SteveHash-fish20 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Alright so I saw this picO for sale on this forum and had to pick it up for the price. I have wanted one of these tanks since I started my last pico tank that was just your fluval you can pick up at a petco. Unfortunately, I know from nano-reef.com that this company has gone out of business, kinda a shame considering all the cool products they made like the Glazer picO skimmer, and their other picO tanks. Anyways here is the experiment. 4gal picO Equipment: Hydor pico evo-mag 300gph 1 hydor heater Plans: Mangroves/ AC20 refuge Gnome glass skimmer Par 38 LED lamp then shortly after either a kessil a150w or a nano box led light LS I already have and ready to swap: 27 maxi minis Yumas Zoas CUC: Hermit crabs Skunk cleaner shrimp or Manty Maintenance: Weekly 20% water change (about 8cups) Chemi-pur Filter floss changed weekly- bi-monthly I plan on keeping this guy up for awhile. As my other tank that I got from Jeramy (thanks Jeramy) Is going to be stonies only (mainly just chalices and sps) Wish me luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Good luck dude. Chemi Pure only needs to be changed out every 4-6 months. Dont want ya throwing away a still good product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Good luck dude. Chemi Pure only needs to be changed out every 4-6 months. Dont want ya throwing away a still good product. Thanks for the info, I thought it was weeks lol oops I still won't be holding it that long though. Just cause I last used it and about 4 months the thing broke down kinda, and carbon got EVERYWHERE. Nub mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Boyd also says that you will never have to do another water change and your fish will magically live four times longer. I used Chemi-Pure Elite for years before I really got serious into reefing. I still had to do water changes and I noticed no increase in fish vitality. Chemi-Pure is basically just a low grade carbon and GFO mixed together along with a bit of DI resin that gets exhausted extremely quickly in saltwater. IME you would be much better off making your own "chemi-pure" by mixing a high grade carbon (rox) and GFO together in a bag. Even better keep them separate because the carbon gets exhausted more rapidly and should be replaced more often than the GFO. Anyway, this should be a cool tank and I'm looking forward to the build. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Boyd also says that you will never have to do another water change and your fish will magically live four times longer. I used Chemi-Pure Elite for years before I really got serious into reefing. I still had to do water changes and I noticed no increase in fish vitality. Chemi-Pure is basically just a low grade carbon and GFO mixed together along with a bit of DI resin that gets exhausted extremely quickly in saltwater. IME you would be much better off making your own "chemi-pure" by mixing a high grade carbon (rox) and GFO together in a bag. Even better keep them separate because the carbon gets exhausted more rapidly and should be replaced more often than the GFO. Anyway, this should be a cool tank and I'm looking forward to the build. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 Thanks man, Yeah I do that now on the biocube I have two bags, one carbon, one GFO, Was thinking about doing the same thing but the basket is smaller, I could just hang both bags under the rack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Might add my dwarf mantis, John needs to chime in and let me know if this would be okay. Mantis don't damage corals do they? And I heard that the dwarf mantis can withstand light better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 [ATTACH]13514[/ATTACH] Sorry about pic size but this is the mantis we've had forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Cool pico tank, did I read that right. 27 mini maxies (drinking) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Thank you, You did, thanks to jaadams got a lot, they are all smaller and not full grown, but there is 27 lol 2 micro babies to (I think) so might be 29. Measured the rock it would fit pretty good as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 [ATTACH]13515[/ATTACH] The maxi mini rock, can't see all of em cause placement (didn't have much choice) but there is a lot around the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LC Scott Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Any chance of getting one of those Maxis for my picto? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Thank you brad, for another addition o the pico soon. [ATTACH]13517[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 So my cycle is complete it looks like. (clap) I tested everything and Ammonia - 0ppm Nitrite - 0ppm Nitrate - 10-20ppm So i added a snail and one hermit to see if they are okay, if so I think I'm gonna do a water change and add Manty Ramirez to the mix Also, need to go pick my light up from skills n sparrows. I'm excited to get this thing going, it's going to be almost full the first week I set it up, acclimating corals is kinda gonna be a pain in the ***...... So I'm gonna take It day to day. Then shortly after, DOWN GOES THE BIOCUBE! My friend who was going to buy it before backed out So If anybody is interested in a biocube 29 shoot me a PM before I put it up in the classifieds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Looks good. Your mantis should be plenty happy in that tank. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 Looks good. Your mantis should be plenty happy in that tank. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 Even with the par38, Also he's about a 1/3 longer than a hermit think he will tear em up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Oh yeah better then my sump, we caught him by total luck the other day put him in a little species container and spot fed him last night, extremely cool to watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Even with the par38, Also he's about a 1/3 longer than a hermit think he will tear em up? He might try. Remember, mantis shrimp are masters of energy conservation. If you're feeding him regularly, he will take the easier meal and not waste his time on the hermit. My little mantis killed one hermit, but it lived for about 5 months. I rescued another hermit after his shell was pretty beat up. I swapped him with another one in my 10 gallon tank. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 He might try. Remember, mantis shrimp are masters of energy conservation. If you're feeding him regularly, he will take the easier meal and not waste his time on the hermit. My little mantis killed one hermit, but it lived for about 5 months. I rescued another hermit after his shell was pretty beat up. I swapped him with another one in my 10 gallon tank. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 Yeah, sounds good ill just feed him. I mean he loves rods food eats it like a champ, Ill just get 2-3 hermits to clean up and a snail or two. He should be cool. Like you said if I feed him he should take the easier meal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 [ATTACH]13552[/ATTACH] Update on my picO Just got the orphek pr-7 and gooseneck clamp from skulls n sparrows for an amazing price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadams7 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Thank you, You did, thanks to jaadams got a lot, they are all smaller and not full grown, but there is 27 lol 2 micro babies to (I think) so might be 29. Measured the rock it would fit pretty good as well Woo! good to see they are doing well. Should look awesome in that pico once grown out a bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 Woo! good to see they are doing well. Should look awesome in that pico once grown out a bit! Yeah, I'm stoked. Also I got a couple roaming the biocube lol, they left the family rock. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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