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In Memoriam
Sup all and to Nano-Kat who's pico is looking real NICE!!! I've finally had a chance to put up some pics of my little pico. The actual design I "borrowed" from Taikimoto (which was to use another 2.5 as a fuge, for a total volume of 5g) the rest I fitted here and there to get this:
Equipment:
* Display Tank: Custom made 2.5g 12x6x8 acrylic (a copy of the AGA as I used it's top and bottom frames) $30.00
* Fuge: AGA 2.5g Tank w/siliconed in baffels w/bubble traps also used for filter floss holder $10.00
* Coralife 18w Light (Temp as my dad is building me a canopy for my 36w dual ballasts 10,000k & Actinic lighting $80.00
* Stand (made by my dad) $0.00
* ATO: 2 Channel Reefdosing Pump (bought used) $120.00
* Return Pump: Used Nano pump $0.00
* Circulation: An elite powerhead w/sponge removed $6.00
* Cooling: 2 3" Computers fans I wired up to a transformer $0.00
* Heating: Flat non-adjustable 7.5w Hydor Heater $10.00
* Battery Backup: Repaired 600w APC UPS $30.00
Livestock:
1 Red leg Hermit
3 Tiny Blue leg Hermits
6 Miniscule Turbo's (I mean these things are tiny, bout the size of an eraser head each)
Tons of copepods I've transferred from my 65
Live Rock: From my 10 month old 65g established tank
Water: From my 65g Tank
Fuge Sand/Cheato: From my 65g
Display Sand: From my 65g Tank
There's not much in there yet as I plan to get most of the corals for my pico from my 65g as I've fragged my GSP's, Colt Coral and have some real nice zoas also waiting in my 65g to go in here. Sorry for the crappy pics but I'm not a photographer. Anyways here are the pics step by step as I put it together:
Display Tank about to be installed
Saphire Skimmer fits perfectly in fuge!!! Thanks Kyle for an excellent product and service!!!
Here you can see the stand and the fuge right behind it w/some of the plumbing
Now the display is in
All the wiring and reefdoser goes into the top drawer
Everything is going in together nicely
A nice shot of the fuge with skimmer, live rock rubble, return section and cooling fans, the clear tube is the dripping from the ATO/reefdoser
Wiring almost done, and you can see the doser
Lastly a pic of the tank with the temp light on egg crate.
Salinity: 1.024
Amm: undectectable
Nitrates : undetectable
Nitrites: undetectable
Temp: 77-78 degrees
With both the flat heater and the cooling fans I wired up I've been able to keep the temp rock solid between 77-78 degrees. Funning thing is I swear the temp rises a half degree whenever I'm sitting at my computer desk. Any ways let me know what you all think. I wanted to show it off to you guys before posting anywhere else.
Later,
Lou
Equipment:
* Display Tank: Custom made 2.5g 12x6x8 acrylic (a copy of the AGA as I used it's top and bottom frames) $30.00
* Fuge: AGA 2.5g Tank w/siliconed in baffels w/bubble traps also used for filter floss holder $10.00
* Coralife 18w Light (Temp as my dad is building me a canopy for my 36w dual ballasts 10,000k & Actinic lighting $80.00
* Stand (made by my dad) $0.00
* ATO: 2 Channel Reefdosing Pump (bought used) $120.00
* Return Pump: Used Nano pump $0.00
* Circulation: An elite powerhead w/sponge removed $6.00
* Cooling: 2 3" Computers fans I wired up to a transformer $0.00
* Heating: Flat non-adjustable 7.5w Hydor Heater $10.00
* Battery Backup: Repaired 600w APC UPS $30.00
Livestock:
1 Red leg Hermit
3 Tiny Blue leg Hermits
6 Miniscule Turbo's (I mean these things are tiny, bout the size of an eraser head each)
Tons of copepods I've transferred from my 65
Live Rock: From my 10 month old 65g established tank
Water: From my 65g Tank
Fuge Sand/Cheato: From my 65g
Display Sand: From my 65g Tank
There's not much in there yet as I plan to get most of the corals for my pico from my 65g as I've fragged my GSP's, Colt Coral and have some real nice zoas also waiting in my 65g to go in here. Sorry for the crappy pics but I'm not a photographer. Anyways here are the pics step by step as I put it together:
Display Tank about to be installed
Saphire Skimmer fits perfectly in fuge!!! Thanks Kyle for an excellent product and service!!!
Here you can see the stand and the fuge right behind it w/some of the plumbing
Now the display is in
All the wiring and reefdoser goes into the top drawer
Everything is going in together nicely
A nice shot of the fuge with skimmer, live rock rubble, return section and cooling fans, the clear tube is the dripping from the ATO/reefdoser
Wiring almost done, and you can see the doser
Lastly a pic of the tank with the temp light on egg crate.
Salinity: 1.024
Amm: undectectable
Nitrates : undetectable
Nitrites: undetectable
Temp: 77-78 degrees
With both the flat heater and the cooling fans I wired up I've been able to keep the temp rock solid between 77-78 degrees. Funning thing is I swear the temp rises a half degree whenever I'm sitting at my computer desk. Any ways let me know what you all think. I wanted to show it off to you guys before posting anywhere else.
Later,
Lou
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