+bigsby Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Wow, great job. It looks amazing! I don't know anything about optics. You're not able to get it aimed strait down over the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Looking awesome stephen. ahh the plight of the pico LEDs! I went through the same troubles with mounting my par light. tried to mount it so many ways, even tried connecting the clamp to the wall way above the tank and hanging it downwards...but alas, just ended up just making a hood from an old biocube rim that comes straight out from the wall and putting it inside. Your clamp looks much sturdier than mine though, bigsby is definitely on to something, a zip tie and staple/nail into the wall could help a lot with support. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 That crab is a juvinile blue crab. They have pretty camaflouge at very young stages to blend in. Varacious carnivore and will literally eat anything it can catch. It will also grow very fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Yeah I need to try and find a way to get it completely over the tank. I have some new optics coming in so I can play with different mounting heights. Here is a shot of my neon green acan enjoying the rays. Light cycle is currently 9 hours on lowest setting and 1 hour ramped all the way up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 did some google searching, gulf blue crab indeed. Awesome looking but get huge. Stuffed crab anyone? Cool LED light you built. I like that spectrum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 So after being gone on vacation for almost 4 weeks, the two float switches i hooked up (upside down) worked after all, however, in the chaos of dealing with the ATO's I mixed up the wiring for my lights. Needless to say the lights stayed on the whole time I wish my roommate would of had more aquarium sense to realize they weren't going off and everything was dying.. Sad day, I had my 2 g pico running problem free for 2 1/2 years. Maybe did 2-3 water changes a year. She was a lot of fun. Stay tuned for a new build in up coming months!!! Tribute: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 That's so sad!! You had such an amazing run, much better than I did!! Looking forward to the new build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabloescolar Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Hey Stephen! I've just read through your whole post from start to finish, and am really encouraged by what you were able to accomplish over a couple years. I just posted in Tank Builds because I'm starting up a pico myself. Any comments you have to provide would be welcomed. Sent from my XT1060 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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