picotope (Powered by LED)new pics 7/10

[Big_Pun]

so i was at gabes tonight been wanting a nano for my class and what do i find so conviently by the register but this lil guy, so this where i need your opinions, should i do sand or bare bottom, and any other tips if you have had one

http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu357/stangchris/pico.jpg

[Pennies2Cents]

Hey I saw that there today! :) Thought of you when I saw it. Glad you got it...

[Mr Cob]

Super cool. I'd go sand...but that advice is not really advice at all...I just have to have the natural look!

[Big_Pun]

Super cool. I'd go sand...but that advice is not really advice at all...I just have to have the natural look!

I know what you mean, also I'm goin to transfer some of my mini turbo snails from my 29g and I think they hide in the sand during the day, the best part is I already have All the coral just need to figure out rock work

[Mr Cob]

What kind of lighting is on that thing?

[JoshOdphi]

i used sand and a lil bit of crushed coral.....man had pods like crazy.....also had a clam in there

[Big_Pun]

9w pc 50/50 very bright, but LEDs are in it's future, a clam wow I would love to try and feeding it would be easy

[JoshOdphi]

yea it was....i had a baby flower pot in there as well which hitch hiked its way somehow....gsp...mushroom...zoas....colt coral...tha one on mine is i wanna say a 16 w or 18w pc...

[Big_Pun]

well its on my desk and running letting it cycle before clean up crew next week
day 1!!!

http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu357/stangchris/pico1.jpg

day 3

http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu357/stangchris/pico2.jpg

[Pennies2Cents]

Way to go Chris! Looks Cute! :wub:

[teacampuzano]

hey chris, where and what grade do you teach?

[Andrew v.s wild]

Wow ive never heard of this before
let me know if its hard to maintain i want one for some mushrooms and zoos

[Big_Pun]

hey chris, where and what grade do you teach?
alternative high school nisd, I'm working on my degree in spec ed, I'm the aid in the shop there so I help teach wood shop, photography, auto, what ever tech class the kid is takin at there home campus


Wow ive never heard of this before
let me know if its hard to maintain i want one for some mushrooms and zoos

google pico aquariums they are easy and should be fun

[Mr Cob]

Chris...most people go larger as they progress....you seem to go smaller, pretty soon you'll be doing 8 oz tanks....LOL!

Looks great! How's that 65 going? Did I miss the build thread?

[Big_Pun]

yes u did (in the general forum)and the pump is perfect didn't even need to choke down anything

[Mr Cob]

yes u did (in the general forum)and the pump is perfect didn't even need to choke down anything


Good to hear...just looked at it. Like Erik said...I like the footprint.

Can't wait to see the pico and 65 up and running!

[cmata04]

yey! a new tank for me,,,,,,when are you putting it on my other night stand!

[Andrew v.s wild]

are you gonna put a fish in the picotope?

[Big_Pun]

yey! a new tank for me,,,,,,when are you putting it on my other night stand!
nope thats mine, incase anyone is wondering thats my lil sis who has a 8g bio cube, now i got her hooked on this hobby

are you gonna put a fish in the picotope?
yes i have a trimma goby i might put in but iam on the lookout for fish, but i will do a water change tue. then add a clean up crew

[jay-roc]

lookin good ... gotta love the pico

[jay-roc]

you should pit some really small inverts in there

[Big_Pun]

i got mini turbos for clean up and some hermits, im still looking for livestock to put in it

[Big_Pun]

the pico has come home from work and its doing really good. stock warface goby,trimma goby, and peppermint shrimp

http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu357/stangchris/1a.jpg

http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu357/stangchris/2a.jpg

http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu357/stangchris/3a.jpg

http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu357/stangchris/4a.jpg

[corruption]

Pics don't do it justice -- it looks like a product shot in person :) Looks great, chris!

-Justin

[Big_Pun]

thanks justin, i found a bunch of that algae you liked give me a call and you can have some

[NateDogg]

tank looks great man! We have a warpaint goby in our pico as well. Are you using the stock filter?

[ErikH]

Very nice! That will keep you busy at work! :)

[Big_Pun]

nah i moved it home thats why i put fish in it, i work at a school and on our breaks i wouldnt have a way of gettin to it, no i used an old filter from walmart i had laying around its a lil bigger still a HOB, LED's are next upgrade

[NateDogg]

no i used an old filter from walmart i had laying around its a lil bigger still a HOB, LED's are next upgrade

Have you picked the lights out yet?

[Big_Pun]

Have you picked the lights out yet?
no still looking but i saw a nice conversion led kit that uses the fixture but i dont know if nanocustoms is making it after all but they have another pico LED light

[jlh81]

looks awesome. the led are really going to look good

[txg8gxp]

Great looking tank. I would just build the led retro. I have looking at nothing but led stuff for atleast 3 weeks now and it is a easy build and not to bad price wise..much cheaper than any kit.

[corruption]

Agreed -- not much more than you'd pay for a good quality light to go over it.. $100, 150 max for such a small configuration..

-Corruption

[saabtech]

looks great and it looks like alot of fun. keep up the good work. and keep the pics comeing!

[Mr Cob]

It really looks great Chris. Keep us updated as always!

[Jarob]

That led retro looks SWEET! I say DIY! I cant wait to get started on a led project myself..

[Big_Pun]

thanks for the comments, i see a LED, DIY coming during christmas break from work(maybe)

i got some crazy hitch hikers on a rock from my sister, a tiny mantis shrimp all black, very tiny my sis has been hand feeding it for a month, also there is this bright red crab with bumbs on the body, she wont let me get rid of them so i guess they stay. for now

[cmata04]

yyeeepppp what harm as the mantis shrimp done to any of the fish or coral? nothing it just stays in his home all day/night and the crab doesnt ever come out! so they stay until they kill a fish!

[Big_Pun]

yyeeepppp what harm as the mantis shrimp done to any of the fish or coral? nothing it just stays in his home all day/night and the crab doesnt ever come out! so they stay until they kill a fish!
lil sis has spoken

[carlinsa]

your still a dork. your going to cry when it kills one of those fish you like. just let me get rid of it they love fresh water baths. its good for there shell.



yyeeepppp what harm as the mantis shrimp done to any of the fish or coral? nothing it just stays in his home all day/night and the crab doesnt ever come out! so they stay until they kill a fish!

[Big_Pun]

your still a dork. your going to cry when it kills one of those fish you like. just let me get rid of it they love fresh water baths. its good for there shell.


i dare you to do that next time your at the house, i have $20 on crystal kickin your butt, or takin your truck

[carlinsa]

i dare you to do that next time your at the house, i have $20 on crystal kickin your butt, or takin your truck

ill take that bet. i could kick her tiny butt. if she takes my truck i will take her dog

[Big_Pun]

new pic
http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu357/stangchris/piconew.jpg

[RayAllen]

WOW the orange coral really pop!

[Big_Pun]

all stock lighting and just a lil bigger HOB filter

[greatwhite@AlamoAquatics]

looking good dude, those palys look familiar.. come by my shop i know exactly what your missing...lol...... but for real....

[roscozman]

Looks good Chris. Now you're making us miss our Nano...

[Mr Cob]

That sun coral colony is super sweet!

[Big_Pun]

looking good dude, those palys look familiar.. come by my shop i know exactly what your missing...lol...... but for real....

i need more sun corals diff colors get me some black ones

[Big_Pun]

Looks good Chris. Now you're making us miss our Nano...

:shades: wanna buy a pico?????? lol

[Drift Monkey]

Nice tank!

[Big_Pun]

I finally pulled this lil guy out of his cave, last week he's been really active at night, all I hear is popping. when I finally got the hole big enough to pull him out he knock the paper out my finger, he's a smasher.

[Big_Pun]

so I haven't been able to locate the stock replacement bulbs, so coral has suffered. so upgrade time, I will never have to change them for a long time. I will be running 4xcree-xre's and retro fit them into stock housing. so here's a pic of the 2nd shipment of 3, just need the heatsink. thanks for your help Stephen(txg8gxp).

[txg8gxp]

Awesome, I'm excited to see how it turns out.

[Mr Cob]

Very cool Chris.

[samurhai]

what are you going to do with the guy?

[Big_Pun]

what are you going to do with the guy?
if your talkin about the mantis a fellow maast member took it for a species tank

[Big_Pun]

build update

[Big_Pun]

I have it all mounted just need a buckpuck and I'm done when it's all wired up next week I'll have the final pics

[txg8gxp]

Looks good, HS fits nice.

[Big_Pun]

DONE!

[Mr Cob]

Sweet Chris! How's the corals liking it?

[Big_Pun]

don't know only been on an hour

[saabtech]

SWEEEEEET! looks great.

[Pennies2Cents]

Coolness Chris! :) Making me miss my nano...

[Big_Pun]

I'm thinking I need some fans had it on an hour pretty hot to touch, looks like a MH with the shimmer. now time to add new fish and coral(alot parished) as soon as my filter gets here and I mod it. thanks Stephen txg8gxp, I called him alot for advice.

[txg8gxp]

Looks really good. If the heatsink is getting warm, add a cooling fan (at least point a house fan at it for now) the back of the emitter is alot hotter then you would think, if the HS is warm. Just my 2 cents.

[NateDogg]

what type of filter are you getting?

[Big_Pun]

So a lil update on the pico, im having a real bad problem with red slime, dont know what caused it ive been back tracking and only new things i added was the LED lights(shouldnt be a prob i had a 9w light before) i added the ac70(fuge). maybe the cheato from my big tank had some junk with it, dont know but its covering alot of my tank. tank was fine before new equipment.i only have one fish and couple snails and hermits, i feed every 2 days lightly.

so far ive increased the flow, ac70 is at max, might add a small pump. been removing manualy and doing more water changes. got some chemi pure from gabes last night. so ill keep this updated and see what helps.

[Big_Pun]

new update


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBGXf42rQHc

[Big_Pun]

I'm not sure what happen when I uploaded to YouTube sorry for crappy quality

[txg8gxp]

If you just uploaded it, it takes time for them to look good. It always takes awhile when I do 1080 stuff. That little tank is cool, I like how the filter looks as big as the tank.

[Europhyllia]

The kids loved the music too. Started dancing right away...

[Big_Pun]

yea that's an aquaclear 70 full cheato and small bag of chemi pure

[Big_Pun]

some new pics

[Big_Pun]

top down : vid and pics with new iPhone 4 love this phone

[Mr Cob]

The Tubbs colony looks great!

[Big_Pun]

new addition yes I know how hard it can be to keep a box fish, this is a temp home till he grows big enough to go in the big tank, he's about the size of a peanut m&m

[allan]

Dude that is such a cute little fish! I wish sponge bob was smaller.

[Big_Pun]

update

[marcusgonzales210]

Wow you weren't playing when you said the boxfish was small! Love the tank.