vince76 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Reef enthusiast I decided to start a new project, as I wanted to have a small piece of ocean in my living room instead of my basement (It will be the third reef tank in the house...). I pulled the trigger to a brand new Innovative Marine Nuvo Pico 4 Gallon Aquarium White with 4w Clamp White 14k. I added to my shopping list: Smart ATO-Automatic Top Off System Cobalt Aquatics Neo-Therm 50-Watt with Plastic LED Carib Sea Ocean Direct Natural Live Sand, 5-Pound I should received everything this week I'm so impatient, even if in this hobby patience is one of the golden rules. Link to comment
hryder77 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 looks like you have some awesome equipment for setup! super jealous! Can't wait to see it up and running! Link to comment
vince76 Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 looks like you have some awesome equipment for setup! super jealous! Can't wait to see it up and running! Thanks hryder77 Link to comment
vince76 Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 Today I received some equipment. Smart ATO is sleek, small design and everything is included: very small pump, tubing. It Should fit perfectly in the back of the tank. The heater Cobalt Aquatics, no surprise I already use big brother model on my 90 gal tank, The 50W is small, same functionality: Electronic, temperature, small foot print and very reliable. and finally the Live sand 5lbs Still waiting for the master piece.... Link to comment
vince76 Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 Finally I just received the tank. Very well packaged, it's great looking tank. I bought the AUQA Gadget - Spin Stream Nozzle. but be aware with this tank the pump doesn't have enough power to make it spin. Will return it. I wanted to run some media against phosphate/Nitrate, I added a reactor: The AUQA Gadget - MiniMax All-In-One Media Reactor. I removed the filtration and replaced it by the reactor. It feet perfectly. My plan is to use a minimum amount of bio-pellets even if I don't have a skimmer will see how it goes.. Will try with: Two Little Fishies ATLNPX1 Npx Bioplastics Polymer, 400ml. Link to comment
oldskoolwayz Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 nice!! cant wait to see some water in it Link to comment
vince76 Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 nice!! cant wait to see some water in it Yeah better with some water and some live sand in it . Cloudy just after adding the sand. Comparison of the micro pico (250ml) tank from my son . Still a really tiny tank! I will move one live rock from my 90 gal to this mini Pico very soon Link to comment
vince76 Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 Some pics with Manado Live Rock and some corals: Looking for some feedback as I will replace the LED Fixture. The original LED is too small for good corals growth. Shortlist of LED: - Kessil A360 as it's dimmable and silent compare to the 150. - Razor 420r Nano or the Ai sol Nano Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Looks fantastic! Soo clean. Have you thought about using one of Dave's Nanobox Minis as an replacement LED fixture? Link to comment
vince76 Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Looks fantastic! Soo clean. Have you thought about using one of Dave's Nanobox Minis as an replacement LED fixture? Thanks for the feedback, didn't know about Nanobox, It's Exactly what I was looking for. Will order it very soon. See below some pics: Link to comment
vince76 Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 I just pulled the trigger and ordered the Nanobox Mini Tide with metal arm + Storm controller, it will be full white with gold grill. It's rare to see a customer service like this. So far it's 100% perfect. Should take 3 weeks, just need to wait now Link to comment
vince76 Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Well after couple of weeks I finally received the Nanobox mini Tide with Storm controller. It looks amazing, the size is perfect for my tank! Let's now see if my corals will like this light White and Gold! Link to comment
uwdanno Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 looking great! any more livestock yet? plans? Link to comment
Pesciolino69 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Very nice the live rocks and their position. I'll follow you Link to comment
vince76 Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 looking great! any more livestock yet? plans? Thanks, Got my 90 Gal with plenty of corals I will frag some of them and move it to the Pico. Will wait couple of weeks before moving them. Maybe hammer coral, and 1 or 2 SPS. Very nice the live rocks and their position. I'll follow you Agree These Manado live rocks looks perfect in this small heaven Thanks Link to comment
antsypants Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Extra jealous of the tide Vertical pico tanks are awesome, and yours is no exception! Following~ Link to comment
vince76 Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 Extra jealous of the tide Vertical pico tanks are awesome, and yours is no exception! Following~ I have to wait some time to get it. But it's totally worth to wait. Thanks. Lookin' good! Yeah Link to comment
Spiderguardnano Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Awesome tank man That gold and white it perfect Classy 4g Link to comment
uwdanno Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I have the same tank. Looking great. Any plans to upgrade the pump? I'm looking at loc line add ons to divide the flow but might buy a new pump first. Link to comment
vince76 Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 Awesome tank man That gold and white it perfect Classy 4g Thanks I have the same tank. Looking great. Any plans to upgrade the pump? I'm looking at loc line add ons to divide the flow but might buy a new pump first. I was thinking as well to replace the pump, as the flow is very low for my taste. First I used an old koralia for nano but it was kind of ugly, I took it off. Let me know your pump choice and how it goes when you have it. Thanks Link to comment
uwdanno Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 How is that reactor working?? Are you having any issues with any mechanical filtration? Just wondering... Could you move the reactor to the middle bay and out the heater in the first bay with the stock media basket? Would that fit? Link to comment
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