4.5 Gallon Pico
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truebeliever71
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Very nice! Care to post some of the details of the tank/build?
Forrest3320
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Another great nano
Thanks guys. I have a few photos but not much.
I started out with an IQ3 tank at my office and decided I didn't like it very much. It was too much maintenance and I couldn't control the environment or stay on top of the parameters. I ended up tearing it apart and planed my new build.
A few digital mockups
The Rapid LED DIY light
I had wanted to use the IQ3 for this tank but then thought one that was a little bigger would be more beneficial.
I started out with an IQ3 tank at my office and decided I didn't like it very much. It was too much maintenance and I couldn't control the environment or stay on top of the parameters. I ended up tearing it apart and planed my new build.
A few digital mockups
The Rapid LED DIY light
I had wanted to use the IQ3 for this tank but then thought one that was a little bigger would be more beneficial.
Thank you, it took a while to find the right wood but my friend finally suggested African Zebra wood. It smells great and looks good!
Rapid LED was great. It is fairly straight forward but you need to be a little adventurous as far as soldering things together (unless you get the solder-less kit). This light was WAY overkill for this tank as I have two white lenses permanently covered and then dim the light to about 30% power. I am not sure how you would be able to utilize it on a fluval edge. I would think you would lose the look of the tank as the light would need to be mounted across the entire top no?
My Lps and zoas love the LEDS. I have heard of clams losing their fluorescence under LEDs but mine seems to be doing okay. It may be the amino acids I dose but who knows.
Rapid LED was great. It is fairly straight forward but you need to be a little adventurous as far as soldering things together (unless you get the solder-less kit). This light was WAY overkill for this tank as I have two white lenses permanently covered and then dim the light to about 30% power. I am not sure how you would be able to utilize it on a fluval edge. I would think you would lose the look of the tank as the light would need to be mounted across the entire top no?
My Lps and zoas love the LEDS. I have heard of clams losing their fluorescence under LEDs but mine seems to be doing okay. It may be the amino acids I dose but who knows.
OnTheEdge
New member
The hood is 7 3/4 W and 9 L. It would probably fit too snug but I might be willing to spend less and make some modifications. I'm looking at the AI Nano but the price is steep.
Yeah my light including shipping to canada was $180. I am not sure how much the AI Nano is but its probably more than that.
OnTheEdge
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corman1313
New member
Awesome setup, I really like the hood, a bit of a zen aspect to it haha
Spirofucci
New member
Now that's one cool good looking build! Classy.
Nice job and it's gonna look really nice in a few when it fills in. I hope you keep us posted on he progress.
Nice job and it's gonna look really nice in a few when it fills in. I hope you keep us posted on he progress.
NanoReefWanabe
Active member
that is a very cool little tank, cant wait to see it grown out...i love the shape of it and how you incorporated the light/ stand into teh tank design
The tank was made by a local Acrylic guy. His work is pretty good and he is a man of his word. There was an issue with the first tank (too much glue was used) so he made me a second tank for free and I got to keep both. The second tank was perfect and to be honest the first one wasn't really that big a deal but he wasn't happy with it.
Chaotic Reefer4u
♥Acropora Aficionado♥
Very nice natsirt, thanks for sharing ...
