My 5 gallon oceanic traveling pico

[ynnhoj86]

i thought i would share my tank that i bring along with me every summer i go to a new or the same city for my summer job. the first 3 pics are of it when i got here and the last one is of my rearranging it just right now.

the specs are:

5 gallon oceanic tank with a false DIY overflow
Maxijett 400 return pump
2 18w Coralife PC lights

i use to put a nano skimmer on the back, but this year i am going to do a refugium on the back.

By ynnhoj86 at 2010-05-24

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[ynnhoj86]

here is the same tank in the summer 0f 2009 in Springfield, MO

By ynnhoj86 at 2009-12-14

Summer of 2008 in El Paso, Tx

By ynnhoj86 at 2009-12-14

 

[killafornia]

A whole 5 gallons huh

 

[psuedopimp]

very cool little tank.

 

[puffin04]

That is pretty cool!!! That is how much water i loose in evaporation in a day it seems lol

Steffen Sparks

P.s. Your clown is naked !

 

[jmait769]

ynnhoj86 - Nice!!! :thumbsup:

Jay

 

[strayvoltage]

Very nice little set up. Congrats on being able to keep a pico tank. It isn't an easy task and takes some work. If you would care to at a meeting, maybe you could give a little talk on it and tell all of us how you take care of it. Thanks for starting the thread, very interesting.

 

[ynnhoj86]

ya i would love to be able to go to the meetings. next one you guys have, ill mark it on my calendar and see if i can make it. Sundays are my only days off.

Im looking for zoos, so if you guys have some, let me know. i want a zoa dominated tank bc last summer was a sps dominated.

 

[strayvoltage]

The next meeting should be on a Sunday and should be in El Paso. Don't feel bad, Sunday is my only day off as well.

 

[psuedopimp]

you could just bring it to the meeting for a demo....just put it in your back pack and go.

do you use an ATO or just top it off manually.

 

[killafornia]

Johnny the riddler is scaring me its not growing like mine I m at 13 eyes it's my retirement Haha but yours is slowly coloring up just no growth

 

[ynnhoj86]

i usually do it manually, but this year, i made a ATO device for it. i just haven't set it up fully yet.

By ynnhoj86 at 2010-05-25

By ynnhoj86 at 2010-05-25

 

[ynnhoj86]

some new pics

By ynnhoj86 at 2010-06-07

By ynnhoj86 at 2010-06-07

By ynnhoj86 at 2010-06-07

 

[Jay508]

Little tank is filling up nicely. Corals look great. I love the idea of a traveling tank and wish I had something like that with me now as I am away for a three month contract and miss the hell out of my tanks.

Great job!

 

[strayvoltage]

Looking fantastic, keep up the great work on that one.

 

[deehz]

Great looking little tank! My wife wants to start a pico after we get our bowfront going. She saw one not to long ago that was a seahorse/algae pico. It was of the hook as your is. This hobby is just like your favorite potato chip, you just can't have one! Thanks!

 

[savageAJC]

have you always used just the pcs?