RBZ80 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 So this will be my first shot at a pico reef. I'm going to construct the tank myself out of 1/4 inch acrylic, and the dimensions are 10" x 5" x 5". The online calculator said it was approximately 1.1 gallons. I am looking at a 2x9w Power Compact light and am still searching for a source of heat. For filtration I'm going to run a red sea nano filter along side my 1-2 pounds of sand, and around the same amount of live rock rubble. As far as stocking this is what I'm looking at. Fish: 1x Red Head Goby Clown Goby Neon Goby Panda Goby or Eviota Goby Help me choose^ Inverts: Sexy Shrimp 1-2 Blue Leg Hermit 1-3 Bubble Bee snails Ceriths Snails (hatched in one of my other tanks) Maybe a Scarlet Hermit Corals: Mushrooms NPS Zoas GSP Please suggest any you have in mind Macro Algae: Caulerpa Gracilaria Chaetomorpha etc Whatever i can get my hands on I would greatly appreciate any input/advice/suggestions you have. Link to comment
Roland-Berlin Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 That all sounds great. May I give a hint? First start the pico without any inverts or fish. According to my experience, fish or inverts produce a high water load. Maybe your macro algea can purify water, when they have established. But this needs time. About NPS: what about tubastrea? When it is not firmly fixed in the reef, it can be feeded in a bowl to save the water from nutrients. I am curious about your pics. Link to comment
RBZ80 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 That all sounds great. May I give a hint? First start the pico without any inverts or fish. According to my experience, fish or inverts produce a high water load. Maybe your macro algea can purify water, when they have established. But this needs time. About NPS: what about tubastrea? When it is not firmly fixed in the reef, it can be feeded in a bowl to save the water from nutrients. I am curious about your pics. Thank you so much for your reply! I have seen your 0.7 gallon pico, i really like it. i am in the process of building the tank now i will have pics as soon as i can i will be using cycled water from my existing tank, but i will give the tank sometime before i add anything the has a lot of bio load. It is funny you mentioned the tubastrea, my local fish store currently has one right now Link to comment
k4ndyk1ng Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Following along, remember pictures Link to comment
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