My new pico!

shiby1510

shiby1510

Member
Hi all,
I recently acquired a ~2.5g tank. It's been fully running for about 1.5wks. As you will see I've put a good amount of work already into the tank and have modded the crap out of it. I'm running the coralife 2x9w PC's 1-10k, 1-Actnic. I also retrofitted 3 leds to the unit as well. I also have an air pressurized ATO and a modded AC filter as a hob fuge. Right now I just took a FTS so you can get an idea of the tank. Please excuse the quality of the pics, I took them with my computer. If you'd like to see more pics of anything or want to know more details about anything just let me know. Thats all for now.

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alexmir

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do an invert tank. Sexy shrimp, pom pom crab, bumblebee shrimp etc.... Those are very neat. I would think most mantis's would get too large for that tank. And buying a particular species is near impossible, so probably anything you get will outgrow it.
VERY nice tank though, at first glance i thought it was a 40 gallon hex! haha, so nice job
 
debbie

debbie

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Hey have a question for you. Is that one of those 2 gal hexagons that came with an undergravel filter and a lid with 7 watt bulb in it??
Anyhow, question for you regarding your light, I have the same light fixture and would like to know how you mounted it on that hexagon?? Did you use the plastic legs one can buy??
Would love to see a full tank shot including the light on it, looks good so far.
Here is my little 1 gal pico, I just love it and find it so easy to take care of.
 
flricordia

flricordia

Active Member
Originally Posted by shiby1510
http:///forum/post/2763127
I was thinking of filling it with a lot of rics but I'm also looking for suggestions for this and even where to place all of them. Additionally, I will need a nice centerpiece if anyone has suggestions.
Yes, packed full of different colored rics and they are easy to care for. If you need any I know where you can get some. he, he.
 
debbie

debbie

Active Member
Hey Flricordia, in my pic above your posting can you tell me from the photo if my orange ric to the left is a Florida??
I know the one at the front right is a Yuma for sure, I need to take an update picture of the tank as that Yuma sure has grown and the orange one had grown a tiny bit more but is very slow.
 
nanomantis

nanomantis

Member
I had a mantis (about 2 inches long) in a 5g Marine Land hex tank with the standard filtration (swapped the carbon out for purigen) for about 2 years so its definetly doable!
Something I found though is that if you do not give your mantis adequate rock rubble for building supplies, he will take your frags and use them instead to make his burrow...
 
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