jason the filter freak September 20, 2020 Share September 20, 2020 Always wanted to try a proper PICO reef. I love DIY but the wifey says I have too many projects so hopefully this will limit just how much I can do with it. My challenge for myself is to see if I can keep up maintenance on this tank and make it presentable enough to possibly be nominated for a TOTM. Picked it up as a aptasia garden (seriously 100+ anems)*. This tank was an over run, neglected mess when I picked it up, no usable filtration media, clogged return pump that was only putting out a trickle, and a dying Hydor Koralia nano for "flow." *I am almost 100% positive that I'm going to empty the tank out clean it out and do a reset on it but for now while I'm a gathering the equipment to get the tank up to par with expectations I'm using it as an opportunity to experiment with different eradication techniques. ** I have since sold off the clowns as I felt like a 5 gallon was a way too small for a clown pair. I plan to also make this a DIY ideas thread as well as a build thread. Lots of customization but all stuff an average person could duplicate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbowdeep88 September 20, 2020 Share September 20, 2020 Cool. You could always take advantage of your Aptasia garden and start a Berghia farm. I guess that would count as another project... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak September 22, 2020 Author Share September 22, 2020 3D printed goodies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak September 22, 2020 Author Share September 22, 2020 The media box and the lid are custom prints and below below are from inTank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D805 September 23, 2020 Share September 23, 2020 Loving the 3D printed stuff. Been wanting to get into the 3D printing. What printer are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak September 25, 2020 Author Share September 25, 2020 On 9/23/2020 at 3:23 AM, D805 said: Loving the 3D printed stuff. Been wanting to get into the 3D printing. What printer are you using? I am not positive what in tank / media baskets uses to print their stuff nor what VCA uses to print theirs (see below) But the media rack and lid was printed on a upgraded creatality ender 3 by a neighbor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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