Office Minimalist Pico

[Firestarter]

Been wanting to do a minimalist pico for some time.

I finally found myself the right tank.

1. Pico --> check

2. Shallow --> check

3. Rimless --> check

4. Glass --> check

Tank dimensions:

36 (L) x22 ( x17cm (H)

Equipment:

Aquazonic G2 LED

HOB filter

Boyu pump as wavemaker

Loving the shallow effect.

Looks really bare now. Hopefully it would look better when its filled with corals.

Next step would be to find a suitable light.. as I find the light too white and not enough blue.

Comments appreciated.

[hydrox78]

you can add more live rock to give a more natural reef effect.

[Admiraltian]

Nice, using office air con for cooling the tank?

[Firestarter]

you can add more live rock to give a more natural reef effect.

Planning to add one or two more liverocks. The intention is to have as little rocks as possible.

[Firestarter]

Nice, using office air con for cooling the tank?

Yes.. its at 23'c now. Using DIY pc fan for the weekends.

[Admiraltian]

Yes.. its at 23'c now. Using DIY pc fan for the weekends.

Ok, I like your concept.

[Firestarter]

Ok, I like your concept.

Thanks for the comments, the tank really looks better in real life. I can't seem to capture the true colour with my hp. Also, the lighting is more of a pure white temp (not yellowish) which makes the tank look wierd. It does not have the blue spectrum like what a reef tank should have. Plannin to change to the ultra bright beamswork clamp on led.

Till then please bear with the funny contrast.

[peacemaker]

If your intention is to have a minimalist concept, stick to this. Don't add anymore live rocks, or it will just defeat the purpose.

If budget is not too much of a constraint, you can consider 1 or 2 PAR38 LEDs instead. Should have a much better effect, and you can keep more light demanding corals like SPS.

[Firestarter]

If your intention is to have a minimalist concept, stick to this. Don't add anymore live rocks, or it will just defeat the purpose.

If budget is not too much of a constraint, you can consider 1 or 2 PAR38 LEDs instead. Should have a much better effect, and you can keep more light demanding corals like SPS.

I want to add one more small piece of LR over the LR at right corner, to give the scape more depth.

I would like to use PAR38 but its too big and bulky, and for an office tank, its going to increase my already high profile. (Boss not too happy about my 2 tanks. yikes!)

Also planning to add SPS in the future. Main priority is to fill the bareness with LPS first.

[Firestarter]

Slightly angled shot.

[justrc]

Very Nice keep up the good work

[clownfish_forever]

Is the dottyback the only fish to be in? guess if it is the first fish, it will try to make himself the only fish...hahaha...aggressive. Nice tank, I am thinking of doing something for my office too...

[Firestarter]

Very Nice keep up the good work

Thanks...

[Firestarter]

Is the dottyback the only fish to be in? guess if it is the first fish, it will try to make himself the only fish...hahaha...aggressive. Nice tank, I am thinking of doing something for my office too...

I used to have a azure damsel in my previous tank. After adding the dottyback, it whacked the damsel so I have separated the 2 fishes. The dottyback is going to be the only fish as I'm trying to reduce the bioload. Lesson learnt: Don't be pressured in adding LS to your tank! (colleagues kept saying why only 1 fish) Haha...

Will post more pics if there is something to update. Meanwhile just letting the corals stabilize.

[inwear]

Nice setup.i hope to hv one in my office but my room is only 3x3..with all office fixture...not possible

:-)

[Firestarter]

Upgraded my cheapo LED lights to a 3x 3w LED DIY fixture.

Thanks to a colleague of mine who helped with the DIY. No regrets on going DIY.

[Firestarter]

I love the shimmering effect. A picfrom the top.

[Firestarter]

Mounted a heat sink plate over an existing flexi light stand. Sleek and compact!

[Firestarter]

Added some more corals and my first frag of sps.

FTS as of today.

Plan to add one more piece of liverock to the right corner.

[Cruzer]

Added some more corals and my first frag of sps.

FTS as of today.

Plan to add one more piece of liverock to the right corner.

Simple and nice tank.

[Shadow]

very nice, may I know your filtration system? For small tank do you need to change water regularly?

[Firestarter]

very nice, may I know your filtration system? For small tank do you need to change water regularly?

Using a HOB filter with filter floss and chaeto for filtration.

I change water about twice a week and whenever I feel like changing. Each water change is about 500ml-1.5L.

[Davidlow]

Nice tank ... So mini ...

[Firestarter]

Added frogspawn and true octo.

[Firestarter]

Plan to add elegance, xenia, eagle eye zoas and open brain next...

Hope it will still have space left.