1g Pico Build

[Edd29]

Nice looking 1 gal.

Seeing good growth with the PAR38? I'm considering setting up a 10gal and was thinking about PAR bulbs for lighting. I hear I should only need one, but not sure !

http://www.boostled.com/product_p/par30.htm
Its a PAR30. Honestly, I should of gone with a PAR38 since it has the possibility to be dimmed. For an extra 15$, I should of done it. I honestly think both are perfect for a 10gal. I have seen all my corals grow fairly quickly. For example, If you look at my acan, its growning 4 new heads since I got it 2 months ago.
https://flic.kr/p/ogSREe

 

[Edd29]

A few things happened this month, but made the best of it. I left for vacation and had a friend stop by everyday to top off the tank. When I came back I noticed my light was off in the middle of the afternoon. Sure enough my bulb went out. I called my friend to ask how many days she noticed it was off, she said two. She thought it was on timer to be off during the day. Of course some corals began to pale especially the mystic sunset and purple haze monti. I called every local reef store to see if I can buy a par38/30 bulb just to get some light on it. No one had anything for sale. I called Living Reef Orlando and told them about my situation, so they said to come by and borrow one of theirs they use to frag corals. They saved my tank, so big shout out to them for helping me out! They have let me borrow for a good two weeks to figure out my next purchase. They been extremely generous to allow me to do that. This is why I continue to buy coral there (besides the extremely clean store they have). Sadly after a week the purple haze didn't recover, but thankfully the mystic sunset is still recovering.

A couple days ago my pink birdsnest that started paling at the bottom, next thing you know it was pale half way up. I started looking at the cause and all I can find was that it could be RTN (recessive tissue narcosis). I tried everything, with no avail. Within one day it was gone... crazy. :wacko:

Hopefully that is the end off my bad luck for a while.

For the good news, I added a couple more corals to the tank. I also transferred everything to my DIY glass tank. It is 1.5 gallons. I'm sure you're wondering whats the point. Well I wanted to give a bit more room for the SPS to grow, also wanted to get rid of the little dome the glass had on all sides. It made it impossible to clean the glass and plus I love the cube look as well. B)

So here's the pictures, I think I am finally getting the hang on how to take pictures. Aperture is key it seems.

https://flic.kr/p/oEeGj4
https://flic.kr/p/oUFTaq
https://flic.kr/p/oWHMH6
https://flic.kr/p/oEeGXD
https://flic.kr/p/oEeHvc
https://flic.kr/p/oEe4Po
https://flic.kr/p/oEe56L

 

[G_Sanab922]

Nice!

 

[spikey114]

keep up the good work.

 

[dafil]

good work ,man
keep going!!

 

[Hzuiel]

Are you sure you want those green star polyps? They sort of overgrow everything. If you put only a gsp in a reef, after enough time it would eventually cover every single rock.

 

[Edd29]

Thanks everyone!

good work ,man
keep going!!

Thank you sensei! Learning a lot from your thread!

Are you sure you want those green star polyps? They sort of overgrow everything. If you put only a gsp in a reef, after enough time it would eventually cover every single rock.

Yes! I completely agree. I placed the one on the back wall over lexan and a magnet. That way once it does to grow over the lexan, I can quickly remove it and cut it back. The one on the back-bottom is on its own rock to keep it from growing over the main rock. I don't intend to let it grow more than it is currently. Back when I started, I had no idea how bad GSP grew over coral until my LFS told me to remove it. That is why it went from the main rock to the rear.

I appreciate the look out! :thumbsup:

Side question: anyone know how to change the title of the thread? I feel its misleading now that it went from a 1 Gallon to a 1.5 Gallon.