Brooks' 5g Pico Eye-Candy Build

[carnold]

nice looking chalices, specially the hurricane, are you planning on adding any more inverts or small fish?

 

[BrooksReef]

Yes! I am planning on adding a few more members to the clean up crew. As for fish, I'm still debating which one I would like to get. I suppose some small clowns would work, but eventually they would out-grow. We'll see, though!

 

[SkullV]

A Penguin Biowheel filter by Marineland. I'll just shove a bunch of Carbon in there!

I wonder if that will fit on the back with the stock light mount. The only one I could find that fit was the red sea nano filter that I got. The finnex pico filter was a close second but still too big. Let me know how it works, that would be a nice little upgrade.

 

[BrooksReef]

It seemed small enough. If it doesn't fit, I bought it from Petsmart because they didn't have any in, so I can just return it if all else fails. Where did you find the Red Sea one? Aren't they discontinued?

 

[SkullV]

Yeah they are, I don't know why though, every review I have seen has been stellar other than a couple complaining about noise. I don't hear any noise at all. I got it from petdiscounters.com just kind of took a gamble that they were a real site and it shipped the same day.

 

[BrooksReef]

I actually might get the one you ordered... neat little thing!

 

[sharkbaithuhaha]

brooks is kind of a girls name.

 

[BrooksReef]

SkullV, ordered the Deco Red Sea Nano filter that you did from petdiscounters. Excited to get it!

brooks is kind of a girls name.

Brooks is actually the masculine form of Brooke. Glad you shared your opinion though.

 

[SkullV]

SkullV, ordered the Deco Red Sea Nano filter that you did from petdiscounters. Excited to get it!

Nice! It actually is not discontinued either, just renamed. It is now called the Azoo Palm Filter:

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=9821

 

[BrooksReef]

I actually found it locally. So I went ahead and bought it here. Canceled the order through petdiscounters. Saved myself a WHOLE $2! WOO HOO!

Haha.

 

[stackrat]

Wow. That's going to be one stunning display when it grows out.

I've got myself a little 20L pico but find it incredibly hard to keep stable. My big tank is easy compared.

Looking great. I'm subscribed.

 

[BrooksReef]

Wow. That's going to be one stunning display when it grows out.

I've got myself a little 20L pico but find it incredibly hard to keep stable. My big tank is easy compared.

Looking great. I'm subscribed.

Added a Koralia Nano to the tank today. Everything seems to be liking the additional flow. Also, I replaced the stock filter with an Azoo Aquatics HOB filter. This thing is TINY! Pictures to come tomorrow when the lights turn back on.

A couple of goodies coming this week, too!

Utter Chaos Palys
********** Watermelon Chalice!

Some teaser pictures:

 

[SkullV]

To answer your question from my thread. I think a Par 38 would be a MUCH better fit for what you are trying to do with this tank. While the overall wattage would be the same on a 5 LED bulb you would get the optics which would focus the light better. At that point though I would sell what you have now and get a Mr. Aqua 7.5g Cube. They are cheap, and you can use all the same equipment/aquascape but gain a little water volume.