Ivan's pico reef!

[hdsoftail1065]

Agreed! An update would be nice on this one!

 

[Iván Olalla]

Looking GREAT!! Can you give us an update on this beautiful reef @Iván Olalla?

Thanks a lot! I'm currently traveling un Southamerica, i left the tank in charge of the controller and a coworker with the feeding schedule, hopefully next monday i'll be be back and post some pictures, after a proper and delayed water change

 

[Iván Olalla]

Agreed! An update would be nice on this one!

Once i'm back from traveling will do for sure

 

[Iván Olalla]

Long time due update. The pico reef is now a year old and seems a little more mature. Since i've been traveling a lot it suffered some negligence from muy part. I've had some losses (Fish and coral) which caused some spikes, but now stability is almost reached and i think it reflects on the reef now.
I'm setting up the big tank again, i'll open a build thread for it later.
Happy reefing!
Regards, Ivan

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Lookin' good.

 

[Ruben's Reef]

!!! Welcome to R2R Ivan !!! Nice setup and the tank looks beautiful. Like the top down picture. Los corales lucen bellos.

 

[hdsoftail1065]

Long time due update. The pico reef is now a year old and seems a little more mature. Since i've been traveling a lot it suffered some negligence from muy part. I've had some losses (Fish and coral) which caused some spikes, but now stability is almost reached and i think it reflects on the reef now.
I'm setting up the big tank again, i'll open a build thread for it later.
Happy reefing!
Regards, Ivan

Wow, it looks nice Ivan!

 

[Iván Olalla]

Thanks guys, as always input is welcomed! I enjoy seeing your build threads, amazing reefs here!

 

[Chrisfish]

I love Nano/pico tanks and This one is beautiful, thanks for the update.

 

[Preme]

Beautiful tank! I’m setting up something similar.
Question for you, how did you mount the a80 so low to the water? Are you using the Kessil gooseneck or something else? Because I’m using the a80 on my tank and would like it be further down to the water if possible

 

[Iván Olalla]

Beautiful tank! I’m setting up something similar.
Question for you, how did you mount the a80 so low to the water? Are you using the Kessil gooseneck or something else? Because I’m using the a80 on my tank and would like it be further down to the water if possible

Yes i used the kessil gooseneck, but since the corals grew i got some shadowing on the low part of the tank, so i changed the light and mounted it 8" above water. I´m using now the Lumini Pixie 30 and all has responded well, no more shadowing. The kessil has a great spectrum but if it´s mounted in a decent height for coverage it looses penetration IMO

 

[Iván Olalla]

the new light fixture Pixie 30 Lumini, cheaper than the kessil, good spectrum and cob LED array for the shimmer effect!

 

[Iván Olalla]

the new light fixture Pixie 30 Lumini, cheaper than the kessil, good spectrum and cob LED array for the shimmer effect!

Almost went back to the AI but the Pixie is a fanless design which suites my noise needs, so far a great little fixture rated 30w

 

[Iván Olalla]

A Little update....numbers are stable and bioload well balanced, i'm going to indroduce some sps sticks, remove the frag rack and call it a day for bioload. Hopefully whatever i cut from the pico will seed the bigger tank still cycling

 

[Chrisfish]

Thanks for the update, just beautiful

 

[JBKReef]

How has the tank progressed since switching out lights?

 

[Iván Olalla]

How has the tank progressed since switching out lights?

I ran low percentage numbers the first 2/3 weeks, right now the little light is running 100% on all channels....amazing zoa growth and the BTA split twice, the one in the photo is a little sister of the original which i traded, so overall very happy with the "cheaper" upgrade lol

 

[Iván Olalla]

 

[Ranjib]

What a beauty . Gorgeous tank

 

[Iván Olalla]

A little update, the BTA are gone, they outgrew the tank, so i found them a new home with a fellow reefer, i introduced my first SPS testers last week, hopefully the params will be adequate for a mixed reef, we shall see‍