My new EcoPico!

[Mzungu]

Brought this home yesterday.







Still deciding on the placement of the driftwood, but I think it's going to look something like this:









I'm planning on using Pseudomugil gertrudae and horned nerites as the inhabitants, and planting with either Marsilea minuta or Glosso, mainly, with a few others, probably Mayaca sp. and some Rotala mini.

I'm so happy about this tank! I've been waiting for a while to bring it home!

[cichlid1409]

sweet! I want one so bad.

[Mzungu]

I am very pleased with this little tank!

Don't feel like planting it right now, and we gotta run somewhere, but I will add plants later this evening.

I used the AquaSoil that was in the small cube this tank's replacing. I actually like MTS, and this substrate's already "seeded." :)

Filling:




Done (for now)!








Kitchen lights off:






I'm going to have to use a small PC fixture until the extra LED strips come in, so I can keep the plants alive. But this is what it looks like with the stock light.

[mnemenoi]

Very nice looking Pico, I'm looking forward to seeing its progression!

[davemonkey]

Very nice! Did you pick this up at ADG? I saw them at their store the other day (we got a tour during our HAAPS meeting).

So, are you going to cram any Anubias 'petite' onto the driftwood? It would look SWEET!!!

[BassTank]

those things are nice!!! i might get one soon before i get a 60p

[kwc1974]

really like these tanks. like the expanability of the lights.

what plants are you going to use?

[rrocket2002]

I like.

[wesleydnunder]

Nice, MB. I bet you could do some really nice flame moss on the driftwood. Keep us updated!

Mark

[Mzungu]

Thanks, everyone!

Yup, got it at ADG. :)

I'm going to use glosso or marsilea for the foreground, and I'm still thinking about what to use for the background. I have this tiny Mayaca plant that I got a couple years ago, the person who sent it to me said it was Mayaca sp. mini. Which is pretty self explanatory, from what I've noticed. It's a great, fast growing stem plant that really fills in a background, but is only about a centimeter in diameter, if that. Since I have so much of it, I'm using it for now.

Not sure if I'm going to plant the driftwood. We'll see after I get the plants I want, and how they look grown-in. But those are some great suggestions - thanks!

[Roujin]

Really good job in hiding the stock filter!

[screename]

I have the M. Minuta for you. Just let me know when and I'll drop it off at the shop.

[Mzungu]

I have the M. Minuta for you. Just let me know when and I'll drop it off at the shop.

Oh, awesome! Thank you!!

Any day would be perfectly fine. Whenever you can make it there.

Thanks!

[Mzungu]

Might as well update this thread, while I'm at it. :)

Taken today. Need to poke around in there a bit and replant a couple stems that have uprooted themselves. I'm leaving this as-is (well, not counting adding M. minuta!) for a few weeks to see which plants grow the best in these conditions, and which ones I like the best. Then I'll rearrange.

[BassTank]

what happen the the leds that came with it? thought you were gonna add another strip.