Starting over again...

[coralcrazy]

hi guys,
i am thinking about this hobby again, what is the smallest pico tank..that one can keep? looking for ideas..nothing to big..just want a small tank..

 

[Tonyscoots84]

u cant put a halide on a pico... lolz...

 

[Quang]

One Gallon. Get one of those 18w 50/50 PC Coralife Fixtures. Get a small HOB filter and you're good. Throw in some Poly-filter and some carbon. Stock it with softies and zoa's. Get black sand. That's what I was planning to do. Good luck and don't go nuts this time, pick your corals wisely and dont rush it. Take it slow bro...Patience. Anything smaller than one gallon is just damn silly.

 

[coralcrazy]

LOL MH sure i can..yea i was thinking about this...
http://www.petco.com/Shop/Product.aspx?R=1580&PC=productlist&Nav=217&N=38%20115%2030&sku=965235&familyID=13172&#details

 

[coralcrazy]

yea..i am going to stock it slow...i want it to look mature this time..ugh....you really can't leave this hobby for to long.. oh well..
anybody want to give me some nice coral for an xbox?

 

[coralcrazy]

i spent my money way to fast on the last tanks i have done...this will be done nicely...just out of curiosity...would that light that is on the link be okay for coral?

 

[Quang]

personally i think that tank looks cheesy lol. The light looks like a kids night light. Look for the small Corallife 18w PC I told you about. It's dimension fits nicely over a 1gallon pico. A lot of people were using that system set-up for the nano-reef.com stock pico competition.

 

[jhale]

hey, congrats, and welcome back

 

[coralcrazy]

Thanks ..This tank will be made by the MR community..like suggestions..and coral...i will just buy the stuff...now i am having a problem finding a 1 gallon tank froggie..as suggestions?

 

[Quang]

Go to Petco. I don't think its listed onthe official website but there is a 1 gallon glass betta tank they sell. The front is curved glass, pretty nice for around 10 bucks. Make sure its the glass not the cheap plastic. Last time I checked, which was 4 or 5 months ago, the Petco on 14th Union Square in Manhattan had it. It's usually in the section where they have all the Betta/Fighting Siamese stacked. Welcome Back btw...lol

 

[coralcrazy]

Okay..i will go tonight to some petstores..and return with black sand..live rock and water ...then i will start a thread where you guys tell me which coral will be better...i will build it up slowly. Thanks

 

[jhale]

Thanks ..This tank will be made by the MR community..like suggestions..and coral...i will just buy the stuff...now i am having a problem finding a 1 gallon tank froggie..as suggestions?

yes forget the one gallon and get something crazy like a 8 gallon nano :bigeyes2:

 

[Quang]

yes forget the one gallon and get something crazy like a 8 gallon nano :bigeyes2:

Nooooo make it 6.6g :biglaugh::biggrinpa

 

[jhale]

i just looked online, I'm sorry I said 8 gallon, I could not find one.

I like the 12 gallon nano cube though it was 120.00 at the dr.s site.

I think keeping a tank as small as a gallon would be harder than a 12 or 6 gallon tank.

 

[thepudge]

I have a 45 gallon nano.. but it is a little small. If I was starting again, I would go with a 72 gallon nano..

 

[Quang]

i just looked online, I'm sorry I said 8 gallon, I could not find one.

I like the 12 gallon nano cube though it was 120.00 at the dr.s site.

I think keeping a tank as small as a gallon would be harder than a 12 or 6 gallon tank.

That seems to be the rumor but honestly, I find it so much easier keeping my 6.6g then my 12g Nanocube. Corals are a lot hardier than people give them credit for...especially the softies and LPS. I've had some craaaaazy parameter/temperature swings in my tank but the corals are pretty bad@ss hardy and healthy. I guess the balancing aspect is the water change, I can swap out 3 gallons and call it a 50% water change, removing half of the waste/excess nutrients. I think that's a big advantage.

 

[Dmitry]

1 gallon seems a bit extreme to me!! :bigeyes2: I'd say think about something in the 10g range. Or even those All Glass 5.5 tanks they have at Petland. (Actually I have one I was going to use as a QT, but haven't bothered in a while; I can sell it to you for a few bucks.) And I can give you some shrooms to start with. You can get a shrimp in there; perhaps a Pistol/Goby pair. Or just a regular cleaner with some small goby/blenny, or Firefish, etc. :flower:

 

[Quang]

This guy has a 2g pico. You can make it 10x cleaner and it can come out as nice. His lights are way too big, the 18w fixture would have been perfect.

http://www.melevsreef.com/pico.html

 

[Quang]

check this one out... 0.5g Pico :bigeyes2: http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=72558&

 

[coralcrazy]

I am making a 1 gallon Pico...It will be nice..