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tropicana
Tue, 13th May 2008, 10:46 PM
Hey guys, I have a 55g Reef with SPS LPS and Softies. I decided I wanted a Bedside Tank... So I am going to try my luck with a 2.5g Pico, Its going to be small with a few Mushrooms, zoas, and 2 TINY fish(yellow goby, ???), 1 TINY pistol shrimp. thats IT. I dont think I can get away with more since I am already pushing it lol. Heres what I have to start.

2.5g Pico tank
Platform/stand
Canopy
(2) 27w sunpaq electronic ballasts with 1 dual actinic sunpaq and 1 dual daylight sunpaq.
Fluval underwater filter / powerhead
Sugar-grade sand mixed with aragonite
1 peice of live rock to get the cycle started....

Thats all for now. I do have one question, with this size and putting a filterpad from the 55g in it and some aragonite, and all the water came from the 55g, whats the recommended cycle time?

Heres some pictures...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/dynamite69/2point5%20Pico%20Tank/DSC00089.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/dynamite69/2point5%20Pico%20Tank/DSC00090.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/dynamite69/2point5%20Pico%20Tank/DSC00094.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/dynamite69/2point5%20Pico%20Tank/DSC00095.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/dynamite69/2point5%20Pico%20Tank/DSC00097.jpg
Hamp
Tue, 13th May 2008, 11:03 PM
Neat set-up.
tropicana
Tue, 13th May 2008, 11:21 PM
Neat set-up.

Why thank you. I bought it from a Fellow maastard but had a cracked tank, replaced the tank with a brand new one for 11.99! Then bought the filter, new bulbs, rewired the lighting, put new sand, and started it up!
DBlackman
Tue, 13th May 2008, 11:27 PM
I thought about building a miniature setup, too. Even to the point of constructing a miniature sump... wouldn't that be something?!?!
drgnbttrfly
Tue, 13th May 2008, 11:44 PM
You could use coffee cups...hee hee
Mr Cob
Wed, 14th May 2008, 10:16 AM
You could use coffee cups...hee hee

LOL and air tubing for the plumbing with the little air control valves for shutoffs. Maybe even straws too.
RayAllen
Wed, 14th May 2008, 10:27 AM
Guys I recommended using a small HOB filter and modding it to be a small fuge. This thread is also posted in General. The aquaclear 100 I think would fit and ive seen the fuge mod done many time with others pico nanos.
Mr Cob
Wed, 14th May 2008, 12:38 PM
Guys I recommended using a small HOB filter and modding it to be a small fuge. This thread is also posted in General. The aquaclear 100 I think would fit and ive seen the fuge mod done many time with others pico nanos.

I second that.
Bigun
Thu, 22nd May 2008, 12:00 AM
Nice set up
tropicana
Thu, 22nd May 2008, 11:33 PM
Thanks.
BioCube14
Fri, 23rd May 2008, 08:29 PM
sweet tank you should put 250 watt halides on it haha j/k
tropicana
Sun, 25th May 2008, 02:05 AM
sweet tank you should put 250 watt halides on it haha j/k

That would put me at 100wpg.... Its similar to having (2) 400w MH on a 55g... I dont know whos stupid enough to do that ....http://maast.org/forums/images/icons/icon6.gif