Monday I got a wild hair up my you know what and decided I wanted to set up a little pico tank.
I Purchased a 2.5 Gallon Tank w/ a Glass cover and an Elite "mini" Submersible Filter.
I bought the Elite "mini" because it's not really a filter, more like a miniature Powerhead that flows at 58 Gal/Hr. It has a Venturi with a valve that can be used for aeration, but I've opted not to use that. It also has an adjustable Output diverter and adjustable flow control. Not bad for $10.
I got the Sand and Rock from my 1yr old 10 Gallon Nano Cube. I made sure to get a few pieces of rock that had some life in it, even noticed a worm or two.
I've done about a 1/2 gallon water change every night and added some Seachem Stability each time. I'm pretty sure there won't be a cycle but wanted to be sure. I haven't tested any of the water parameters yet but figured I'd at least let it run a week and then I'll start testing.
For lighting I ordered a Coralife Mini Aqualite fixture today it's basically 2 9W PC lights, 1 is 10,000K and the other Acintic.
Here's what it looks like so Far
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I Purchased a 2.5 Gallon Tank w/ a Glass cover and an Elite "mini" Submersible Filter.
I bought the Elite "mini" because it's not really a filter, more like a miniature Powerhead that flows at 58 Gal/Hr. It has a Venturi with a valve that can be used for aeration, but I've opted not to use that. It also has an adjustable Output diverter and adjustable flow control. Not bad for $10.
I got the Sand and Rock from my 1yr old 10 Gallon Nano Cube. I made sure to get a few pieces of rock that had some life in it, even noticed a worm or two.
I've done about a 1/2 gallon water change every night and added some Seachem Stability each time. I'm pretty sure there won't be a cycle but wanted to be sure. I haven't tested any of the water parameters yet but figured I'd at least let it run a week and then I'll start testing.
For lighting I ordered a Coralife Mini Aqualite fixture today it's basically 2 9W PC lights, 1 is 10,000K and the other Acintic.
Here's what it looks like so Far
