0.5 Gallon Pico
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Topic: 0.5 Gallon Pico
Posted By: ajkochev
Subject: 0.5 Gallon Pico
Date Posted: March 09 2017 at 6:32pm
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Just started this the first week of Feb. 2017:
*.5 Gallon PetSmart TopFin Calm All Glass Betta Tank *DIY Filtration area made out of Black Styrene Modeling Sheets .030" Thick *AquaOne P150 40 GPH powerhead turned way down. *EcoPico White/Blue LED light *Filtration media is Walmart Aqua-tech Hex 5 filter pad with carbon. (I've used these for years on reef tanks) *A teaspoon each of Purigen and Chempure Elite to a media bag for additional filtration.
No heater is in the tank but it is staying n the mid 70's temperature wise. Nothing is glued in the tank everything is removable.
I was thinking just having it be a small invert tank. What do you think, am I nuts to try this? Thinking just a couple hermits and a small cleaner shrimp for now.
I'd like to hear your thoughts. Feb 2017
Filtration
Lighting and Top
Mar 2017
I'd like a couple more corals for the top level. Any thoughts on what would do well? |
Replies:
Posted By: evan127
Date Posted: March 10 2017 at 9:52am
| This is so cool! Wow! |
Posted By: knowen87
Date Posted: March 23 2017 at 11:11pm
| I think that the green star polyps and the mushrooms will cover the top very soon. But if you want more coral I would think that a green toadstool would be good. That is the smallest tank Ive seen. I hope it grows well for you. |
Posted By: Hogie
Date Posted: March 24 2017 at 9:46am
| some Dragon's Breath Algae would be cool on the top. |
Posted By: ajkochev
Date Posted: April 12 2018 at 4:12pm
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4-18-2018 An update on my tank. Most of my Zoas died but the Green star and xenia took off! Had to thin the xenia last week.   |
Posted By: Hogie
Date Posted: April 12 2018 at 5:32pm
| looks cool! |
Posted By: ajkochev
Date Posted: May 07 2018 at 9:35am
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Baby brittle star hitchhiker In my tank:  Tank with evening RBG LEDS only:  |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: May 07 2018 at 10:23am
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Slick! Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |