Brians 2.2g Pico!

Veganbrian · 04/28/2012, 09:07 PM

Hi, This is a 2.2 gallon pico with the 50g aquaclear HOB filter, theo hydor mini, and solor flare mini led light with blue actinic led strip. I will be upgrading the lighting once the cycles over and im ready to add coral i just really wanted to get the tank cycled. The aquaclear will be modded into a refugium also when cycle is over. No plans for stocking yet.

Veganbrian · 04/29/2012, 08:36 AM

So I'm thinking of doing 3 sexy shrimp with a pom pom crab, mini maxi carpets, ricordias and I'm not to sure what else. Anyone have any ideas?

ReefIsMyMadness · 04/29/2012, 09:06 AM

Nice Pico!! You could add some zoanthids and paly's. Also look up penderson shrimp I think there better looking then the sexy shrimp imo. Also I would put the heater in the HOB and get a digital thermometer with a probe I just got one a my lfs for $10 and is more accurate and looks way better then those mercury types. You want to try to put the least amount of equipment inside the display especially if its a Pico. Also it looks like that sand bed is a little too deep for a Pico and is not needed so you could take more then half of the sand out and gain more water volume or more room for LR. Just my 2 cents. Make sure you post some pics of your progress. Happy reefing!!

Veganbrian · 04/29/2012, 10:25 AM

Thanks, I plan on turing my HOB 50 into a refugium and thats when i will be moving the heater into there. Also i was planning on getting the digital thermometer today lol. Thanks for the advice i need to put some sand behind the rocks and even it out. But im going to take some sand out also, you make a good point.

bassplaya12 · 04/29/2012, 10:31 AM

Nice! I just set up the 10 inch cube. Do you plan on putting the heater in the media basket side? I have the same heater and filter actually and was planning on doing the same but it seems like it's going to be too tight of a fit.

Veganbrian · 04/29/2012, 12:18 PM

Yes I'm putting my heater in the media side. I'll take pictures to show how I fit it. It will fit perfect. You have to mod it to fit.

St.Pete_Reefer · 04/29/2012, 12:42 PM

Can you show more pictures of the setup? Looks very cool!

Bowels · 04/29/2012, 04:30 PM

Looks awesome man I cant wait to see it flourish. lol Mantis shrimp?

niteowl03 · 04/30/2012, 08:46 AM

I have a 3g with 3 sexy shrimp and a pom pom crab its very interesting to watch!!

Veganbrian · 04/30/2012, 03:06 PM

Im going to make this a sexy shrimp tank i decided with the pom pom crab. I will be getting another piece of rock when i get money but i am broke right now. Heres a pic to show how its setup.

Disher · 04/30/2012, 08:31 PM

I would recommend a few porcelain crabs, very interesting creatures

Veganbrian · 04/30/2012, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Disher

I would recommend a few porcelain crabs, very interesting creatures

Yea, those crabs are really neat looking! I'm so excited to get this tank cycled. I just stare at my tanks all day, I love them.

Veganbrian · 05/04/2012, 09:58 PM

So I started getting my algae bloom. Awesome. I took my ac50 and modded it today so now there's nothing in my tank besides sand, rock, and the intake tube now covered behind a rock. So it's clean. I also fragged some of my main tanks neon green star polyps and added them in and put my one ricordea in the pico also. I just need to get my new light then some cheato. I'll take pictures tomorrow.

Veganbrian · 05/05/2012, 06:33 PM

Some pics

Veganbrian · 05/07/2012, 10:45 AM

My tank gets way to hot. Any suggestions on cooling?

Veganbrian · 05/07/2012, 09:00 PM

I got a new rock today which I'll have to break up cause its to big IMO. And a emerald crab and cerith snail.

Veganbrian · 05/08/2012, 05:47 PM

Broke up the rocks and this is final scape.

Veganbrian · 05/09/2012, 07:20 PM

Yellow ricordea, Xenia, cheato and chemi pure added. Cheato will go in e filter when I get my new par bulb.

supernareg · 05/10/2012, 12:41 AM

i like your aquascape in last pic

edit: put a clown goby in there (very small bright yellow, and cheap ($7) fish)

Chaotic Reefer4u · 05/11/2012, 12:24 AM

beautiful...

Veganbrian · 05/11/2012, 12:41 AM

Thank you guys. No fish though. Sexy shrimp and Pom Pom crab. Rest of stocking will be maxi mini anemones, polyps, zoos,mushrooms,ricordea, monti cap.

Clown99 · 05/11/2012, 10:31 AM

nice aqua scape

xxstephensxx · 05/11/2012, 10:55 AM

Awesome tank! Really like the nanos

Veganbrian · 05/11/2012, 05:18 PM

Thanks guys, I stare at this tank so much, I have pods swimming around now. I gotta get my new lighting fast, I can't decide between coral life mini t5 or par 38

napsterMS · 05/11/2012, 09:09 PM

Great looking tank, if you need help cooling it you can add a computer fan and heatsink to the filter. I have seen ones that are homemade and work just as well.

http://www.marinedepot.com/CoolWorks...FICHMC-vi.html

04/28/2012, 09:07 PM	#1
Veganbrian Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Buffalo,ny Posts: 539	Brians 2.2g Pico! Hi, This is a 2.2 gallon pico with the 50g aquaclear HOB filter, theo hydor mini, and solor flare mini led light with blue actinic led strip. I will be upgrading the lighting once the cycles over and im ready to add coral i just really wanted to get the tank cycled. The aquaclear will be modded into a refugium also when cycle is over. No plans for stocking yet.

05/11/2012, 12:24 AM	#20
Chaotic Reefer4u Fish are friend's. . . Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hollister,Ca. Posts: 5,125	beautiful... __________________ Live everyday as if it was your last, take time to smell the flowers, enjoy all things living, never take anything for granted, you just never know when your number might be up... Current Tank Info: 20, gallon Truvu Aquasystem, Sunlight supply Tek light-1x250w.HQI+Dual actinic T-5's, seaclone 100 protein skimmer, hydor nano powerhead, bare bottom, live rock, mixed reef 90g. Reef Ready TruVu tank with 30g. Platinum Filtration Series Sump

05/11/2012, 10:55 AM	#23
xxstephensxx Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 78	Awesome tank! Really like the nanos __________________ Current Tanks: (in progress) 36g reef

04/29/2012, 08:36 AM	#2
Veganbrian Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Buffalo,ny Posts: 539	So I'm thinking of doing 3 sexy shrimp with a pom pom crab, mini maxi carpets, ricordias and I'm not to sure what else. Anyone have any ideas?

04/29/2012, 09:06 AM	#3
ReefIsMyMadness Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 43	Nice Pico!! You could add some zoanthids and paly's. Also look up penderson shrimp I think there better looking then the sexy shrimp imo. Also I would put the heater in the HOB and get a digital thermometer with a probe I just got one a my lfs for $10 and is more accurate and looks way better then those mercury types. You want to try to put the least amount of equipment inside the display especially if its a Pico. Also it looks like that sand bed is a little too deep for a Pico and is not needed so you could take more then half of the sand out and gain more water volume or more room for LR. Just my 2 cents. Make sure you post some pics of your progress. Happy reefing!!

04/29/2012, 10:25 AM	#4
Veganbrian Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Buffalo,ny Posts: 539	Thanks, I plan on turing my HOB 50 into a refugium and thats when i will be moving the heater into there. Also i was planning on getting the digital thermometer today lol. Thanks for the advice i need to put some sand behind the rocks and even it out. But im going to take some sand out also, you make a good point.

04/29/2012, 10:31 AM	#5
bassplaya12 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Buffalo/Syracuse Posts: 691	Nice! I just set up the 10 inch cube. Do you plan on putting the heater in the media basket side? I have the same heater and filter actually and was planning on doing the same but it seems like it's going to be too tight of a fit.

04/29/2012, 12:18 PM	#6
Veganbrian Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Buffalo,ny Posts: 539	Yes I'm putting my heater in the media side. I'll take pictures to show how I fit it. It will fit perfect. You have to mod it to fit.

04/29/2012, 12:42 PM	#7
St.Pete_Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 235	Can you show more pictures of the setup? Looks very cool!

04/29/2012, 04:30 PM	#8
Bowels Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 476	Looks awesome man I cant wait to see it flourish. lol Mantis shrimp?

04/30/2012, 08:46 AM	#9
niteowl03 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 61	I have a 3g with 3 sexy shrimp and a pom pom crab its very interesting to watch!!

04/30/2012, 03:06 PM	#10
Veganbrian Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Buffalo,ny Posts: 539	Im going to make this a sexy shrimp tank i decided with the pom pom crab. I will be getting another piece of rock when i get money but i am broke right now. Heres a pic to show how its setup.

04/30/2012, 08:31 PM	#11
Disher Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 66	I would recommend a few porcelain crabs, very interesting creatures

05/04/2012, 09:58 PM	#13
Veganbrian Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Buffalo,ny Posts: 539	So I started getting my algae bloom. Awesome. I took my ac50 and modded it today so now there's nothing in my tank besides sand, rock, and the intake tube now covered behind a rock. So it's clean. I also fragged some of my main tanks neon green star polyps and added them in and put my one ricordea in the pico also. I just need to get my new light then some cheato. I'll take pictures tomorrow.

05/05/2012, 06:33 PM	#14
Veganbrian Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Buffalo,ny Posts: 539	Some pics

05/07/2012, 10:45 AM	#15
Veganbrian Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Buffalo,ny Posts: 539	My tank gets way to hot. Any suggestions on cooling?

05/07/2012, 09:00 PM	#16
Veganbrian Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Buffalo,ny Posts: 539	I got a new rock today which I'll have to break up cause its to big IMO. And a emerald crab and cerith snail.

05/08/2012, 05:47 PM	#17
Veganbrian Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Buffalo,ny Posts: 539	Broke up the rocks and this is final scape.

05/09/2012, 07:20 PM	#18
Veganbrian Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Buffalo,ny Posts: 539	Yellow ricordea, Xenia, cheato and chemi pure added. Cheato will go in e filter when I get my new par bulb.

05/10/2012, 12:41 AM	#19
supernareg Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,517	i like your aquascape in last pic edit: put a clown goby in there (very small bright yellow, and cheap ($7) fish)

05/11/2012, 12:41 AM	#21
Veganbrian Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Buffalo,ny Posts: 539	Thank you guys. No fish though. Sexy shrimp and Pom Pom crab. Rest of stocking will be maxi mini anemones, polyps, zoos,mushrooms,ricordea, monti cap.

05/11/2012, 10:31 AM	#22
Clown99 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 26	nice aqua scape

05/11/2012, 05:18 PM	#24
Veganbrian Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Buffalo,ny Posts: 539	Thanks guys, I stare at this tank so much, I have pods swimming around now. I gotta get my new lighting fast, I can't decide between coral life mini t5 or par 38

05/11/2012, 09:09 PM	#25
napsterMS Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 73	Great looking tank, if you need help cooling it you can add a computer fan and heatsink to the filter. I have seen ones that are homemade and work just as well. http://www.marinedepot.com/CoolWorks...FICHMC-vi.html