Dymax 2 gallon Pico Tank Build!

aykim2188 · 06/29/2010, 07:57 PM

So I'm in South Korea right now on an internship. Fragboy94 is taking care of my tank back in champaign. But I couldn't stop myself from visiting a LFS nearby. The place is AMAZING. Its a LFS but its also a Jazz Bar/Lounge so it looks nothing like a LFS. Very professional and it seems an extreme amount of money/time/effort was put into building the place. I will post pictures of the LFS later. I bought a Dymax 2 Gallon tank as well as their cooling fan. Dymax is huge is Europe, Asia and Canada and its finally reaching the States.

Dymax 2 Gallon Acrylic Aquarium IQ3 (comes w/ LED) - $70
Dymax Vortex Cooling Fan W-8 (Large) - $22
4 pounds of LR - $8
2 pounds of Live Sand - Free
Saltwater - owner of LFS agreed to give me unlimited water for free

The owner showed me 6-7 pics of a guy growing rics,zoas,mushrooms, and gsp w/ the led light that comes w/ it but I plan on adding a second light soon.

The dymax has an integrated filtration section like a biocube. The return pump on the tank pushes 50gph which i guess is doable for a 2 gallon.
I will post pictures later today (South Korea is 14hrs ahead).

fragboy94 · 06/29/2010, 08:05 PM

wow u would post this man nice but this thread is useless without pics so hurry and get home

aykim2188 · 06/29/2010, 08:11 PM

Here are the pics. Sorry for the blurryness....I was in a rush lol. I will post better pics later on.

fragboy94 · 06/29/2010, 08:31 PM

much better now throw som sexy shrimp in there

aykim2188 · 06/29/2010, 09:02 PM

yup.

i'm mostly likely getting a yellow clown goby and a sexy shrimp

fragboy94 · 06/29/2010, 09:34 PM

Sweet

NotAPiscivore · 06/30/2010, 12:41 AM

looks like fun.

aykim2188 · 06/30/2010, 05:14 AM

yupyup wish i could take it back to the states lol. basically family bought it and im setting it up for them. if it turns out pretty good i'll buy one when i get back....after i get the funds lol.

Spartanman22 · 07/04/2010, 10:34 PM

I'd love to visit south korea, especially since I'm a quarter Korean. It must be lots of fun. What's the internship for? And the tank looks fun.

aykim2188 · 07/04/2010, 10:44 PM

Korea has been amazing so far. I'm interning for FKI (federation of korean industries)..its a business council for the major corporations here (LG, samsung etc)

aykim2188 · 07/04/2010, 11:19 PM

I added 2 sexy shrimp and a true percula. I also used to epoxy to make the LR look more presentable lol. The lfs gave me a few frags for free b/c I bought a few things from him

He gave me a couple different zoa's and a dendro. The dendro frags a couple dead polyps on it but at least two seem to be alive. Problem is the dendro has an aiptasia anemone on it..should I just toss it out?

I also added another light. Its supposed to be the blue version but its only slightly bluer then the original white LED but it is noticeable.

fragboy94 · 07/04/2010, 11:31 PM

Is there som kinda purple acro at the top or am I seeing things

aykim2188 · 07/05/2010, 12:13 AM

yeah but it was already dead.

06/29/2010, 07:57 PM	#1
aykim2188 Constantly learning Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Caseyville,Illinois Posts: 396	Dymax 2 gallon Pico Tank Build! So I'm in South Korea right now on an internship. Fragboy94 is taking care of my tank back in champaign. But I couldn't stop myself from visiting a LFS nearby. The place is AMAZING. Its a LFS but its also a Jazz Bar/Lounge so it looks nothing like a LFS. Very professional and it seems an extreme amount of money/time/effort was put into building the place. I will post pictures of the LFS later. I bought a Dymax 2 Gallon tank as well as their cooling fan. Dymax is huge is Europe, Asia and Canada and its finally reaching the States. Dymax 2 Gallon Acrylic Aquarium IQ3 (comes w/ LED) - $70 Dymax Vortex Cooling Fan W-8 (Large) - $22 4 pounds of LR - $8 2 pounds of Live Sand - Free Saltwater - owner of LFS agreed to give me unlimited water for free The owner showed me 6-7 pics of a guy growing rics,zoas,mushrooms, and gsp w/ the led light that comes w/ it but I plan on adding a second light soon. The dymax has an integrated filtration section like a biocube. The return pump on the tank pushes 50gph which i guess is doable for a 2 gallon. I will post pictures later today (South Korea is 14hrs ahead). __________________ Ignorance is not bliss. Only the foolish say that. 33 gallon custom acrylic cube, 24 gallon custom acrylic cube sump, 110w Maxspect LED, Vertex IN80, Vortech MP10es

06/29/2010, 08:05 PM	#2
fragboy94 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: urbana and chicago. Posts: 1,365	wow u would post this man nice but this thread is useless without pics so hurry and get home __________________ 29 gal jbj fowlr the 180gal cube is no more :( newest project is non reef but my 240sx. sr20 swapping it at the moment. boost! Current Tank Info: too many fish and coral to list now

06/29/2010, 08:31 PM	#4
fragboy94 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: urbana and chicago. Posts: 1,365	much better now throw som sexy shrimp in there __________________ 29 gal jbj fowlr the 180gal cube is no more :( newest project is non reef but my 240sx. sr20 swapping it at the moment. boost! Current Tank Info: too many fish and coral to list now

06/29/2010, 09:02 PM	#5
aykim2188 Constantly learning Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Caseyville,Illinois Posts: 396	yup. i'm mostly likely getting a yellow clown goby and a sexy shrimp __________________ Ignorance is not bliss. Only the foolish say that. 33 gallon custom acrylic cube, 24 gallon custom acrylic cube sump, 110w Maxspect LED, Vertex IN80, Vortech MP10es

06/29/2010, 09:34 PM	#6
fragboy94 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: urbana and chicago. Posts: 1,365	Sweet __________________ 29 gal jbj fowlr the 180gal cube is no more :( newest project is non reef but my 240sx. sr20 swapping it at the moment. boost! Current Tank Info: too many fish and coral to list now

06/30/2010, 12:41 AM	#7
NotAPiscivore Sacre Coeur Montmare '10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 208	looks like fun. __________________ "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" -Fred Allen "Most of us spend the first 6 days of each week sowing wild oats, then we go to church on Sunday and pray for a crop failure. " -Fred Allen Current Tank Info: 24g soft & lps & rbta tank. 28g sps/mixed reef tank, 29 gallon prop tank

06/30/2010, 05:14 AM	#8
aykim2188 Constantly learning Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Caseyville,Illinois Posts: 396	yupyup wish i could take it back to the states lol. basically family bought it and im setting it up for them. if it turns out pretty good i'll buy one when i get back....after i get the funds lol. __________________ Ignorance is not bliss. Only the foolish say that. 33 gallon custom acrylic cube, 24 gallon custom acrylic cube sump, 110w Maxspect LED, Vertex IN80, Vortech MP10es

07/04/2010, 10:34 PM	#9
Spartanman22 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Oswego Posts: 1,314	I'd love to visit south korea, especially since I'm a quarter Korean. It must be lots of fun. What's the internship for? And the tank looks fun.

07/04/2010, 10:44 PM	#10
aykim2188 Constantly learning Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Caseyville,Illinois Posts: 396	Korea has been amazing so far. I'm interning for FKI (federation of korean industries)..its a business council for the major corporations here (LG, samsung etc) __________________ Ignorance is not bliss. Only the foolish say that. 33 gallon custom acrylic cube, 24 gallon custom acrylic cube sump, 110w Maxspect LED, Vertex IN80, Vortech MP10es

07/04/2010, 11:31 PM	#12
fragboy94 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: urbana and chicago. Posts: 1,365	Is there som kinda purple acro at the top or am I seeing things __________________ 29 gal jbj fowlr the 180gal cube is no more :( newest project is non reef but my 240sx. sr20 swapping it at the moment. boost! Current Tank Info: too many fish and coral to list now

07/05/2010, 12:13 AM	#13
aykim2188 Constantly learning Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Caseyville,Illinois Posts: 396	yeah but it was already dead. __________________ Ignorance is not bliss. Only the foolish say that. 33 gallon custom acrylic cube, 24 gallon custom acrylic cube sump, 110w Maxspect LED, Vertex IN80, Vortech MP10es

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