Stuart's 1.5 Gallon Pico Build!

[Stuartmercer]

Everyone, I was thinking about what coral I would want in my aquarium as its showpiece! I want your guys opinion on this, so blurt out your ideas into chat please!

 

[karleeaddison]

Alrighty, the tank has been cleaned. Now its your turn, which one of the 4 aquascapes do you guys like?

A)

B)

C)

D)

Feel free to give me feedback and what you would improve on the one you like!

B or C

 

[karleeaddison]

Everyone, I was thinking about what coral I would want in my aquarium as its showpiece! I want your guys opinion on this, so blurt out your ideas into chat please!

Tears of Fury Micro Goniopora
Jiggly Puff Montipora
Maybe some pipe organs growing on the back wall or the floor of the tank.

 

[Stuartmercer]

Tears of Fury Micro Goniopora
Jiggly Puff Montipora
Maybe some pipe organs growing on the back wall or the floor of the tank.

ohhh maybe like a pipe organ ground with GSP background to add a lot of movement!

 

[karleeaddison]

ohhh maybe like a pipe organ ground with GSP background to add a lot of movement!

Yes!!!!!!! I think the contrast in color and texture would look amazing

 

[Stuartmercer]

Yes!!!!!!! I think the contrast in color and texture would look amazing

oh dang I think I want to do this now

 

[karleeaddison]

oh dang I think I want to do this now

I’m excited for future posts. I kinda want a tiny tank now haha!

 

[Stuartmercer]

I’m excited for future posts. I kinda want a tiny tank now haha!

I highly recommend trying out a pico, its alot of fun and a good challenge if that's what you are looking for.

 

[Stuartmercer]

Alright everyone, it seems that everyone liked C so i worked on improving it. Let me know what you think.

 

[Cycklone]

think about

step back and take pic
hard to see scale of tank with the scaping

 

[Stuartmercer]

Just wanted to post an update that the stand is under construction as we speak, you can expect pictures by Friday of the finished stand (if everything goes according to plan the latest would be next friday).

 

[Stuartmercer]

Another update: I have found the corals I would like to put into the nano reef and I'm going to order them soon.

 

[Miguel Negron]

I love nanos!

 

[Stuartmercer]

I love nanos!

I think we all do

 

[Stuartmercer]

Finally, an update for my 1.5 gallon pico. With Alberta in full lockdown, i was not able tp finish the stand in time (but i might be able to go in within a few days to finish it. Fingers crossed!!). For the past couple days i have been redoing an aquascape as the old ones I posted on were... Meh. Today I also got the back of the aquarium painted black.

Plan:
- Before christmas break I am going to finish the stand, paint it, then start planning the sump.
- have the aquarium ready for livestock by January. Might do a clown goby harem, lemme know what you think of that!
- get proper lighting for coral by the end of January - kessil a80 is the lighting I want.
- and along with the lighting, i will have the first few pieces of coral. I am planning on doing gsp or clove polyp backround.

Aquascape:

 

[Stuartmercer]

This is the paint

 

[Emptyness]

I was wondering if I can put a fish in my 5g nano (because it's so small) and you are planning to do a "clown goby harem" in a 1,5g? Maybe I should go visit my LFS

 

[Stuartmercer]

I was wondering if I can put a fish in my 5g nano (because it's so small) and you are planning to do a "clown goby harem" in a 1,5g? Maybe I should go visit my LFS

Clown gobies are small enough for a harem!! Take that trip!!

 

[Steven Garland]

I say Acan's and Zoa's. But if you go with Zoa's be careful with a clown goby.

I mainly keep pico's,and personally never put fish in them. I think of it like a human in solitary confinement in a 8x6 cell,24/7. Anything under a 10" cube I ca't bring myself to add fish. Now,in my now 10" I may add a Neon or Sharknose Goby's stay about an inch and just float around everywhere. Not much swimming room since they are perching fish.

 

[TruRacr314x]

Stick with this build! Really want to see how it turns out...