Jbrady33's 3 gallon "Picotope" LOTS 'O PICS

Lowe · 11-26-2012, 07:46 PM

How's the sample workin out for ya?

Neatfish · 01-23-2013, 03:07 AM

What size finnex light did you get? 10"?

jbrady33 · 03-01-2013, 02:24 PM

!2 " actually, 10 wouldn't make it.

Crypts are doing well! More updated pics in the first post in this thread

Soup12 · 03-27-2013, 05:27 AM

Did you have moss and plants inside your filter? Did this work well as a filter system?

jbrady33 · 03-27-2013, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Soup12

Did you have moss and plants inside your filter? Did this work well as a filter system?

I have moss, anubias, and ricca in my HOB Filter, but more for looks than filtration. It's an aquaclear filter with 2 sponges blocks, purigen and ceramic media providing the filtration. the moss and stuff are growing emerged-style on top of the "stack" of sponges (no lid on the filter) and on a piece of plastic grid in the spillway.

Would like to swap out the plastic grid for stiff stainless steel - the plastic doesn't hold it's bend as well and the Ricca/moss doesn't seem to get a good grip on it.

jbrady33 · 03-28-2013, 02:24 PM

New pics on front page! Ordered more SS mesh to try to improve the 'spillway'.

jbrady33 · 05-01-2013, 08:09 PM

Spillway working out nicely, pics on front page updated

01-23-2013, 03:07 AM	#17
Neatfish Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: TX Posts: 879	What size finnex light did you get? 10"? __________________ myfirstplanted29g Picotope3g

03-01-2013, 02:24 PM	#18
jbrady33 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Mt Laurel, NJ Posts: 939	!2 " actually, 10 wouldn't make it. Crypts are doing well! More updated pics in the first post in this thread __________________ My 36 Gallon bow, 3 gallon picotope, RAOK CLUB #78

03-28-2013, 02:24 PM	#21
jbrady33 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Mt Laurel, NJ Posts: 939	New pics on front page! Ordered more SS mesh to try to improve the 'spillway'. __________________ My 36 Gallon bow, 3 gallon picotope, RAOK CLUB #78

05-01-2013, 08:09 PM	#22
jbrady33 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Mt Laurel, NJ Posts: 939	Spillway working out nicely, pics on front page updated __________________ My 36 Gallon bow, 3 gallon picotope, RAOK CLUB #78

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11-26-2012, 07:46 PM	#16
Lowe Finnex (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Chicago Posts: 407	How's the sample workin out for ya?

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Soup12 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: MN Posts: 583	Did you have moss and plants inside your filter? Did this work well as a filter system?