After seeing this little beauty at my local fish store I pondered weather to get one or not. Did some shopping around and found that Pershop.com had the lowest price. I also found out that Petshop.com and Marine Depot are one in the same company.
So the system came nicely doubled boxed.
The contents of the box
The LED Lights and pump. Note that the 3 LED's are not bright enough. I ordered 2 more strips but they are Back Ordered. I ordered a 4 way splitter from Marine Depot in case i wanted to add a 4th strip. The 4way comes with individual shut off's so you can control each LED. The small pump is ok, but I don't want to add anything hanging off the back, it does move water nicely but you have to play around with it to get it in the right spot.
I am glad I didn't throw away those extra pieces that come with the Maxi Jets, this little addition gives me the option of directing the water a bit. Eco Pico should put a little flex arm on the pump return.
Most people paint the bank of there tanks. I opted to use black limo window tint that you can get from any car tinting store. It is very easy to install. So I won't bore you with the details.
Used my wife's hair dryer to quick dry the edges for trimming and the finished product
Added about 15 pounds of live sand and had live rock in my sump all ready and some frags from my tank.
And this is how it looks today April 2nd, 2012, still waiting on the additional LED's to arrive. I am not sure if I am going to add any fish to this little tank, maybe a pair of cleaner shrimp, but for now it's going to sit still until I get the additional LED's and see what it looks like then.
So the system came nicely doubled boxed.
The contents of the box
The LED Lights and pump. Note that the 3 LED's are not bright enough. I ordered 2 more strips but they are Back Ordered. I ordered a 4 way splitter from Marine Depot in case i wanted to add a 4th strip. The 4way comes with individual shut off's so you can control each LED. The small pump is ok, but I don't want to add anything hanging off the back, it does move water nicely but you have to play around with it to get it in the right spot.
I am glad I didn't throw away those extra pieces that come with the Maxi Jets, this little addition gives me the option of directing the water a bit. Eco Pico should put a little flex arm on the pump return.
Most people paint the bank of there tanks. I opted to use black limo window tint that you can get from any car tinting store. It is very easy to install. So I won't bore you with the details.
Used my wife's hair dryer to quick dry the edges for trimming and the finished product
Added about 15 pounds of live sand and had live rock in my sump all ready and some frags from my tank.
And this is how it looks today April 2nd, 2012, still waiting on the additional LED's to arrive. I am not sure if I am going to add any fish to this little tank, maybe a pair of cleaner shrimp, but for now it's going to sit still until I get the additional LED's and see what it looks like then.
