Tank at Work

[Styk33]

My boss told me that I could have a tank at work if I wanted. She said not to make it to big, so I was thinking of a 3-5 gallon setup and changing the water from my tank at home every few days.

Anyone have any ideas on what to keep. I was thinking of a couple different shrooms and a small leather frag.

Suggestions welcome on what to do.

 

[danmhippo]

Your boss must have really liked you to offer the deal to you!! If I were you, skip the small tank in the office idea. Instead, convince your boss that a big tank placed in the entry will make the office to look MUCH nicer with the tranquility of sound of water splashing down the overflow.

Seriously, a 5 gal tank wouldn't house too many critters and the chemistry and temp fluctuation could kill it easily.

 

[Anonymous]

I had a 2 gallon tank for a while that worked out great. It just had 1" sand, 2 pieces of live rock, mushrooms and polyps, and 1 turbo snail. The only equipment was a small heater, a small hang-on filter with media removed for curculation, and a little 2 bulb pc light. I didn't feed the tank at all.

 

[Styk33]

Thank you DC for the advice. A little 2-3 gallon setup is looking like it. What did you do for water changes, or did the filter take care of it.

I was planning on putting just a heater and a small PH on the tank and bringing water from home every few days. Our office is always around 73F, so keeping the tank temps correct is pretty simple.

What kind of light should I use. I only see PC lights down to 55W, do they make smaller? I don't want me desk glowing, they might complain.

I am not up for maintaining another tank if they put one in the office. Just something small.

 

[Anonymous]

Here are sealights, which have the short 27w pc bulbs, but require some kind of hood: http://www.marinedepot.com/a_lt_pc_csl.asp?CartId=
The lights I used were called might-mite or something similar. 2 9w pc bulbs, if I recall correctly. Don't remember who made them...

 

[Lunchbucket]

styk33 go to www.nano-reef.com the guys and i here would be glad to help you out on you nano way!

my 10gal rocks and doens't take up much room

later
Lunchbucket