man coralcrazy...sorry to hear about your tank. But here is something I've seen happening a lot, especially to young Reefers on this board, other boards and my personal friends...I see very impulsive livestock buyiing and impatience with the reef hobby in general. I recommend that you shouldn't keep an anenome in a 6g tank, any nano tank for that matter, where the powerhead or similar equipment are placed dangerously close to livestock. I use RIO powerheads w/o the directional tubing which gives the tank good, dispersed flow. I think for the pico tank you're starting up, you should get small RIO 180 or so and I hope you're not going to get a BTA. Basically my answer to your question is:
1) Don't get a BTA and stuff it in a small tank
2) Change your powerhead to something else like a small RIO. (someone suggested this as well)
I'm a college student as well. I kept a SW tank in High School which crashed so I've had a good learning experience. I can really identify with the old-timers in the hobby now about how patience, diligence (in WC and routine maintanence), and educated purchases really makes this hobby a successful enjoyment or a money-wasting, fustrating failure.
I'm no veteran and don't want to come off as attacking you but as a college student I can understand the money-contraints of this hobby, especially with a g/f lol. Anyways good luck with the pico and please honor the sacred fundamental of this hobby...patience.
Sorry for the long ranting. Just hate to seeing this type of thing happening to reefers time and again.
1) Don't get a BTA and stuff it in a small tank
2) Change your powerhead to something else like a small RIO. (someone suggested this as well)
I'm a college student as well. I kept a SW tank in High School which crashed so I've had a good learning experience. I can really identify with the old-timers in the hobby now about how patience, diligence (in WC and routine maintanence), and educated purchases really makes this hobby a successful enjoyment or a money-wasting, fustrating failure.
I'm no veteran and don't want to come off as attacking you but as a college student I can understand the money-contraints of this hobby, especially with a g/f lol. Anyways good luck with the pico and please honor the sacred fundamental of this hobby...patience.
Sorry for the long ranting. Just hate to seeing this type of thing happening to reefers time and again.
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