Mitch619 Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Upgrades Aquatop NP-80 Pump Link to comment
Gramophone Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Very cool! What size is it? Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 Very cool! What size is it? 4 gallons. Although I only counted about 3 when I filled it up... Link to comment
Gramophone Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 4 gallons. Although I only counted about 3 when I filled it up... Maybe the sand is taking some space up? Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 Maybe the sand is taking some space up? I filled it with water before I put the sand in. I guess its about 3.4? It's cool though I originally wanted to buy a 2 gallon but I saw how small it was in person and I decided to get a 4 gallon. I don't think I would ever put anything in a two gallon tank. $4 is pushing it... Only corals and inverts for this tank! Link to comment
Chew_Magna Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 I'm seriously considering putting my Pico in one of these. The fluval spec is just soooo hard to work in. I can pick up one local, albiet more expensive than ordering one online. Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 I'm seriously considering putting my Pico in one of these. The fluval spec is just soooo hard to work in. I can pick up one local, albiet more expensive than ordering one online. I was about to buy the spec. But I didn't like how small it was. Although this one is actylic, I liked the dimensions better. Plus it makes it lighter on my desk. What's so hard about the spec? Im glad I picked this one. Link to comment
Chew_Magna Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Consider: the spec is 2 gallons. Two very narrow, small gallons. My hand spans more than the entire front of the tank so imagine how difficult it is to fix/change/work on stuff. I can't find tongs small enough to make it any easier either :-( Don't get me wrong, I love the tank, but it's such a nuisance to work in. I had a red hermit die and without disassembling the entire tank I can't get to it. Didn't even notice until a diatom bloom :-\ Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 Seeding the tank with some coraline! Now I just need to get some good live rock Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 Got my pump today! It's a little weaker at 80gph but wow you can't hear this pump even if you tried! And at $11 shipped, the quality exceeds the price. Link to comment
Chew_Magna Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 $11 shipped? Where from? That looks perfect for an idea I have bouncing around in my head. Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 $11 shipped? Where from? That looks perfect for an idea I have bouncing around in my head. I just noticed it was $11.99 shipped Here They have a lot of cool things for cheap. Link to comment
JR! Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I just noticed it was $11.99 shippedHere They have a lot of cool things for cheap. tanks for the link man. they have alot of stuff cheap Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 tanks for the link man. they have alot of stuff cheap No problem man. A lot of the stuff there is awesome for side-projects. Link to comment
ny300z Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Nice tank man I set up the same one a few months ago and love it. Good luck Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 Nice tank man I set up the same one a few months ago and love it. Good luck Thanks man, I just saw yours, It looks pretty damn cool. Have you upgraded the lights yet? I found an awesome light that fits this tank and its only $40! Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 My gawd, how many tanks do you freaking have?? lol Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 My gawd, how many tanks do you freaking have?? lol This is my third. I have a problem... This is it though! no more. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 The other besides the manta ray and aqueon is the solana right?? Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 The other besides the manta ray and aqueon is the solana right?? Yeah it's my old solana. Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 Got my live rock today! I'd say its about 3-4.5 pounds. I found an emerald crab in one of the caves I'd say the scape is final. What do you guys think? Link to comment
Looselyhuman Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Looks pretty perfect to me. Looks like a single rock. You said you got a light - that isn't the stock one? Link to comment
Mitch619 Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 Looks pretty perfect to me. Looks like a single rock. You said you got a light - that isn't the stock one? LOL I said I found a light! I havent bought it yet. Check This out. I want the 10k one because I read the 50/50 one is 6 blue leds with 2 white. And I want to be able to observe my tank and its natural colors. Too much blue drowns everything out. What do you think of the light? Its 8 watts which is more than enough to grow any softie. Link to comment
Looselyhuman Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 LOL I said I found a light! I havent bought it yet. Check This out. I want the 10k one because I read the 50/50 one is 6 blue leds with 2 white. And I want to be able to observe my tank and its natural colors. Too much blue drowns everything out. What do you think of the light? Its 8 watts which is more than enough to grow any softie. Looks pretty awesome to me. I'm not a big blue fan and like it close to natural too. My ideal is still the old 14k Phoenix. Love that bulb. Where did you get the info on the bulb combinations? One thing I am realizing is that 1:1 blue/white, when it comes to LED, still looks pretty white. I think 3:1 will be way blue though, so you're right on that. Seems like 3:2 produces a pretty perfect combination - especially when the whites are the neutral (not the cool). The only other consideration is spectrum. If those are the cool whites then I'd be wondering if the corals were getting enough red, long term... Or 420nm - but I don't think there's a pico solution to that yet. Link to comment
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