0.7 Gallon Pico Cube Experiment. - Page 7

Lytehouse · #**151** 06/16/2007, 11:56 PM

Lookin' forward to your return from Houston with your goodies.

Really cool build. You have some nice skills and amazing patience.

mushroom head · #**152** 07/04/2007, 10:18 PM

updates

reefin'aggie · #**153** 07/08/2007, 06:58 PM

Sorry everyone, things are completely hectic right now. The only thing I have had a chance to do is find some more suitable knobs. The doors still haven't been fitted right or painted.

I think I might actually sell it so that someone else can enjoy it, b/c I don't think that I would have the time to really look after it. It is pretty much finished, just needs the doors to be finished up (painted and mounted properly). Maybe down the road I will build another.

PM me if interested and thank you for sticking with me,
Jacob

flasher1 · #**154** 07/09/2007, 07:15 AM

pm sent

WhiskeyReefer · #**155** 07/10/2007, 06:35 PM

That is by far the coolest DIY pico I have ever seen! You have skills reefin'aggie!

reefin'aggie · #**156** 07/10/2007, 10:27 PM

WOW!!! Getting a huge amount of responses. Thank you everyone for the kind words. I am trying to wade through all of the responses right now. I think I might start an ebay auction.

I'm trying not to turn this thread into a selling thread so it doesn't get moved, so let's try to stick to pms and I will look into an auction.

thanx again,
Jacob

reefin'aggie · #**157** 07/10/2007, 10:29 PM

Mainly b/c I have no idea how much to sell it for!!!

Jacob

FUA · #**158** 07/11/2007, 08:38 PM

your work on the stand is out of this world. Waiting to see some pics with livestock.

Rock Anemone · #**159** 07/15/2007, 11:10 PM

Absolutely incredible! I LOVE the miniature. aspect of everything. I kind of like the doors white.

reefin'aggie · #**160** 07/16/2007, 08:17 PM

Alrighty, thanx again everyone!!! Have been getting a lot of offers in pms. I am going to go ahead and formally post it for sale in the for sale forum with an asking price that seems to be about the right ballpark based on responses.

Jacob

reefin'aggie · #**161** 07/16/2007, 08:46 PM

Here is the for sale link:

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...readid=1164415

Jacob

steph30 · #**162** 07/29/2007, 08:45 AM

Any updates on this tank?

Stephanie

Scubadiva7 · #**163** 07/29/2007, 05:59 PM

What a cute little tank.. I can't wait to see pictures with a livestock. thats going to be fun

reefin'aggie · #**164** 07/29/2007, 06:01 PM

Deal fell through last night, so still for sale. Throw out a number through pm and we'll see what happens.

Thanx,
Jacob

steph30 · #**165** 09/01/2007, 08:10 AM

So who bought this? I've been anxiously awaiting seeing it setup

Stephanie

Daniel62 · #**166** 12/03/2007, 03:21 PM

What has happen to this great little tank?

reefin'aggie · #**167** 12/03/2007, 07:29 PM

Hey everyone. Sorry no updates in a while, been very busy and travelling. I actually ended up giving it to a friend for getting into med school...he was a little bummed about not being able to have a tank.

I should also say that I am about to build another one. Except this one will be exactly 7 inches cubed fully equipped. I have already made the 5 inch cube ATO reservoir. I am shrinking a Phosban reactor and float switch right now. I plan on also using an Iceprobe chiller and a variety of LED types and intensities. I have some really cool plans for this one.

Thank you so much for sticking around,
Jacob

reefin'aggie · #**168** 12/03/2007, 07:39 PM

Oh, didn't even give any info. The 0.7 Pico is up and running with zoos, rics, and GSP. One blue leg hermit and lots of pods are the bioload right now. Params are stable at 1.025 Salinity, 77.3 deg, 8.27 pH. I told my friend to try to come on here and give us some pics.

Thanx again,
Jacob

jjackson · #**169** 12/05/2007, 11:12 PM

ok so I am here... I haven't downloaded any pictures from it... and it has a leftover LED board over it right now so the spectrum is WAAAAY off but everything is happy... I will try and get a picture up

jjackson · #**170** 12/06/2007, 10:53 PM

as promised....

Temp running between 74&76
PH 8.3-8.35

reefin'aggie · #**171** 12/06/2007, 11:01 PM

Tank looks great from 300 miles away!!! I will be starting to post updates on the new Pico in the next day or so. What I figured we would do is have James post about the 0.7 Pico and I will post about the new 1.5 Pico and its build process.

Right now I have the tank and stand built. Have not added the trim yet, installed overflow, or made the sump. That will come in no time.

Jacob

DivaMan · #**172** 12/09/2007, 02:57 AM

I might do one of these for a Christmas present for my mom

jamiep · #**173** 12/12/2007, 05:50 PM

Any updates on either tank? Has the 1.5gallon been started yet?

reefin'aggie · #**174** 12/12/2007, 11:32 PM

OK, finally some time to update.

Here's what the 1.5 gallon Pico looks like.

The display is exactly 7x7x7 inches made of 1/8" glass. The back panel is smoked to help hide the eventual plumbing in the back and also to act as a background. The auto topoff on the right is exactly 5x5x5 inches and made of 1/4" acrylic. Both stand are made of 1/2" Birchboard with rope trim that has been carved to be continuous around the corners.

I was able to shrink a Phosban reactor down to half its size so that it will fit under the auto topoff reservoir. Eventually the return pump will be a Maxijet 900 flowing from the sump through the Phosban reactor then up to the top of the display. I have been able to shrink a float valve down to about 1/4 the size so that it will fit in a very small sump. The back glass of the display will be cut with an acrylic external Calfo style overflow and 1" drain. This will flow down to an acrylic sump equipped with Iceprobe chiller, Maxijet 900 return, mini float valve, and possibly mini needle wheel skimmer. The whole shebang will be run by an Aquacontroller Junior. The canopy will house an array or Luxeon K2 and Rebel Endor Star LEDs run by Xitanium drivers. I am debating whether I want to individually control and dim them.

Anyway, I am actually off this weekend and should be able to get more done. Stick around, more to come.

Thanx,
Jacob

reefin'aggie · #**175** 12/12/2007, 11:38 PM

Oh, and I forgot to mention, it's kinda funny how the dimensions ended up on the tank and stand. The Display stand is 14 inches, the Display tank is 7 inches, and the canopy will be 3.5 inches tall. That should make it appear very proportionate.

Jacob