2.5 Gallon Office Tank

[Killerdrgn]

So i'm finally going to setup my 2.5 gallon tank in my cube here. What inhabitents should I put in it?

and what equipment should I get? I have a koralia nano for it already.

How much sand and rock should I get/ put in?

 

[marki24]

I would recommend you looking at some of the tank threads. There are some members with some great looking nano's that size.

 

[aznt1217]

Wow a Koralia nano for a pico tank....

Check out www.nano-reef.com

If I were you I'd buy one of those red sea nano skimmers they work great and have activated carbon in there and provide another layer of filtration. In terms of inhabitants...

I would put softies in there. Zooanthids and polyps. Maybe a pulsing Xenia.
Can't do much with fish... maybel like 1 neon goby... or if you push it an extremely small false perc. Definitely go with like a sexy shrimp and porcelain crab, these two look awesome.

Sand... well depends on how deep you want it. In a 2.5 tank I would put like 3 or 4 handfuls. Rocks... I'd say like 3-4 lbs.

 

[Pedro Nuno Ferreira]

So i'm finally going to setup my 2.5 gallon tank in my cube here. What inhabitents should I put in it?

and what equipment should I get? I have a koralia nano for it already.

How much sand and rock should I get/ put in?

Hi
Have a look here
In such a tank I suggest zoanthus only.

Cheers
Pedro Nuno ;-)

 

[Killerdrgn]

Hi
Have a look here
In such a tank I suggest zoanthus only.

Cheers
Pedro Nuno ;-)

Damn thats 8 gallons and has a plumbed in sump. I doubt my office would allow me to put in a sump under my desk. What are the care requirements for the sexy shrimp and porcelin crab I might just do that with zoas or something.

 

[Killerdrgn]

Anyone think I could put just a single clam in the tank? at least temporarily?

 

[masterswimmer]

I like a pistol shrimp/goby pair. Nice for 'activity' in the tiny tank.

swimmer

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

This was mine with the pioneer 5MM LED in the old days.
2.5G SW Pico with LED

Some inhabitants that thrived in there including the snails(note the egg and the babies)

 

[Killerdrgn]

That tank looks too full.

 

[Keith P]

I'm in the same boat. I want a work pico. Is there any tricks to making a pico easy?
i.e. taking water from my home tank

I bet I could hide a 10G sump under my desk. I just have to dress it up as a filing cabinet. LOL!

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

That tank looks too full.

it isn't if you were to remove the green polyps rock away.

also if you don't keep a deep sand bed in a bottle(hidden behind the rocks at the corner), the tank will be much emptier.

But if you were to remove the deep sand bed, the filtration ability will go way down though.