Scott's 4 gallon pico reef build

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scottayy said:
It's okay. I like it now that it's all fixed up.

My water's cloudy.. I guess it's from the cycle with the rotting silversides.. but here's a couple pics.
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Looking good!! I love the rocks in there. The moonlights look great too! The cycle could be making it cloudy. My tank was cloudy until I put live rock in it. Then it cleared right up.
 
Thanks :) I love the pump in here.. 98 gph. Won't even use a separate pump.
 
Looking for lighting suggestions. Looking for between 12-18w of blue and white leds.. maybe some purple's too.

Hard to find nano lights and I don't like the look of the bulb style lights.
 
scottayy said:
Looking for lighting suggestions. Looking for between 12-18w of blue and white leds.. maybe some purple's too.

Hard to find nano lights and I don't like the look of the bulb style lights.
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There is a clip on one on aquatraders.com I was going to buy that then order a cheap purple and blue led strip from EBay. Or you can find DIY led kits for nano tanks.
 
Tell me about it! I looked and looked. You remember. Lol! It's hard to find a light that isn't a bulb that is small enough for a pico tank. I went with the par38 bulb. Here's a picture of what mine looks like.
 

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I'll keep looking. I guess that bulb doesn't look too bad. I might also try a DIY nano led kit.

Guys I decided to add fish already. This is fred and half of ted, my super cycling buddies! The other half of ted went to my brain coral last thursday.

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Added a big ol piece of live rock from my 55 in there. This should help speed up the cycle!

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Water's cleared up a little bit.

I emailed aqueon about the light fixture that came with the tank. They said since I had so much troubles with my tank they'd send me another one for free. I inquired about purchasing one separately and the specs so I could run two. But the entire fixture is only 2 watts.

So I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with the par38 bulb.
 
Following so I can do one myself soon. I'm probably going to totally copy you to start.
 
Maybe not.. I just read reviews on it (probably should've done that before I bought it!!). A lot of people are saying the LEDs go out quickly. Maybe I'll be a lucky one and have no problems.
 
scottayy said:
Maybe not.. I just read reviews on it (probably should've done that before I bought it!!). A lot of people are saying the LEDs go out quickly. Maybe I'll be a lucky one and have no problems.
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Sure hope so! Never good wasting money.
 
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