REEF VASE: Have you ever consider keeping a reef in a vase, jar, bowl etc? Check these out!
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Thank you mate, Appreciate it!
Half Gallon Pico Update
Ok, a little odd for a first post, but i think ive gleaned all i can off of searches and google and personal experience and exhausted my own ingenuity. i need outside input. i apologize if im long winded., but its alot of information..... ive been keeping reefs and fish for years, and ive always ...
www.nano-reef.com
that may be the best one for tidbits of info
3lusive
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I also sent you this in PM
DIY "Vortech" Style Pump
So, for the pico methodology build contest thats about to start i decided to set up a 1/4 Gallon SPS reef, but with a shortage of small enough pumps for water movement i decided to go the diy route and build my own... with a little research i decided shrinking the Ecotech marine "Vortech" would b...
www.nano-reef.com
92Miata
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Half Gallon Pico Update
Ok, a little odd for a first post, but i think ive gleaned all i can off of searches and google and personal experience and exhausted my own ingenuity. i need outside input. i apologize if im long winded., but its alot of information..... ive been keeping reefs and fish for years, and ive always ...www.nano-reef.com
that may be the best one for tidbits of info
Thank you mates I appreciate it, I read few but they was since 2012, nothing earlier.I also sent you this in PM
DIY "Vortech" Style Pump
So, for the pico methodology build contest thats about to start i decided to set up a 1/4 Gallon SPS reef, but with a shortage of small enough pumps for water movement i decided to go the diy route and build my own... with a little research i decided shrinking the Ecotech marine "Vortech" would b...www.nano-reef.com
Later on I'll have a fun reading them.
The smallest flow I done ages ago was similar to the vortech using impeller from RC boat 12mm all together and chemical lab stirrer (all magnets only) the hardest thing was to find ballbearing which can't get corrosions from the SW and friend of mine on a CNC make me ceramic one, was really working well. All small only from 0 - 1200RPM controllable on pulses, and all the build got 7W - LEDs, flow, and heater (graphene one in borosilicate - pirex measuring glass ) , the cooling was similar to this one (again one of his projects I reread ages ago) I just put very thin gorilla glass between the copper radiator and the water in a pipe with 50mm OD, and in 1.5L drilled jar.
My next project is in 1G or Marina 360 10L with canister 1.3L EHEIM classic 150.
92Miata
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It's a HOB filter from the 70s/80s. Tube on the top is a siphon. Magnetic motor hangs off the bottom. Motor turns on, spins a magnetic impellar, which sucks water in through the siphon tube and into the body (which is full of filter floss) which overflows into the tank.
In our case - think false bottom with an intake and output.
I found finally one of his videos: video-1 Video-2I also sent you this in PM
DIY "Vortech" Style Pump
So, for the pico methodology build contest thats about to start i decided to set up a 1/4 Gallon SPS reef, but with a shortage of small enough pumps for water movement i decided to go the diy route and build my own... with a little research i decided shrinking the Ecotech marine "Vortech" would b...www.nano-reef.com
You know, thinking about this, I'd like to make a compact little system with a sealed (or at least mostly sealed) jar, pump, light, and possibly heater, with just one cord coming from it.
Not sure how I'd go about it, especially putting a timer on the lights, but I think it'd be nice to have a clean little setup that can easily be moved from place to place. Probably only/at least a gallon, just to justify all the work for the equipment.
I'm not saying this because I work construction and totally want to have a reef jar at my lunch table or anything. Especially not one I could take from site to site.
Not sure how I'd go about it, especially putting a timer on the lights, but I think it'd be nice to have a clean little setup that can easily be moved from place to place. Probably only/at least a gallon, just to justify all the work for the equipment.
I'm not saying this because I work construction and totally want to have a reef jar at my lunch table or anything. Especially not one I could take from site to site.
Look how much top shelf coral Maritza runs in a literal fishbowl:
thats eight years running, long term is what we race for
it is terribly, terribly ironic that keeping a goldfish in that bowl is mean, but two thousand $ in corals is nice.
thats eight years running, long term is what we race for
it is terribly, terribly ironic that keeping a goldfish in that bowl is mean, but two thousand $ in corals is nice.
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I keep aiptasia in a jar. Cant find the original pic and I know it is posted on here somewhere.
Mason jar with plastic screw on lid, small hole for light cord and tiny usb pump. Pump points up and ahi rates the top, just a little. Feed a hair of reef roids once a week and change 100% of water a few hours after feeding. I use some old tank water and that’s it.
Plan to setup a majano one when I can figure out how to get some leds with just enough power to make them grow, but not melt the cap.
Here is an edited pic lol.
Mason jar with plastic screw on lid, small hole for light cord and tiny usb pump. Pump points up and ahi rates the top, just a little. Feed a hair of reef roids once a week and change 100% of water a few hours after feeding. I use some old tank water and that’s it.
Plan to setup a majano one when I can figure out how to get some leds with just enough power to make them grow, but not melt the cap.
Here is an edited pic lol.
You know, in a jar it makes total sense to keep tough as nails "pests" as desirable inhabitants. I mean aiptasia has color and a fairly nice shape. Let's put it to use. How about a jar with GSP, aiptasia, zoas, and shrooms? Maybe some macros of some sort?
Darsh
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I keep aiptasia in a jar. Cant find the original pic and I know it is posted on here somewhere.
Mason jar with plastic screw on lid, small hole for light cord and tiny usb pump. Pump points up and ahi rates the top, just a little. Feed a hair of reef roids once a week and change 100% of water a few hours after feeding. I use some old tank water and that’s it.
Plan to setup a majano one when I can figure out how to get some leds with just enough power to make them grow, but not melt the cap.
Here is an edited pic lol.
what kind of pump have you got in there?
for the aiptasia you don't need pump at all to grow properly, water change like he say, food and light 100% enough to grow fast enough.
I'm keeping aiptasia in a sealed box and per 1-1.5 months I change 40-50% water, only stay under light, and that's all about it.
Darsh
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I know they don’t need it, I’ve had an aiptasia jar for six months, I changed water once, no pump, no light and I don’t feed. They’re still fine haha.
I’m setting up a 2 gallon with the picoreef led and am looking for small pump ideas
Just google and pick up 200l water pumpI know they don’t need it, I’ve had an aiptasia jar for six months, I changed water once, no pump, no light and I don’t feed. They’re still fine haha.
I’m setting up a 2 gallon with the picoreef led and am looking for small pump ideas
I have this 200l
and few of this 200l
all work perfectly, probably for 2 years non stop. Pic this designs easy to control with variable voltages, most are 12V and they work from 4.5v -12v (easy to control the water current speed). 200liters per hour it's near 50g/h (if my calculations in US gallons are correct) they cost in USD $5-$9 from china mainly if you fish or look from eBay EU.
P.S. OOPS, I see now you are from Poland, you can find them easy in eBay then, just look the design tested already
you can pickup and from this LINK , but don't buy USB pumps try one not good enough I think
