Mandrew's 7g pico build

[Mandrew]

I just set up this pico tonight out of a glass cube tank I build a while back. It's 12x12x12. I just filled it and it actually only holds 5g of water. The equipment is as follows:

Walmart hob filter
Tetra heater
Koralia nano 240 circulation pump
Dry rock
Live sand

I plan on using a Kessil a80 for light and I don't have any future equipment planned. Pretty simple set up. I'll try to get better pictures of the aquascape when it clears up.

 

[Ridem32]

Very nice start.

 

[Mandrew]

Thank you

 

[Mandrew]

These were taken this morning after the water cleared.

 

[Mandrew]

I picked up a few frags from a frag swap a week and a half ago.
Just figured I'd share the pics. I also decided not to get the Kessil a80 and I have an 18" Odyssey fixture on the tank now. This tank may be broken down before too long due to me setting up a 29g as well. I may switch these corals over and take down the 7g. Or I may keep it as a zoa dominated tank! I'm undecided at this time.

 

[woodwizard110]

Would love to see it covered in zoas!

 

[Chrisfish]

Nice pico, my first SW tank was a 3 gal. Pico
I've graduated to a 30 gal. and at some point want to bigger.:D

 

[Mandrew]

I'm working backwards lol my smallest tank until the 7g was a 40 breeder. And I had a 75g and a 60g in there as well. I want a 120 but I don't have the space in my current home so I'm hoping to buy a house within a year. At that point I'll plan a 120 mixed reef

 

[Mandrew]

Also got this beast last weekend.

Also here are some photos with more blue bulbs turned on.

 

[Chrisfish]

Very nice!!

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Great start!

 

[Mandrew]

Thank you! The tank is finally getting to the new tank ugly stage lol.