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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

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
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
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
Slick!

Adam

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