To be a pico, or not to be

[Sandbags]

My father and I set out to create a small acrylic all in one tank.

Dimensions of display
(LxWxH) 14.75"x9"x9"

Dimensions of sump
(LxWxH) 10"x3"x14.75"

Now this is a little over 5 gallons. However because the display is just under 5 gallons I'm calling it a pico! Haha.

Equipment
- 50w heater
- Par38 LED bulb thanks to Sam!
- 2 maxi jet 600's (on a timer only one will be on at a time)
- in tank media basket
- 7 pounds of live rock
- 8-9 pounds of live sand

Water tested.. Live rock and sand will go in tomorrow..







It has some blemishes. But not bad for a first time I think

[x3thelast]

Damn that's cool. I like the dimensions!

[Sandbags]

Thanks a lot! All the cutting was done in a day.

[scubasteve]

You made your own tank!?!? That's pretty awesome!

[Sandbags]

Thanks! Yeah. I decided to tank a little pico to my apartment. It'll be a softy and LPS tank. It was really simple to do. Just a table saw, acrylic sealant from melevsreef.com, a belt sander, and some clamps. Well maybe easy for such a small tank. If you have the time it's great to do. I was sick of the cookie cutter picos and their high cost. This tank was under $100. The acrylic was the most exspensive about $48 total. The par38 was $45. Great deal. I can't wait to put some livestock in this little thing!

[scubasteve]

Nice! Let us know what you need frag wise... Much better deals on here! I can hook you up with some GSP and zoas if you like!

[Sandbags]

I would definately be interested in some zoas! I'll probably be looking for some frags in the next few weeks. Right now for the tank I have a Teal candy cane, radioactive zoas, blue/peach zoas, and Hollywood stunners. Let me know what kind of zoas you have. I'm interested in some bright colors

[scubasteve]

I have all kinds of stuff! Lol! I really don't know about 1/3 of the names- but I always enjoy guest to cruz by.

[Sandbags]

Sweet! I'll let you know once I get closer to the buying frags stage. Might be a week or two. Going to set my guys in an let them hang out while I figure out my rock structure..

[Sandbags]

Even one maxi is too much for my tank.. I'm going to get Hydor pico evo's. two of the 70gph versions.

[Sandbags]

Yasha and pistol are situated in the tank. They found each other and are probably hanging out digging a hole behind my rock work.. Hopefully when I get a smaller pump they might dig some caves up front haha

[Sandbags]

Coral update.. The stunner chalices I got a couple weeks ago I already had to frag and put on a plug. I have a Duncan in there. 2 morphs of zoas. A two headed candy cane. Most recently the chalice that takes the cake..

[Garage13]

Cool setup, thought those powerheads seemed a lil much. Looking forward to more updates and fts's

[Sandbags]

Yeah destroyed my sand bed haha. I will put up a full tank shot this weekend. I will be picking up a a nice enchinata. I still need to pick up that second power head so my filtration will be working properly. Right now it's just water changes every week. Which is sufficient for a small tank Ive heard..

[Sandbags]

Was not able to get the enchinata this weekend. However I have two lobos in my frag tank. Ones about an inch the other is about 3 inches. The larger one my dad had.. It looks like its losing a little color. once it's in my tank ill take pics.
Oh and I added two Duncan's and a red mushroom I had lying around.

Says I can't post any pics I've reached my taptatalk limit? Anyone know anything about that.