BadFish's REEFER Madness

Badfish · 07:35 AM

Hello, Here are some pics of my two 2g Fluval Spec, Pico Reef tanks I have had them up since Jan & March of 2011. They are my first attempts at Reef tanks and "nano" tanks.
I custom built the hoods my self, one it has 2x 6" 10w CF coralife 50/50, and a LED actinic/moon.
The other has 5x 3w Cree LEDs; 2x White, 2x R.Blue, & 1x UV
I am doing this log for two reason; one is to see if the difference from LEDs and CF lights in both color and growth. And the second is more personal, because someone told me I couldn't keep anything saltwater in this small of a tank, let alone a reef.
Both the tanks have no fish only inverts.

CF Tank stock list:
2lbs of live rock
1 Sexy Shrimp
1 Pom Pom Crab
1 anemone Porcelain Crab
3 Hermits
4 Snails
9 Assorted Shrooms
1 Kenya tree
4 Button Poylps
1 Zoa Colony
1 Giant Green Duncan

Last up date 4/27/11

LED Tank stock list:
2lbs of live rock
1 Harlequin Shrimp
1 Arrow Crab
2 Hermits
3 Snails
2 Ric. Shroom
1 Hammer Coral
1 Trumpet Coral
1 Horn Coral
2 Zoa Colonies (I'm not sure what kind)

Last up date 4/27/11

Feel free to comment!

Badfish · 06:57 AM

here is are FTS.

Heidi · 03-28-2011, 08:04 AM

That is a beautiful little pico! I tried to win one of those at a swap this past weekend, with no success. Makes me want to just buy one now! Love it when the 2 gallon tanks looks way bigger then it is, awesome!!

jimsflies · 03-28-2011, 08:16 AM

Yeah...that is a sweet pico. One of the best I can recall seeing.

After you showed your photos to me at the GRMAS swap, I bought more raffle tickets to try to win the same tank they had in the raffle...with no success.

Badfish · 03-28-2011, 08:42 AM

Thanks Jim.
I love that everytime anyone sees these tanks they tell me how much they want one. It lets me know that I'm on the right track.

MizTanks · 03-28-2011, 10:24 AM

Sweet sweet sweet!

Sir Patrick · 03-28-2011, 10:35 AM

That is a very cool little tank!!!

Badfish · 07:27 AM

Here are soom moonlight shoots of the CF tank.

I love this Yuma!

Sexy shrimp

Duncan

Badfish · 03-31-2011, 07:53 AM

Here are a few more pics of the CF tank.

Left

Front

Right

This Yuma changes color through out the day

Pom Pom

What's up?

Badfish · 04-06-2011, 06:19 AM

Here is a few pics of all the new growth happening in my CF tank. I was surprised at how much this thank has been growing. Especially when you think that there is only a small built in overflow with carbon and bio-balls and I don't dose anything, all just water changes. Sorry the quality isn't great my only camera is on my phone.

when I got these button polyps there was only two of them, now there are 7