Sugar Magnolia January 20, 2006 Share January 20, 2006 This tank was started in Jan '04 and has gone through three overhauls due to poor plannning as far as coral placement goes, along with a massive outbreak of hydroids and vermetid snails. Specs: 2.5 AGA 2x18 watt Current Dual Satellite fixture AC 70 refugium with palm light 25 watt heater in fuge Inhabs: Yasha Haze/pistol pair 2 sexy shrimp 1 peppermint shrimp 1 bumble bee snail 4 strombus grazers 2 cerith snails 2 nassarius snails various corals Here it is today. Full tank shot. Right side. Left side. Caulastrea and sexy shrimp. Torch and the other sexy shrimp. Baby ricordea. Zoos and strombus snail. Another caulastrea colony. Leather...toadstool I think. 1/2" purple M. digitata that I accidently broke of when working in the 30. Tiny chili coral that hitched in on some rocks. It's got 4 polyps that come out every night. Micro hermit cleaning up the tank. Yahsa haze/pistol pair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic9418 January 21, 2006 Share January 21, 2006 NICE NANO I strive to get mine like yours :77: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 January 22, 2006 Share January 22, 2006 Looks great! I'm glad that little neon green frag survived the buried alive at sea ordeal! How much flow do you have in the tank with the AC 70? I remember you posting before that you reduced the impeller size to reduce flow. I've got a 2.5 gallon mini-bow at school that I set up the other day. I at first used the whisper in tank filter that came with it minus the filter body, so it was basically a powerhead, but it heated the tank up way too much (close to 86 degrees) and so switched it out to a stock filter I got years ago with a 10 gallon set up (Top Fin 10?). I'll see what the temp difference is on Monday, but the main thing is that I am having trouble keeping the sand intact at the front and not completely blown away. I have two tiny ocellaris clowns in there which hopefully will move the sand around a bit so that it's not all piled up in the corner. Funny, with all of the trading that goes on around in the club, my coral list is going to end up looking an awful lot like yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia January 22, 2006 Author Share January 22, 2006 I actually did another impeller swap today. I had the 20 impeller in there, and last week put in a 50 thinking that would be good. It was too much flow, so today I put in a 30 and with the U-tube shifted just a bit to the right, the flow is perfect. The sand is staying in place and the goby isn't struggling to stay in one place when he pops out of his cave. I don't know if the impellers on the other filters can be swapped or not. That's why the AC is perfect for modding into a fuge. The only one that can't be changed is the largest one, the 110. You can get the AquaClears at Petsmart or Petco, but print off any online price ( www.petsolutions.com is usually lowest) and bring it to the store and they will match the price. Impellers have to be ordered online. www.bigalsonline.com has the lowest prices on those and the order comes really fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Grenier January 22, 2006 Share January 22, 2006 Amazing how interesting a small space can be... nice job :2thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia January 22, 2006 Author Share January 22, 2006 Thanks Larry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emissary January 22, 2006 Share January 22, 2006 Wow that's beautiful. I can only aspire to make my 5G tank look that great. You've got 2 18W fixtures in there? How do you keep the water temp down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ziggy April 23, 2006 Share April 23, 2006 Great Job! That is honestly one of the best pico's i've ever seen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricBrian April 23, 2006 Share April 23, 2006 Yes, it is very nice. Any updated pictures? The corals growing any? How is the purple M. digitata doing that you broke off? And, what kind of light do you have on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia April 24, 2006 Author Share April 24, 2006 The tank's doing really well. My hammer has spilt into two heads and both caulestreas are splitting as well. The little M igi frag has grown quite a bit too. The light is a 2x18W Current fixture that sits about 4" above the water. I have noticed on of the rocks has some turf algae growing on it so I'll need to keep an eye on that. No updated pics yet, it needs a coraline scraping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex wlazlak April 24, 2006 Share April 24, 2006 do you ever change water? how?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia April 27, 2006 Author Share April 27, 2006 I do weekly 2 quart water changes. I use some airline tubing to create a syphon to remove 2 quarts of water from the tank, then just pour in my premixed IO that's been warmed to tank temp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricBrian April 27, 2006 Share April 27, 2006 Adrienne, what is the size of the tank? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia April 28, 2006 Author Share April 28, 2006 Adrienne, what is the size of the tank? Thanks. 2.5 gallons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricBrian April 28, 2006 Share April 28, 2006 2.5 gallons. Width/Height/Depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia April 28, 2006 Author Share April 28, 2006 12" x 6" x 8". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pco1988 May 11, 2006 Share May 11, 2006 That is truely an awesome lil pico. I have a 5.5 but not nearly as nice as yours. Philip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzekunoi May 11, 2006 Share May 11, 2006 Beautiful!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dschflier June 5, 2006 Share June 5, 2006 Is that the best you can do. Just remember g-d created the whole planet in 6 days. Even had time to rest. Just kidding. Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia June 9, 2006 Author Share June 9, 2006 :wink: Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 July 4, 2006 Share July 4, 2006 Hey Adrienne, I still have your cooler from the winter meeting along with a donation letter for you! Is there some way I can get it out to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Echo_bravo 4-19 July 11, 2006 Share July 11, 2006 wow thats such a nice tank i just set up my pico tank but i have no lights or power filter im thincking the ac 50 with fuge mod but the only living thing in my tank now is aptasia lol hope to one day have a pico as nice as yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oprah Wrangler August 16, 2006 Share August 16, 2006 Great looking tank. I have a jbj pico as well and was wondering what is the ac 70 you have on yours and do you have any ideas for a top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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