The Super Spec II, SPS dominant

[MGDMIRAGE]

Spec II Drilled with dual 3/4" bulkheads. Water volume is approximately 2 gallons total. Tank runs into my 40 gallon breeder's sump.

Equipment:

Eheim 1048 return
Par38 LED Wholesalers bulb 12w fully dimmable, both colors individually.
ActiveAqua pump extra circulation 43gph

Substrate:

Seaflor Special Grade

SPS:

Pink Pocillipora
Ora Joe the Coral
Bonsai
Ora Red Planet
Orange Digitata Montipora
two other unknown acroporas, 1 Milli.

LPS:

Hellboy Favia
Red Acan

Softies:

Ricordea Florida

Fish:

Red Eviota Goby
Neon Blue Goby

Inverts:

Dwarf Ceriths
Dwarf Nassarius

Latest FTS:

 

[TJL]

WOW! Sweet lil Pico

Cheers, Todd

 

[user 26995]

Wow you got a lot of coral in there! That's going to be really pretty. Great little tank!

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[MGDMIRAGE]

Thanks you two. Here is a picture(s) of the two tiny gobies in there:

 

[MGDMIRAGE]

Video of the overflow right after I set it up:

DSCN0638_zpsa06b7ceb.mp4 video by mgdmirage | Photobucket

 

[user 26995]

Oh, those guys are soooo cute!

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[SeaLion]

That is a slick little tank.

Those are great looking sps frags as well.

 

[MGDMIRAGE]

That is a slick little tank.

Those are great looking sps frags as well.

Thanks, right out of the box I really disliked it but the way I have it going now it is pretty pain free.

 

[MGDMIRAGE]

Oh, those guys are soooo cute!

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The blue one is really friendly like a cleaning shrimp, he jumps on my hand and tries to clean when I'm crushing up flakes for them underwater.

 

[Peppie]

IMO That is the best way to run a pico. Having a much much larger sump will keep the system manageable.
Great job!

 

[MGDMIRAGE]

Thanks Peppie, It sure lets me feed as much as I want to vs all the other small tanks I've had where I had to really worry about polluting the system.

 

[MGDMIRAGE]

Actinic for fun.

 

[MGDMIRAGE]

Also, not too bad for about a week old but I've noticed the Ora Joe the Coral is starting to encrust over the glue

 

[user 26995]

Great actinic shots.
What camera are you using, and what settings?

 

[MGDMIRAGE]

Thanks

Canon T1i on manual 1/20, f7.1, ISO100, AWB and just correct color via the windows image editor. Colors are pretty dead on but without correction they looked a bit purple.

 

[pandora32]

Great pico. Also agree with peppie, good choice going with the sump.

 

[MGDMIRAGE]

Why thank you! I enjoy the small tanks you see the things you miss in a larger tank.

 

[sedrostyle]

Where did you get the bonsai? I wish mine would hurry up and grow

 

[MGDMIRAGE]

Where did you get the bonsai? I wish mine would hurry up and grow

Ordered it online awhile ago. They are definitely one of my favorites.

And a bit of goby on the glass.

 

[mrturritos]

How is that bulb working out for you? I am thinking of doing some diy cree leds for a future 7.5gal (12x12x12)cube build. The bulb you are using though looks like a really good alternate. Let me know what you think of it so far!