Yodle Pico

[SPS Samurai]

I haven't been on RC in so long I thought my account had been deactivated. Anyways I just wanted to share what I've been working on these past couple of months and I didn't see the need to create duplicate threads. I definitely will be visiting the forums more frequently now. Enjoy!

http://www.*********.com/forums/nano-reefs/100883-yodle-pico.html

 

[SPS Samurai]

Will RC not let you post links to other forums?

 

[SPS Samurai]

I'm not going to leave y'all hanging.


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[MBIETZ]

Nice lookin tank I sold be interested in the tank specs

 

[ryeguyy84]

what is that fish in there?

 

[SPS Samurai]

Sure, the tank is a 5.5 gal Ecoxotic Eco-Pico

Lighting: 3 lamps and 9 LED strips from Ecoxotic

Stock Filter: removed the filter floss and replaced with a bag of Phosguard.

No skimmer, because there is no room. I don't need it anyways the bio load isn't that big. The biggest thing I hear from Pico reefers are problems with evaporation. Well the tank comes with a glass lid, so I can go up to 10 days without topping it off, never knew it was slow until I went home for the Thanksgiving holiday. I like this, because my parameters stay more stable with a slower evaporation rate. I feed my mandarin and pipefish live food to offset the absence of a skimmer. That way there's never any left over food to rot away. Anything uneaten just carries on as life in the Pico.

I'm just keeping it simple, no extravagant blueprints nor high end equipment. Just the skill of the reef keeper.

 

[SPS Samurai]

I just ordered a Koralia Nano for more flow and I think I'll eventually add a JBJ 1/15th chiller, since this is Texas, but for now the temp maxes out at 77 degrees and drops to 76 when the lights are off. There's a small tetra heater in there. Other than that I manual dose 2 part. I appreciate all the views and interest in my tank. I'll be sure to keep everyone updated on the progress. Any and all questions are welcome. ~ Wes

 

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The fish in my pics is a blue striped pipefish. He's always on the hunt for critters. He was just sitting at the LFS for several weeks. I guess nobody wanted him because they just disappear in large tanks. This little guy has lots of personality and the tank wouldn't be the same without him.

 

[Markdiego]

Have you done any par readings? I have one of those strips in my fluval edge. How long have yoi had your setup running? If your 9 strips can sustain sps then i might add a few more strips to my tank!