Gfoot2000's 5g Pico

So I've been running this tank since february 2011, ive asked alot of questions since then to make an ok 5g pico so heres some pictures, it looks better in real life haha blackberry camera.

This was when i first cycled it, i bought a bundle of chaetomorpha to seed the tank instead of liverock.

This is my overall aquarium shot with my ecoxotic par38 20k and flash on my camera

This is without flash.

This is a front shot.

Side Shot

Backshot

My equipment, i have an AquaClear20, with only the sponge then 2 layer of super micro filterpads by Rena which is cut out to fit the filter, then eggcrate to hold it down, then some chaetomorpha to export nutrients. the heater is a Marineland VTMD10 which is only 10watts which is not enough to keep it at a constant 78' but strong enough to keep temp from swinging too fast, i like it cuz at night it slowly drops to 74' then daytime its at 78-80 depending if i leave the window open, i like it like that cuz its like it real life when the sun drops.

Some Close-ups

 

Very nice, congrats

 

thanks, im moving a bit too fast but patients isnt really a friend of mine. not having much to do while going to school and not working anymore

 

nice tank, i always liked nano tanks but i just can't seem to get it right.

 

I like your pico, I am interested to see how the sps do. What is your daily top off's like.

 

you have a couple of fine looking corals in there already gfoot2000

nice looking set up

Steve

 

corals are doing fine, zoas are budding and my sps seems to extend more at night then daytime, is it because the light is too intense? should i raise it? top off is like 8oz a day or so, about a cup

 

Judging from your images, the sps have good PE, especially considering that they are probably still acclimating to some degree. Some of my sps show better PE at night. As long as they are not loosing color I would leave the fixture where it currently is.

 

Thanks guys for the positive feedbacks,