started up micro reef 2.5 gallon

[Aqua Pro Builder]

By "scare", Wingo meant "scarce"

HAHAHA thanks for the typo correction.

 

[basiab]

I have some small mushrooms ($5 each) about the size of a shirt button. I have a few reds, one green striped, one green, one blue. And I have one candy cane ployp ($12) with a burgundy rim and teal center. It is quite plump and will probably split soon. It is about the size of a nickle and is only about 1 inch tall.

 

[fishguttz]

I'd love some shrooms. Do you come to manhattan?

 

[fishguttz]

Here are my photos.

ID please?

 

[Volitan]

Speaking of Picos !!

Whats up Fellow Reefers, I've been reading Your thread and
found it very interesting. I have a few Picos,Nanos, decos, all the O's.
I thought I'd say hello and introduce myself. I'm going to post some pics of My desktop pico, and will have some more later I'm in the process of saving my sons pico He went to the Air force and left it in the care of his girlfriend ( If you want to call it care she said I fed the fish) it had 6 different zoos in it a bunch of rics and a high fin goby with a rand. pistol shrimp and the goby and shrimp are still alive I will post some pics of that later but heres my office pico. Sorry for rambling & Thanks for looking.
I jsut joined so if I'm doing this wrong LMK oh yeah I'm from Bryn Mawr, Pa

Thanks Al
2.5g aga, some little micro I/F, coralife aqualight mini 9w 50/50 - 9w 10k
zoo med 501 turtle canister w/spray bar, 4lb LS, 5LB LR, DIY 3 light LED

 

[Awibrandy]

Ok guys, I have a question. What is the maintenance like for these nano & picos like?

 

[pEEshEE]

Ok guys, I have a question. What is the maintenance like for these nano & picos like?

my guess is a pint a day, makes the doctor go away. :biggrin: or was that my friend's ol' Irish saying. :smash:

 

[Awibrandy]

my guess is a pint a day, makes the doctor go away. :biggrin: or was that my friend's ol' Irish saying. :smash:

Uhm, I think it's your ol'Irish friend's saying.:lol_large

 

[Volitan]

Maint. ??

Not any worse then a large tank IMO thats just me !!
Heres a couple of pics of My grandsons night light a 12gDX lightly moded !!

 

[Awibrandy]

I am really interested. I'm thinking this would be great a little project.
Please tell me more.
Lighting, skimmer, filtration,dosing so many questions...

 

[Volitan]

The details !!

I'm actually a light weight when it comes to systems
I believe Les is More some of these people go way over the top check out nano reef.com. Heres a nice little pico !!

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

Not any worse then a large tank IMO thats just me !!
Heres a couple of pics of My grandsons night light a 12gDX lightly moded !!

I use most of my tanks as night lights too, I reverse the lighting hours of them so that they turn on at night and off in the morning.

Also did you pick up those red algae from the NY beaches?

 

[Bob 1000]

How many frags can u fit in there???

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

How many frags can u fit in there???

Just for physically fittings-I think 20 mushrooms will still fit even biologically not advisable.

 

[fishguttz]

Hey Volitan, nice tank. I have the same 2.5 g with the same glass cover with the little black handle and the same light. It looks like yours is on a slant. please explain and show pix of hood setup. my light puts out so much heat, I am looking for a good solution. thanks. I just added a blue devil to my tank. he loves it so far.

 

[Volitan]

2.5g Custom Hood !!

Heres a couple of pics of the hood and the tank after I
rescued it from My Son. It has a high fin barber pole goby & Rand. pistol.
a couple of colored dusters and a few zoos. It has more in it now have to get some updated pics. Hood has 13w actinic + 13w 10k pc lighting,
reflector, 5 light led bar, 4 fans, & acrylic shield !

 

[fishguttz]

Looks great!
What voltage fans did you use? How did you know you could wire them to the light ballast?

 

[Volitan]

"That was Then, This is Now !! "

Heres a couple of pics of the hood and the tank after I
rescued it from My Son. It has a high fin barber pole goby & Rand. pistol.
a couple of colored dusters and a few zoos. It has more in it now have to get some updated pics. Hood has 13w actinic + 13w 10k pc lighting,
reflector, 5 light led bar, 4 fans, & acrylic shield !

Well here is the pico a little over a month later and I'd say its feeling better LMK what You think.

Thanks Al