2" bulkheads.

 

1 for overflow (external durso style) and the other for return - split via loc-line once inside tank.

 

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Still not adjusted to pvc cementing yet, so half-assed it and did the drain-side pvc and return side flex tubing.

 

Here's the 2.5g AGA doing it's sump thang...

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Notice blue tinted acrylic box. It's taller than water line in sump so it acts as instant baffles. And a cool place to put filter media.

 

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Return pump is a MJ606. Considering it's set at the 2nd lowest setting and guestimacating headloss, it's pumping out around 60gph.

 

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So around 40x flow for this 1.5g pico. Definitely has a good amount of flow up in there.

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Yeah, not much to look at yet. I just finished adding the fiji pink LS about an hour ago. Still gotta add LR and then I'm all set.

 

Actually, I def gotta upgrade the lights since the best I could find locally was this cheesy purple 7w PC fixture (at least better than the stock lights it came w/).

 

So there u have it. I'll keep this thread updated as much as possible to record my progress (and fumbles). Thanks for stoppin by.

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cool...

 

That's a cute little setup but seems a little overdone for 3 gallons worth of water. Plus with the sump and all, you'll probably get a lot of evap. I dunno, maybe its just me.

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overdone? took me less than 2 days (w/ lots of smoke breaks) to throw it together. I've spent a lot longer on my larger tanks so this wasn't a killer investment in comparison.

 

but the sump does have a purpose (not just an evap. machine). but i'm too lazy to list them all out. and thanks for stoppin by.

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lol, hey don't get me wrong, I really do think it's a cool setup! In fact... I admit I actually thought about a setup like that a few times. I would love to hear what you have planned for the sump.

 

I'm sorry about the negativity in my last post...it's 2 in the morning for me and I need to go to bed...

 

-peco

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don't sweat it. adversity makes us stronger.

 

(just wait til I throw in a tang. lots of "adversity" will be dished out then) ;)

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Looking good!

 

Now if you are going to do it, do it right, how about a 70w MH above it? That would look hot, or is that get hot?

 

I love it, tank and sump combined is smaller than some picos I have seen.

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Yeah, looks great. The fuge should add a good amount of stability to the system, especially if you're gonna throw some macro in there.

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please please tell me where you got the return bulkhead and the locline for your tank? i want the same exact thing. thanks!

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The tank looks great! :) That hermit should add some life to the tank as long as he doesn't start knocking things over... Darn hermits... Never can trust 'em. :P I, personally, think that tank needs a dendro. That would add some serious color (and ass-kicking-ability) to the system. :P

 

 

Got those pics up quite quickly.

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I can't believe that the return pump doesn't max out at that distance from the display tank. I couldn't even get my Maxijet 400 to push more than 2.5 feet of 1/2" hose! Adding the lord makes it very classy.

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Thanks, y'all. Kamel Reds still around, but you have to look in the right places.

 

Got some major updates/additions to the pico, so I'll try to get off my lazy ass and take some pics soon.

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man i went to petco web site, and couldnt find them:( :(...ive seen a few people with that tank, and i want on BAD. I cant find it anywhere

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Just checked website. Looks like they only sell acrylic online. Probably don't want to deal w/ cracked glass tanks.

 

Try calling your local petco store.

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Sorry, folks; not mh.

 

But I happened to find this sleek lookin, silver 11" PC fixture. Jalli brand. Came w/ a 13w daylight bulb, but replaced w/ 50-50 day/actinic blue 13w lamp.

 

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Also picked up some new additions, but gotta get my grub on now. Will post them later.

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T.Durden that's pretty cool. Where did you get those lights? I have a little 5g tank I want to put it together just for fun. What do you recomned? The tank has a weird size 16", so I cant find anything that fits perfect.

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