Pico Tanks Photos

[slee]

Hi All,

I would love to see some photos of your pico tanks (5 - 20 gallon tanks) and see what type of layouts and corals you have!

Also things that worked/didn’t work well for you. Or any tips you can offer to this thread. Thanks!

 

[Katrina71]

@brandon429 has one in a jar!

 

[brandon429]

it is 430 am whatcha reefing this early for (I assume everyone is in my time zone lol) here's my update to pico from last month

It's hard to see in, should have turned down the blue light level but this is how it runs daily:

 

[Devaji]

well I don't think my 18.5 is a pico ( i thought picos where 5gal and under ) but you can check out my rock flower nem tank fallow the link in from the build thread badge under my name.

let see more picos!

 

[mandarinn]

my Fluval evo 5 gallon the rock only touches near the back wall trying to fill it in with a lot of zoas to make it look like a colorful bonsai tree just a couple sexy shrimp in there

 

[slee]

it is 430 am whatcha reefing this early for (I assume everyone is in my time zone lol) here's my update to pico from last month

It's hard to see in, should have turned down the blue light level but this is how it runs daily:

haha i couldn’t sleep so i was looking at some pico/nano tanks and thought id ask. impressive tank, pretty cool to see your setup!

 

[slee]

well I don't think my 18.5 is a pico ( i thought picos where 5gal and under ) but you can check out my rock flower nem tank fallow the link in from the build thread badge under my name.

let see more picos!

yes i believe your right. i should have said pico/nano.

love the flower nem tank, thinking of adding one to my tank!

 

[slee]

my Fluval evo 5 gallon the rock only touches near the back wall trying to fill it in with a lot of zoas to make it look like a colorful bonsai tree just a couple sexy shrimp in there

woah thats sweet, did you use putty to hold all that rock against the glass?

also does the weight affect the glass wall?

 

[mandarinn]

woah thats sweet, did you use putty to hold all that rock against the glass?

also does the weight affect the glass wall?

I used aqua forest stone fix and it worked really well to stick all the pieces together. The rock is attached to the base rock sitting on the bottom of the tank really like the way it came out

 

[slee]

I used aqua forest stone fix and it worked really well to stick all the pieces together. The rock is attached to the base rock sitting on the bottom of the tank really like the way it came out

ill check that out when i start doing some rock scaping. is aqua forest stone fix fish and LPS coral safe?

 

[xinyan]

4.6 gallon pico

 

[Nicholas Dushynsky]

My sons 7 gallon converted fresh water tank, with trickle filter built into lid, then I have made a custom lid to cover the lot and allow the asta 20 led to shine through. It is run on NSW and nearly 3.5 years old now. It is really low maintenance.

 

[mandarinn]

ill check that out when i start doing some rock scaping. is aqua forest stone fix fish and LPS coral safe?

Yes it works best if you use it with dry rock and let it cure before you put it into the tank but I watched some videos when people used it underwater too just need to use a little at a time

 

[Steven Garland]

Here is my old pico and my new one waiting to get wet:

Dry sad pathetic new tank:

 

[slee]

My sons 7 gallon converted fresh water tank, with trickle filter built into lid, then I have made a custom lid to cover the lot and allow the asta 20 led to shine through. It is run on NSW and nearly 3.5 years old now. It is really low maintenance.

I wish my hammers looked like these! beautiful tank

 

[slee]

Here is my old pico and my new one waiting to get wet:

Dry sad pathetic new tank:

i like the slick rimless look which is the plan for my next tank. what frag rack do u use and what are the dimensions?

 

[Ratvan]

Here is mine, just limping out the start of the uglies
Fluval Spec 3 next to my RSM 130D

 

[Nicholas Dushynsky]

I wish my hammers looked like these! beautiful tank

Thank you

 

[najer]

Watch the tang police kick off now, Evo 13.5 G, I got the tang at less than an inch, fat now and ready for the big tank!

 

[Steven Garland]

i like the slick rimless look which is the plan for my next tank. what frag rack do u use and what are the dimensions?

Thank you,the frag racks were white egg crate I got from a lfs with some magnets they had laying around and the tank was a aquamaxx tank (12"x8"x8") from Marine Depot before the prices nearly doubled. I really miss that tank,it looked so good for the time it was running.