Surfzup2k4 Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Dedicated to my girlfriend who was recently in an automobile accident and is in heaven now. She always told her friends I was a closet nerd because of my reef obsession haha. She understood. She liked cute little things, she had like a travel size everything So this one is for her, and i'm doing it all right. No ghetto rigging or setting it up to have it set up, only to be completed later. This tank progress will probably be pretty slow. I got my ideas based on other designs and I hope it all turns out great. For the tank, I will be using a Marineland 2.5g for the initial lighting, I have a 2x9watt Coralife Miniaqualight. When funds allow, I shall retrofit a 70watt MH in this fixture and I am going to try to leave the actinic bulb in. It will be a tight fit and I won't know what all I can do until I get more measurements. I am planning on going with a starboard bottom, no sand Livestock (Initial thoughts, nothing is in concrete) -I might add a dwarf seahorse, so not alot of rock will be in this tank. -2 Pederson's Cleaner Shrimp neccessary amount of snails, I will probably go with margaritas or astreas, maybe a nass. or two -soft corals initially until the 70w is added here is a rough idea of the layout Stay tuned folks, this is going to be a good one, I promise Link to comment
robmacy Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Sorry to hear about GF. I'm sure she'll help fill your head with great ideas for the pico. So far it looks like it's off to a great start. Keep it up. Don't forget to browse your dreams for ideas. Link to comment
Surfzup2k4 Posted December 19, 2005 Author Share Posted December 19, 2005 So it looks like updates wil be coming around the 15th of January, be ready Link to comment
coralcrazy Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 sorry to hear about you gf...that is horrible..i wish you the best luck..your tank looks great keep up the good work. Link to comment
sandlot13 Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 sounds like a rough experiance man.......... keep your chin up though, shes watchin! Keep us updated, im excited to see how this goes! Link to comment
Surfzup2k4 Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 Can anyone recommend me a small pump to use? I have decided to go with the spray bar as opposed to the 2 flow nozzles. Thanks Link to comment
kinetic Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 what gph do you want? i'd recommend MiniJets (the baby of MaxiJets) and rest in peace to your gf. Link to comment
Surfzup2k4 Posted January 13, 2006 Author Share Posted January 13, 2006 Actually, I was sort of wondering how much I need. I am using the spray bar so I guess that will make the flow alot less intense. I don't really like strong current, just enough to keep everything moving. I am only going to have softies in there. No sps and thanks Link to comment
jmt Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I'm sorry to hear about your girlfriend as well. I hope you're doing ok. As for the tank, a 70w MH won't fit in that little fixture. Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 try the hydor pico pump. only 106 gph, but its supposed to be the smallest pump out there. i was thinking of trying the exact setup myself. Link to comment
2bb Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Good luck to your tank man! Sorry to hear abt ur gf... The wife of my good friend passed away not long ago... I got him started on reefkeeping and he is pretty happy recently. Hope this hobby keeps him going too... Link to comment
Surfzup2k4 Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 thats cool, there should be plenty to keep him busy. I scrapped the spraybar for now and just went with a 100gph hob filter. I used a 50w AGA heater, it's only like 5" long! It was only 20 bucks too. I will stick some pics up as soon as I can. I put a cutting board int he bottom.... no sand Link to comment
mickey85 Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 I have a Rio 180 circulating one of my smaller tanks. It's 75ish GPH, and puts out enough water to blow a 2.5G around. Link to comment
Surfzup2k4 Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 I scrapped the spray bar idea simply because of my current financial situation. I figured a decent hob would work fine enough. Link to comment
Haagenize Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 sorry about your gf man, i never really had a major loss in my life. i think the seahorse idea is great, your gf would like that Link to comment
Surfzup2k4 Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 Well crap, I was playing Medal of Honor the other night and I was leaning back in my chair. My elbow hit a dish that was on my desk and it slid into the tank, luckily, it hit it in the corner at the joint and not on a flat pane. The tank cracked but did not rupture. Now I have a 10g on my desk since you can't get a glass 2.5 around here ANYWHERE Link to comment
Surfzup2k4 Posted February 13, 2006 Author Share Posted February 13, 2006 HORRIBLE pics, and I just turned the lights on in the tank, but I have to take what I can get. I don't have a digital camera and I had to use my roommates. Here it is, right on my desk in my dorm. I really need to finish the hood up. This tank's been up for a few weeks. Link to comment
Haagenize Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 nice desktop picture =P and i think you have 2 clownfish right? do they host anything? Link to comment
Surfzup2k4 Posted February 14, 2006 Author Share Posted February 14, 2006 nice desktop picture =P and i think you have 2 clownfish right? do they host anything? actually yes, they have taken an extreme liking to my hairy mushrooms haha Link to comment
Ishtar Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 good to see you are keeping us updated. Are you in a dorm room? Link to comment
Surfzup2k4 Posted February 16, 2006 Author Share Posted February 16, 2006 A dorm room indeed Link to comment
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